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Presentation, discussion, and possible action on an order proposing action on five sections of the Department's rules in 10 TAC to be amended to implement changes necessary to bring them into consistency with ?1.410 Determination of Alien Status for Program Beneficiaries and directing their publication for public comment in the Texas Register: ?6.204 Use of Funds for the Community Services Block Grant Program; ?7.28 Program Participant Eligibility and Program Participant Files for the Homeless Housing and Services Program, ?7.44 Program Participant Eligibility and Program Participant Files for the Emergency Solutions Grant Program; ?20.4 Eligible Single Family Activities in the Single Family Programs Umbrella Rule; and ?20.6 Administrator Applicant Eligibility in the Single Family Programs Umbrella Rule
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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, on November 6, 2025, the Board approved changes to ?1.410 Determination of Alien Status for Program Beneficiaries, which relates to legal status requirements for persons receiving assistance from the Department, to be released for public comment, and which will apply to all Community Affairs, Homelessness and Single Family programs;
WHEREAS, ?1.410 provides for the requirement to perform a review for alien status for program participants, but does not specify how each program will determine a household's benefits after such determinations are made;
WHEREAS, two of the Community Affairs programs already addressed how a determination of Alien Status would be applied in their rules, but the Community Services Block Grant Program (CSBG) did not yet have such guidance, nor did the Single Family or Homelessness Programs;
WHEREAS, this action therefore proposes amendment changes to five sections of the De...
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