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Presentation, discussion, and possible action on an order proposing the repeal of 10 TAC Chapter 27, Texas First Time Homebuyer Program Rule; an order proposing new 10 TAC Chapter 27, Texas First Time Homebuyer Program and Taxable Mortgage Program Rules; and directing their publication for public comment in the Texas Register
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code ?2306.053, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the Department) is authorized to adopt rules governing the administration of the Department and its programs;
WHEREAS, Chapter 27, provides the rules that govern the Texas First Time Homebuyer (FTHB) Program, and Chapter 28 provides the rules that govern the Taxable Mortgage Program (TMP);
WHEREAS, the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office (TREO) coordinates with state agencies to review agency rules and recommends potential rule actions to improve efficiency, and TREO provided TDHCA with a Regulatory Efficiency Review Report that made suggestions on opportunities for improvement, and as requested by TREO such report was made available for stakeholder feedback in May 2026;
WHEREAS, it was suggested in the Report, at the initiation of the Department, that because of the nearly identical content of Chapters 27 and 28, these rules could be combined into one rule governing both programs to improve regulatory efficiency, and therefore under this action Chapter 27 is being proposed to be revised and retitled to include the TMP Program, and under separate action Chapter 28 is being proposed for repeal; and
WHEREAS, such proposed rulemaking will be published in the Texas Register for public comment to be received from June 19, 2026, to July 20, 2026, and returned to the Board for final adoption;
NOW, therefore, it is hereby
RESOLVED, that the Executive Director and his designees be and each of them hereby are authorized, empowered, and directed, for and on behalf of the Department, to cause the proposed...
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