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Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the 2024 State of Texas Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
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WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires the development and assessment of a fair housing planning document in accordance with the Interim Final Rule (IFR) for HUD Community Planning and Development (CPD) funding recipients;
WHEREAS, this assessment document requires the state's efforts to affirmatively further fair housing as part of a component of the Consolidated Planning process regulation 24 CFR ?91.520(a) and serves as a basis for fair housing planning with an aim toward increasing housing choice and identifying any patterns of fair housing complaints;
WHEREAS, this fair housing document is required because the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA or the Department) operates several HUD CPD-funded programs - the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF), and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG);
WHEREAS, three other state agencies, the Texas General Land Office (GLO), Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), and Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) are also recipients of CPD funds from HUD, and TDHCA leads the HUD Consolidated Planning process on behalf of all Texas state agencies that receive CPD funds;
WHEREAS, under the IFR a HUD program participant may determine how best to engage in the fair housing planning process to certify and satisfy its obligation to affirmatively further fair housing consistent with the definition in the IFR;
WHEREAS, TDHCA chose to update the 2019 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) to fulfill the intent to certify and affirmatively further the policies and purposes of the Fair Housing Act;
WHEREAS, a Draft 2024 AI was released for public comment in compliance with the State's HUD-approved Citizen Participation Plan of the Consol...
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