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Public Housing Programs

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KP-0006
Ken Paxton

Municipal authority to appoint a city council member as an ex officio member of a housing authority board of commissioners|Housing authority, municipal authority to appoint a city council member as an ex officio member of a housing authority board of commissioners|Housing Authorities - Municipal authority to appoint a city council member as an ex officio member of a housing authority board of commissioners

KP-0219
Ken Paxton

County authority to pursue public housing programs|Use of county funds to pursue public housing programs

KP-0223
Ken Paxton

Appointment of municipal waterworks system employee as municipal housing authority commissioner|Employee|Employ

GA-0887
Greg Abbott

Reimburse a municipality, county, or political subdivision for the improvements, services, or facilities provided to the housing authority, under subsection 392.005(b) of the Local Government Code a housing authority may agree to

GA-1037
Greg Abbott

Councils of government as units of general local government for purpose of HUD\\'s HOME Program

GA-1060
Greg Abbott

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development created the Rental Assistance Demonstration program by which a public housing annual operating subsidy under Section 9 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 converts to a rental subsidy under Section 8 of the Act|The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs administers the state\\'s low income housing tax credit program under which tax credits are competitively awarded to developers of low income housing|As administering agency of the low income housing tax credit program, the governing board of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs has discretion to determine whether a development has satisfied eligibility requirements for competing for a tax credit set-aside|If Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs determines that a development undergoing federal Rental Assistance Demonstration program conversion received assistance under Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 and consequently is eligible for the at-risk set-aside, a court is unlikely to disturb that determination|Government Code subsection 2306.6714(a-1)limits eligibility for at-risk tax credit set aside of at-risk developments under subsection 2306.6702(a)(5)(B), but does not affect eligibility of subsection 2306.6702(a)(5)(A) developments|A development that no longer satisfies the definition of \\"at-risk development\\" under Government Code subsection 2306.6702(a)(5)(B) would still be eligible for the at-risk tax credit set-aside if it satisfied subsection 2306.6702(a)(5)(A)

DM-0163
Dan Morales

Nepotism prohibitions, executive director of municipal housing authority is not subject to|Municipal housing authority, executive director of has no statutory power to hire and therefore is not subject to anti-nepotism statutes

DM-0426
Dan Morales

Housing authority (municipal, county, or regional) created under chapter 392 of the Local Government Code, subject to Open Meetings Act|Housing authority (municipal, county, or regional) created under chapter 392 of the Local Government Code, subject to Act

DM-0434
Dan Morales

Portable rent subsidies, federal law and regulation authorize housing authority to administer outside its jurisdiction|Federal regulation permitting housing authorities to administer "portable" rent subsidies outside of their jurisdiction expressly preempts state law

JC-0018
John Cornyn

Municipal housing authority, employee may not lease or purchase home included in housing project administered by related nonprofit housing corporation|Employee of municipal housing authority may not lease or purchase home included in housing project administered by related nonprofit housing corporation

JC-0576
John Cornyn

Community housing development organization, eligibility for exemption from ad valorem taxation of real property under section 11.182

KP-0368
Ken Paxton

Property Code chapter 203 authorizes the county attorney to independently enforce land use restrictions in counties with populations over 200,000

KP-0437
Ken Paxton

Authority of a public facility corporation sponsored by a municipal management district created under chapter 375 of the Local Government Code to act outside its geographical territory