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18 Document(s) [ Subject: Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of ]

Committee:	Senate Intergovernmental Relations
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Affordable housing \| Ballots \| Bond elections \| Emergency management \| Extraterritorial jurisdiction \| Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of \| Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of \| Initiative and referendum \| Local government debt \| Municipal annexation \| Municipal government \| Municipalities \| Public improvement districts \| Public notices \| Racial discrimination \| Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S. \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.84 L786
Session:	84th R.S. (2015)
Online version:	View report [31 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Annexation: Identify areas of concern in regards to statutory extraterritorial jurisdiction expansion and the processes used by municipalities for annexation, specifically reviewing whether existing statute strikes the appropriate balance between safeguarding private property rights and encouraging orderly growth and economic development. Make recommendations for legislative action, if necessary.
2.	Local Ordinance Integrity: Examine the processes used by home rule municipalities to adopt ordinances, rules, and regulations, including those initiated by petition and voter referendum. Determine if additional statutory safeguards are necessary to ensure that ballot language accurately describes proposed initiatives. Identify ways to improve transparency and make recommendations, if needed, to ensure that local propositions and the means by which they are put forth to voters, conform with existing state law.
3.	Disaster Preparedness Planning and Coordination: Review natural disaster preparedness planning and coordination in the wake of a growing range of threats. Evaluate whether existing processes maximize regional cooperation to rebuild housing and infrastructure, and allow for the timely dissemination of funds to units of local governments for reconstruction following a federal declaration. Develop recommendations, if necessary, to improve the efficiency of disaster recovery efforts, incorporating best practices identified from other states, as well as lessons-learned from past reconstruction efforts in Texas.
4.	Municipal Management Districts: Study the means by which the Texas Legislature reviews the creation of municipal management districts (MMDs) by special law to determine if different processes should be used to evaluate new MMDs created within populated or developed areas from those created over undeveloped areas. Identify ways to better assess how the services and improvements of a proposed Page 5 of 5 MMD within populated or developed areas will supplement and enhance those provided by other local governments, as well as if the territory of the proposed MMD encompasses or overlaps area that is already within other assessment or taxing entities. Make recommendations, if necessary, to improve the notice provided to individuals and businesses within populated or developed areas proposed for inclusion in an MMD.
5.	Supreme Court ICP Ruling: Review existing statute and rules that govern the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in light of the recent Supreme Court decision in Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. vs. TDHCA, et al. and recommend if any modifications are necessary to conform to the decision.
6.	Debt Transparency in the Voting Booth: Examine ways to improve government accountability in elections regarding the issuance of public debt. Include a review of the information that is currently provided to individuals in the voting booth and provide statutory recommendations, if necessary, to improve transparency.
Committee:	House Urban Affairs
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Affordable housing \| Electronic security \| Emergency management \| Fair housing \| Housing \| Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of \| Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of \| Low Income Housing Tax Credit program \| Municipalities \| Municipally-owned utilities \| Natural disasters \| Personal care homes \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.84 UR1
Session:	84th R.S. (2015)
Online version:	View report [121 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study the effectiveness and efficiency of current programs in Texas as well as best practices to determine how to decrease the risk and mitigate the impact of wildfires, floods, and other natural hazards in the wildland-urban interface. Examine the duties, performance, and jurisdictions of water districts, municipalities, Emergency Services Districts, other similar districts, and state offices like the Fire Marshal and Extension Services. Evaluate current regulations and identify best practices. Recommend approaches for hazard mitigation and response to natural disasters. (Joint charge with the House Committee on County Affairs)
2.	Identify and address potential gaps in cities’ cybersecurity policy and ensure that personal information held by cities and other municipal entities is secure.
3.	Examine whether changes are needed to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’s (TDHCA) low-income tax credit program to ensure compliance with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs et al. v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., et al. on fair housing in Texas.
4.	Review existing housing programs and policies in Texas to determine how to best comply with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rules.
5.	Monitor and evaluate the availability of low-income housing in the State of Texas. Identify best practices to ensure that the agencies and local providers receiving state or federal funds for low-income housing are maximizing the number of units of housing available to Texans who need this program.
6.	Investigate the operation and regulation, including a review of standards, monitoring, and enforcement, of boarding homes in municipalities and unincorporated areas of counties. Identify communities that have adopted local standards, and review procedures for investigating and closing unlicensed facilities that are providing services which require state licensure. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Human Services)
7.	Conduct legislative oversight and monitoring of the agencies, including the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, and programs under the committee's jurisdiction and the implementing of relevant legislation passed by the 84th Legislature. In conducting this oversight, the committee should: a. consider any reforms to state agencies to make them more responsive to Texas taxpayers and citizens; b. identify issues regarding the agency or its governance that may be appropriate to investigate, improve, remedy, or eliminate; c. determine whether an agency is operating in a transparent and efficient manner; and d. identify opportunities to streamline programs and services while maintaining the mission of the agency and its programs.
Committee:	House Federal Economic Stabilization Funding, Select
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Federal Economic Stabilization Funding, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2010 : a report to the House of Representatives, 82nd Texas Legislature
Subjects:	Economic stabilization \| Energy assistance programs \| Energy conservation \| Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.81 F317
Session:	81st R.S. (2009)
Online version:	View report [83 pages File size: 968 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Monitor the use of funds, adherence to state and federal reporting requirements, and ongoing development of federal rules and regulations provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Evaluate the impact of those funds on the state's economy. Joint Interim Charge with House Committee on Appropriations
2.	Review the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs' Weatherization Assistance Program and increased funding from ARRA. Examine the methodology used to distribute funds and the program's effectiveness at reducing residential energy costs. Joint Interim Charge with House Committee on Urban Affairs
3.	Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction.
Committee:	Senate Intergovernmental Relations
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report to the 82nd Texas Legislature / Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
Subjects:	Comptroller of Public Accounts campaigns and elections \| County government \| Emergency services districts \| Extraterritorial jurisdiction \| Homeowners' associations \| Hospitals \| Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of \| Land use regulations \| Local government consolidation \| Municipal annexation \| Municipal government \| Municipal utility districts \| Open government \| Physician shortages \| Physicians \| Property rights \| Public improvement districts \| Real property \| Zoning \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.81 L786
Session:	81st R.S. (2009)
Online version:	View report [437 pages File size: 17,266 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study current law governing homeowners associations with respect to ensuring that homeowners are given adequate protections against unfair foreclosures and are given proper channels for redress in case of foreclosure.
2.	Monitor the proliferation of municipal utility districts (MUDs) outside the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of municipalities and whether increased oversight of these districts by other political subdivisions is needed. Review the process for the creation of municipal utility districts (MUDs) through the template developed during the 81 st Legislative Session, including any changes needed to increase the efficiency and oversight over the creation of proposed districts. Review the process for creating special districts, including whether the creation of a template, similar to the one created for municipal utility districts (MUDs), is feasible and would enable the legislature to more effectively evaluate other proposed special districts during future Sessions.
3.	Review the process and costs for local governments to make government information available online. Consider ways to encourage local governments to provide more transparency, including the Comptroller's experience with transparency and her offer to assist local governments, and consider penalties for entities that fail to comply with the online requirement.
4.	Assess ways to facilitate property ownership registration to better enable individuals to participate in federal programs and make recommendations to improve processing times to provide improved access to funds.
5.	Study the reasons for and the impacts of hospitals directly hiring physicians. Examine practices in other states. Make recommendations, if needed, to permit hospitals to directly hire physicians.
6.	Review state and local policies related to development and growth in rural and unincorporated regions of the state with regard to annexation and zoning authority. Focus on impacts to private property rights. Determine the appropriateness of existing extraterritorial jurisdiction authority. Make recommendations regarding possible changes to this authority.
7.	Review the types of support state government can provide to assist local government consolidations with county governments. Evaluate budget implications for city and county government consolidations. Research the appropriateness and cost savings of eliminating duplicity between city and county governments in different regions of the state.
8.	Review the statutory authority granted to municipal management districts (MMDs) and to emergency service districts (ESDs), the authority of municipalities and counties to create public improvement districts (PIDs). Determine whether the authority granted for each entity is adequate to accomplish the goals of local governments. Assess whether the consolidation of ESDs under one statute would improve uniformity and provision of fire and emergency services through these districts.
9.	Monitor the implementation oflegislation addressed by the Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations, 81st Legislature, Regular and Called Sessions, and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or complete implementation. Monitor the use of the expanded funds provided by the 81 st Legislature to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
Committee:	House Urban Affairs
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Urban Affairs, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2010 : a report to the House of Representatives, 82nd Texas Legislature
Subjects:	Disaster relief \| Economic stabilization \| Energy conservation \| Federal aid \| Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of \| Services for persons with disabilities \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.81 UR1
Session:	81st R.S. (2009)
Online version:	View report [53 pages File size: 988 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Examine the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs' (TDHCA) regional allocation formula policies and determine methodologies that could enhance equitable distribution.
2.	Review the TDCHA's Weatherization Assistance Program and increased funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Examine the methodology used to distribute funds and the program's effectiveness at reducing residential energy costs. Joint Interim Charge with House Select Committee on Federal Economic Stabilization Funding
3.	Evaluate the method of distributing federal hurricane relief funds and recommend improvements. Joint Interim Charge with House Committee on Appropriations
4.	Make recommendations regarding the feasibility of a housing initiative that promotes independence and prevents unnecessary institutionalization of eligible populations.
5.	Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction.
Committee:	Senate Intergovernmental Relations
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report to the 81st Texas Legislature
Subjects:	Affordable housing \| Bootstrap Self-Help Housing Program \| Contracts for deed \| Emergency services districts \| Homeownership \| Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of \| Municipal utility districts \| Special taxing districts \| State government debt \| Substandard housing \| Suburban areas \| Title insurance \| University of Texas System \| Urban areas \| Urban sprawl \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.80 L786
Session:	80th R.S. (2007)
Online version:	View report [394 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study and make recommendations on Texas’ housing programs, with particular focus upon: Increasing the effectiveness of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs' (TDHCA) Housing Tax Credit (HTC) Program. Examine potential rule changes to the HTC Program's Qualified Allocation Plan to give owners of mixed-income projects seeking low-income housing credits the same opportunity to receive credits that low-income projects have, thus helping cities address the problem of a lack of adequate quality affordable housing while enhancing central city revitalization; Significantly improving homeownership rates by evaluating Texas’ efforts to address the growing housing need. Efforts should include assessment of the range of tools which may be used to help low-income Texans develop equity through homeownership. Tools should be evaluated in terms of their economic development impact, leverage of federal and private funds, and how they are utilized in other states; Evaluating the progress of affordable housing programs within the state and developing recommendations to boost the capacity of non-profits to build increased affordable housing developments; Monitor the expansion of the Housing Trust Fund by the 80th Legislature; review the funds of other states to develop recommendations for a permanent funding source for the Texas Housing Trust Fund; Promote home-ownership through self-help initiatives such as the Texas Bootstrap Loan Program; Assessing the existing use of state and federal housing funds in relation to statutory and budgetary mandates; and Examining the incidence of health and safety violations and concerns for general habitability among multi-family and single-family rental properties across the state, including properties financed or supported by the state. Consider the adequacy of the existing authority conferred by the state upon local governments to address violations of habitability standards. Make recommendations for extension of local capacity for redress.
2.	Review title insurance requirements relating to the purchase of a home under an installment contract or contract for a deed. Study title insurance requirements and costs in Texas as compared to other states.
3.	Study the provision of fire and emergency medical services through Emergency Service Districts (ESDs) and make recommendations concerning the provision of those services, and for reconciling potential conflicts due to overlapping taxing jurisdictions in the areas of the state served by ESDs.
4.	Review the process for the creation of Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs) and other special districts, and investigate whether the creation of a standard municipal utility district statute is feasible, and whether it would enable the legislature to more efficiently evaluate proposed districts during the legislative session.
5.	Study the shifting geographic nature of low-income neighborhoods in urban and suburban areas, focusing on factors that contribute to economic displacement of low income homeowners and factors that contribute to beneficial redevelopment of distressed neighborhoods.
6.	Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Intergovernmental Relations Committee, 80th R.S., and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or complete implementation. Specifically, report on changes made by SB 968, 80th R.S., relating to financing tools for certain obligations for public improvements and for certain obligations of The University of Texas System and evaluate the need for further changes to Chapter 1371 Texas Government Code.
Committee:	House Urban Affairs
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Affordable housing \| Crime laboratories \| Deed restrictions \| Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of \| Houston Municipal Employees Pension System \| Houston Police Department \| Houston, Texas \| Property tax exemptions \| Public retirement systems \| Senior citizens \| Tax appraisals \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.80 UR1
Session:	80th R.S. (2007)
Online version:	View report [37 pages File size: 3,305 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Asses the current senior housing market and available options for affordable senior housing.
2.	Research and update legislation that permits residential neighborhoods whose deed restrictions have lapsed to reinstate those deed restrictions or create needed deed restrictions through a petition committee by expanding them to more areas.
3.	Study and evaluate the levels, methods and alternatives by which the state funds all affordable housing programs, focusing on administrative cost-effectiveness to determine greater returns on investment, savings and efficiency. Examine the current procedures and applications of the annual, integrated Low Income Housing Plan prepared by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, and prepare recommendations for the development of a comprehensive, long-range, statewide plan or model to address growing need throughout the state.
4.	Monitor current methodology involving departmental rules, procedures and policies governing state and federal compliance in the evaluation and ranking of all multifamily affordable housing applications for the allocation of funds during the annual awards cycle.
5.	Examine the development and implementation of a physical standards (asset oversight) rating system for multifamily residential rental facilities, to be used by all local and state issuers of tax-exempt bonds and tax credits, to determine eligibility for future financing and for compliance enforcement purposes.
6.	Examine the policies and procedures by which local tax appraisers value rent-restricted affordable housing properties, and authorize legislatively established tax exemptions. Evaluate application and interpretation of existing statutes by local appraisal districts to affordable housing properties throughout the life cycle of developments. Make recommendations for statutory changes. (Joint Interim Charge with the House Committee on Local Government Ways and Means.)
7.	Examine the operation of the Houston Municipal Employees Pension System, its Board of Trustees and staff. (Joint Interim Charge with the House Committee on Pensions and Investments.)
8.	Monitor the report issued by the Independent Investigator for the Houston Police Department Crime Laboratory and Property Room, the independent panel review of certain criminal convictions prompted by the conclusions of this report, and the implementation by the City of Houston of any reforms recommended in this report. Also monitor other urban crime laboratories and their compliance with state laws regulating their functions. (Joint Interim Charge with the House Committee on Law Enforcement.)
Committee:	House Urban Affairs
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Urban Affairs, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2006 : a report to the House of Representatives, 80th Texas Legislature
Subjects:	Affordable housing \| Food safety \| Foreclosures \| Homeownership \| Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of \| Houston, Texas \| Low Income Housing Tax Credit program \| Mobile food vendors \| Mortgages \| Private activity bonds \| Rural issues \| Subprime lending \| Substandard housing \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.79 Ur1
Session:	79th R.S. (2005)
Online version:	View report [70 pages File size: 12,788 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Evaluate the alternative approaches and implications of short-term restrictions on new construction in Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs 4 percent tax credit-private activity bond program as well as its 9 percent tax credit program.
2.	Consider the implications of eliminating the lottery system for allocating 4 percent housing tax credit awards through the state's Private Activity Bond Program and replacing it with an alternative allocation system.
3.	Examine the home ownership rate for low-income Texans, and recommend suggestions on how home ownership rates can be improved for underserved populations.
4.	Compare and contrast Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs administration of the Housing Tax Credit program with best practices around the country.
5.	Review the manner and procedures for the determination by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of the annual Low Income Housing Tax Credits statewide including the 4 percent and 9 percent housing tax credit programs.
6.	Evaluate the effectiveness of current underwriting methods of Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for its programs.
7.	Examine municipal regulation of mobile food vending vehicles.
8.	Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction.
Committee:	House Urban Affairs
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Urban Affairs, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2004 : a report to the House of Representatives, 79th Texas Legislature
Subjects:	Affordable housing \| Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of \| Low Income Housing Tax Credit program \| Special taxing districts \| Tax increment reinvestment zones \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.78 Ur1
Session:	78th R.S. (2003)
Online version:	View report [63 pages File size: 1,588 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Review the roles of special purpose districts; including justification, powers and responsibilities, as well as relationships with local elected governing bodies. Specifically, include an analysis of the use, benefits and drawbacks of tax increment reinvestment zones.
2.	Actively monitor the implementation of SB 264, 78th R.S., sunset legislation for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. Include and analysis of whether further reforms are needed through a review of best-practices in other states.
3.	Evaluate the effectiveness of current programs in meeting the state's housing needs and examine new alternatives such as urban land banks, homestead preservation districts and programs to provide gap financing.
4.	Evaluate the effectiveness of Uniform State Service Regions in allocation of Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds and low-income tax credits to develop housing and examine alternatives to meet the needs of the state's rural areas.
5.	Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction.
Committee:	House Urban Affairs
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Urban Affairs, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2002 : a report to the House of Representatives, 78th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Affordable housing \| Colonias \| Fire Protection, Texas Commission on \| Home equity loans \| Homeownership \| Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of \| Mortgages \| Municipal employees \| Organized labor \| Welfare-to-work \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.77 ur1
Session:	77th R.S. (2001)
Online version:	View report [134 pages File size: 4,431 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Review the roles of the state and of local public housing authorities in increasing access to housing assistance for the state's poorest families and in supporting families making the transition from welfare to work.
2.	Examine the definition and roles of community housing development organizations (CHDOs) and non-profit housing entities. Assess standards they should meet in order to qualify for set-asides, tax exemptions and other forms of special consideration.
3.	Study the potential for improving the performance of public institutions by fostering cooperative efforts among employees and employers, including the long-standing controversies related to various forms of bargaining by groups that do not advocate the right to strike.
4.	Actively monitor agencies and programs under the committee's oversight jurisdiction, including implementation of sunset legislation, and specifically including requirements to target single family mortgage loans to underserved geographic and economic populations and new Section 8 home ownership initiatives.
Committee:	Senate Intergovernmental Relations
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report, 77th Legislature / Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
Subjects:	Affordable housing \| Building codes \| Competitive bidding \| Councils of government \| County government \| Criminal Justice, Texas Department of \| Design/build process \| Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of \| Municipal annexation \| Municipalities \| Real estate development \| State government contracts \| Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation \| Transportation, Texas Department of \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.76 l786
Session:	76th R.S. (1999)
Online version:	View report [262 pages File size: 7,243 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Evaluate the potential benefits offered through the "design-build" form of bidding, which allows engineers, architects, and builders to form teams and bid on state projects in contrast to the current method which mandates that each entity bid separately. The Committee shall compare the State of Texas practices to other states and to the private sector and evaluate the "design-build" option as it relates to buildings, roads, and other publicly funded projects.
2.	Study the funding and expenditures of Councils of Government (COGs) and examine the changing relationship between COGs and the state and federal governments since 1982. The Committee shall monitor the compliance by COGS regarding publication of financial statements, as referenced in the General Appropriations Bill, HB 1, 76th R.S..
3.	Review the statutory authority granted to local governments to regulate the development of residential subdivisions. The Committee shall identify conflicting provisions and make recommendations to clarify existing statutes.
4.	Monitor the implementation of SB 89, 76th R.S. relating to municipal annexation.
5.	Examine the powers, functions and programs administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) and the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation (TSAHC). The committee's report will assess the methodology used in allocating the various housing funds and resources, including the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program and the Housing Trust Fund, and the compliance by the agency with that methodology, and address whether the programs administered by TDHCA and the TSAHC meet the affordable housing demands of targeted population groups throughout the State of Texas.
Committee:	Senate State Affairs
Title:	Charge 2 Devolution in the state
Library Catalog Title:	Senate Committee on State Affairs report to the 77th Legislature : charge 2, studying the impact of devolution on the state.
Subjects:	Aging and Disability Services, Texas Department of \| Federal funds \| Federal government \| Health, Texas Department of \| Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of \| Human Services, Texas Department of \| Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Texas \| State agencies \| State Auditor's Office, Texas \| Workforce Commission, Texas \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.76 st29a 2
Session:	76th R.S. (1999)
Online version:	View report [93 pages File size: 3,705 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Study the impact of devolution and other federal streamlining and efficiency efforts on major state agencies, including full-time equivalent employee (FTE) increases, major programmatic changes, and administrative costs to the state. The Committee shall also study conflicts and overlaps among agencies resulting from federally devolved functions and responsibilities. The Committee shall coordinate study of this issue with the Committee on Finance. The final preparation of the report will be the responsibility of the State Affairs Committee.
Committee:	House Urban Affairs
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Urban Affairs, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2000 : a report to the House of Representatives, 77th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Affordable housing \| Building codes \| Firefighters \| Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of \| Manufactured housing \| Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation \| Volunteer workers \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.76 ur1
Session:	76th R.S. (1999)
Online version:	View report [166 pages File size: 7,699 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study the needs of volunteer fire departments, and evaluate their capacity to fulfill their mission of protecting the public.
2.	Review the data used by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to make decisions affecting affordable housing. Determine the adequacy of the data as it relates to the scope, timeliness, and accuracy of information.
3.	Assess the advantages and disadvantages of manufactured housing as one means to alleviate affordable housing deficits.
4.	Conduct active oversight of the agencies under the committee's jurisdiction.
Committee:	Senate Housing, Interim
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Senate Interim Committee on Housing report to the 76th Legislature.
Subjects:	Affordable housing \| Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of \| Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.75 h817
Session:	75th R.S. (1997)
Online version:	View report [69 pages File size: 3,547 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Monitor the implementation of the provisions of HB 2577, 75th R.S., passed by the Legislature during the 1997 regular session, regarding affordable housing for Texans, and, if necessary, make recommendations for further legislative or regulatory action.
2.	Assess the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs' and the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation's effectiveness in serving individuals and families of low and very low income and families of moderate income.
3.	Study the operation and administration of the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation's mortgage banking activities and lending transactions, and consider whether further legislative action is needed.
4.	Monitor the developments in federal legislation to transfer responsibility for federal housing programs to Texas. The Committee should evaluate the devolution of federal dollars to the state and make recommendations, if necessary, for legislative or regulatory action.
Committee:	House Urban Affairs
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Urban Affairs, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1998 : a report to the House of Representatives, 76th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Affordable housing \| Colonias \| Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of \| Municipalities \| Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation \| Year 2000 computer problem \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.75 ur1
Session:	75th R.S. (1997)
Online version:	View report [116 pages File size: 5,220 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Assess the preparedness of city governments, especially small and mid-size cities, to deal with the Year 2000 computer problems.
2.	Determine the effects of the 75th Legislature's failure to pass legislation validating the acts of city governments.
3.	Continue the Committee's review of housing issues and programs. The review should include (but not limited to): (1) the procedures for awarding low-income housing tax credits, compared and contrasted with the procedures for awarding state bond activity cap for housing (2) the state's efforts to improve housing conditions for colonias residents; (3) tenant services and housing for special populations; (4) methods by which the state can serve individuals and families earning less than 30% of AMFI; and (5) implentation of HB 2577, 75th R.S..
4.	Conduct active oversight of agencies under the committee's jurisdiction.
Committee:	Senate International Relations, Trade and Technology
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Committee interim report : a report to the 75th Legislature.
Subjects:	Affordable housing \| Attorney General of Texas \| Border economy \| Border environment \| Border health \| Border issues \| Border transportation \| Colonias \| Consumer credit and debt \| Contracts for deed \| Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of \| International trade \| Mortgages \| North American Free Trade Agreement \| Private activity bonds \| Real estate development \| Sewer service \| Wastewater management \| Water Development Board, Texas \| Water supplies \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.74 in9
Session:	74th R.S. (1995)
Online version:	View report [173 pages File size: 11,680 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Monitor the enforcement of HB 1001, 74th R.S., the colonias bill, and identify any provisions that need to be clarified or strengthened.
2.	Assess the progress of the Texas Water Development Board's "economically distressed areas program" with regards to the number of applications received and the number of water and waste water projects actually implemented in the colonias.
3.	Assess the effect of NAFTA on Texas' infrastructure including transportation, housing, education and the environment, with special attention to its impact along the Texas/Mexico border.
4.	Monitor implementation of, and make recommendations for any needed changes in, legislation passed by the 74th Legislature to address the problems of colonias, specifically SB 336, 74th R.S., SB 1509, 74th R.S., and HB 2726, 74th R.S..
5.	Study and make recommendations regarding methods and programs to expand international trade, with particular focus on the use of technology.
Committee:	Senate Economic Development, Interim
Title:	Interim report - Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report on the implementation of SB 546, 72nd Legislature Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs / Senate Interim Committee on Economic Development.
Subjects:	Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.72 im7
Session:	72nd R.S. (1991)
Online version:	View report [82 pages File size: 2,568 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	The Committee shall monitor the consolidation of agencies dealing with housing and community affairs.
Committee:	House Government Organization
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Government Organization, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1992 : a report to the House of Representatives, 73rd Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Aircraft Pooling Board \| Architectural Examiners, Texas Board of \| Cosmetology Commission, Texas \| Funeral Service Commission, Texas \| General Services Commission, Texas \| Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of \| Jail Standards, Texas Commission on \| Law Examiners, Texas Board of \| Motor Vehicle Board, Texas \| Privatization \| Real Estate Commission, Texas \| State agencies \| State Bar of Texas \| Structural Pest Control Board, Texas \| Sunset review process \| Texas Turnpike Authority \| Transportation, Texas Department of \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.72 g746
Session:	72nd R.S. (1991)
Online version:	View report [94 pages File size: 3,619 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Monitor and oversee legislation enacted during the 72nd Regular and Special Called Sessions that was considered by the Government Organization Committee; Performance Audit Review Recommendations; and any agency-initiated changes.
2.	Carry out budget and oversight responsibilities for all agencies, boards, and commissions listed in Rule 3, Section 14. A. Monitor and oversee documtenation of salary increases. B. Verify the number and status of outcomes and outputs as identified in the Appropriations Bill (HB 1, 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session). C. Review agencies' existing performance standards and determine whether new standards are needed.
3.	Study the most effective system to identify and encourage opportunities for privatization.
4.	Study the feasibility of establishing statutory guidelines for state agency advisory committees.
5.	Monitor and coordinate with the Sunset Commission the agency reviews required by HB 222, 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session.

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