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November 3, 2025 10:38AM
Across Texas, from Texarkana to Brownsville and areas between, developers are reimagining new uses in decades old buildings, bringing them into the 21st century and giving low-income households a place to call home. The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs has served as a financial cornerstone for many of these historic properties, joining celebrants in 2024 and 2025 during…, Lofts at The Grim, Texarkana, 2024, The Lofts at the Grim, which began as the Hotel Grim in 1925, now houses 93 studio, one, and two bedroom apartments with some featuring original scroll plasterwork, floor-to-ceiling windows, or extra high ceilings from when the hotel first operated. TDHCA supported the rehabilitation efforts through its 4% Housing Tax Credit Program, awarding $1 million in tax credits to help renovate the 93-unit…, Roosevelt Lofts, San Angelo, 2025, Roosevelt Lofts, a 25-unit affordable housing property serving residents 55 years and older. Roosevelt Lofts, located at 50 North Chadbourne Street, is a 2023 9% Housing Tax Credit recipient. Constructed in 1929, the Roosevelt Hotel (opened as the Rainbow Hotel) was designed by John G. Becker and is two blocks from the historic San Angelo City Hall., Buena Vida, Brownsville, 2025, Per the Brownsville Herald, Buena Vida was built as one of the first public housing projects in the U.S. following passage of the Housing Act of 1937 and completed in 1940. The new Buena Vida development, with its official groundbreaking on October 22, 2025, will feature 212 total units serving families, elderly and those who have experienced domestic abuse. Buena Vida is expected to have a…
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January 21, 2026 11:35AM
Thinking about buying a home, but not sure if you can qualify for a mortgage loan? See how far your credit history, income and any savings can get you on the path to homeownership by using the TDHCA Homebuyer Program’s Quick Check Eligibility Tool. A few minutes is all that’s needed to help potential homebuyers determine if they qualify for down payment assistance and affordable mortgage loan…
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January 28, 2026 9:13AM
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs celebrates the start of 2026 with the grand opening of two affordable housing properties! Thrive on Crawford, a 67-unit property in Fort Worth, is working directly with JPS Health Network to provide direct access to healthcare services for residents, and in Dallas, April Housing reopened West Virginia Park, a rehabilitated 204-unit property…
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February 27, 2026 3:01PM
Need help paying utility bills or finding an affordable place to live? TDHCA's Help for Texans is the one-stop place to find these and other assistance programs in three easy steps. Simply select the appropriate category from among the available options, scroll down to type in the name of the city or county in which you are seeking assistance and click the "Find Help" button. Another window will…
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April 1, 2026 11:14AM
You might be surprised to know that the small South Texas town of Alice is famous for being "The Birthplace of Tejano Music;" the birthplace of not one but two Nobel Prize winners; and the childhood home of Lois Chiles, a former actress and fashion model known namely as the "Bond girl" in the 1979 film Moonraker. And if that isn’t enough, Alice also is home to the world's largest concrete water…
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April 21, 2026 2:31PM
In a city where two colleges and a courthouse predate the 1900s, it’s no small feat to see something rise from the ground up that carries significance beyond history alone. In March, Overland Property Group, the City of Denton, Denton Chamber of Commerce, and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, celebrated the grand opening of The Reserves at Magnolia, a 60-unit property located…
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May 21, 2026 8:57AM
Imagine it's 1964. You're standing in front of one of Dallas' newest hotel hotspots, the Cabana Motor Hotel, catching a glimpse of The Beatles during their first—and only—tour stop in the city. A few years later, in 1969, the strummed chords of Jimi Hendrix's Fender Stratocaster float across the lobby floor. Now you're in 1975, the disco era, and Robert Plant and Jimmy Page are lounging poolside…