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January 18, 2023
This report summarizes the findings of a study examining issues that low- and middle-income households face when purchasing affordable, below-market-rate units in market-rate developments including, in particular, the City of Austin’s developer incentive programs such as Planned Use Developments. -
May 17, 2022
Welcome! We have created the following materials to help you understand how the appraisal protest process works and to help you appeal your property appraisal. These forms should also be available at the website for your local appraisal district. -
November 18, 2021
Ousted: The City of San Antonio’s Displacement of Residents through Code Enforcement Actions
This report examines the City of San Antonio’s displacement of residents from their homes for code violations, with a focus on single-family residences. From 2015-2020, the City issued close to 1,000 orders to vacate and orders to demolish single-family homes, including at least 626 orders for occupied homes. Residents who are displaced from their homes […] -
September 14, 2020
Public Facility Corporations and the Section 303.042(f) Tax Break for Apartment Developments
This report examines the 100% property tax exemption available for apartment developments through a special type of public facility corporation structure under Section 303.042(f) of the Texas Local Government Code. While the exemption received little notice when it was adopted by the Texas Legislature in 2015, the use of this exemption is rapidly growing and […] -
August 17, 2020
Inherited Homesteads and Increased Access to the Texas Homestead Exemption Under Senate Bill 1943
Information for Inherited Homesteads (Heir Property Owners): Information for Appraisal Districts -
May 7, 2020
COVID-19 in Texas: Federal, State, and Local Housing Stability Policies
The Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic at The University of Texas School of Law has launched a new website that tracks policies adopted by the federal government, State of Texas, and local jurisdictions to help Texas residents stay in their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying financial crisis. The site covers renter protections, foreclosure […] -
September 25, 2019
The Clinic collaborated with the Austin Community Law Clinic in addressing the way with which the Austin Police Department (APD) responds to mental health-related calls for service. Currently, APD has one of the highest rates in the country of fatal police shootings of people suffering from mental health issues. This was documented in a September […] -
September 16, 2019
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September 16, 2019
