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County housing program update: $1M TDHCA self-help contract progressing, local nonprofit reports rapid spending

5545551 · August 5, 2025
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County staff and contract administrator told commissioners the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs $1,000,000 self-help contract is on track to meet an Aug. 31 expenditure milestone and the state has offered a follow-on award.

County planning and development staff on Aug. 5 updated the Cameron County Commissioners Court on the status of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) self-help contract CSH 230519, a $1,000,000 program that funds reconstruction of dilapidated housing in eligible colonias.

Daniel Tijerina of the county's planning and development department told the court the contract is set to bid six housing reconstructions. The reconstructions would demolish existing dilapidated structures and replace them with new Energy…

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