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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 […] -
September 16, 2019
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September 16, 2019
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January 31, 2019
Due to the ubiquity of concrete batch plants, many communities throughout Texas are suffering from the pollution caused by concrete batch plants. Neighbors report particulate emissions coating their homes and cars and causing respiratory problems. They also object to the diesel trucks that cut through their communities and emit toxic air pollutants while idling outside […] -
December 17, 2018
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program is the largest affordable rental housing program in Texas and the United States. Close to 260,000 Texas families live in over 2,500 LIHTC properties across the state. As a result of weak preservation policies and programs, Texas has lost thousands of these affordable homes, and without sweeping policy […] -
September 29, 2018
The majority of public water systems in Texas are in compliance with contaminant standards and reporting requirements. However, hundreds of public water systems are supplying their customers with water containing unsafe levels of contaminants and have been for years. These systems are frequently, though not always, small systems in rural areas of the state. This […]
