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TDHCA budget hearing: agency seeks funding amid LBB summary; advocates urge retention of reporting rider for federal programs
Summary
LBB recommended TDHCA’s 2026–27 funding at $910.3 million — a near‑29% biannual decrease from 2024–25 — largely because federal COVID relief programs are winding down; TDHCA urged lawmakers to consider its capital IT projects and advocates urged retaining accountability riders for weatherization and federal funds.
The House Appropriations subcommittee took testimony on the 2026–27 recommendations for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA). LBB staff told the committee TDHCA’s recommended all‑funds total is $910.3 million, a biennial decrease driven largely by the winding down of federal pandemic emergency funding and related program activity. The LBB presentation noted proposed deletions of several riders that LBB says are no longer funded or whose programs have ceased.
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