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Governor Greg Abbott today announced that GRI Renewable Industries, the industrial wind division of Spanish-based Gonvarri Steel Industries, plans to build a new manufacturing plant in Amarillo, Texas. The plant, which will manufacture renewable wind energy components, is projected to create over 300 new jobs and $41 million in capital investment in the State of Texas. A Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) grant offer of $1.85 million has been extended to GRI.

Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) released the following statement today after voting to give Congress and the American people control over the president’s existing power to negotiate trade agreements

The Women's Home, a long-term residential treatment facility founded in 1957, broke ground today on an 84-unit apartment complex that will include support services for women and children. The $15 million project, located at the corner of Jacquelyn Street and Hammerly Boulevard, received a $500,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant in 2014 from Amegy Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas). The funds will be used for construction costs

Austin Pathways, a nonprofit organization that supports Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) programming, was recently awarded a grant from the Central Texas Summer STEM Funding Collaborative in partnership with Skillpoint Alliance, that will provide 125 families with an innovative summer science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) pilot program for young people living in public housing.

Two public hearings will be held in June for the public to give the City of Midland input on proposed priorities for federal Housing and Urban Development funds, as well as an amendment to the City's Community Development Program.

U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Chairman of the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee, and U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Chairman of the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee, today responded to the CFPB’s announcement letter regarding the Bureau’s TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule (TRID). In a March letter to Director Cordray, the congressmen encouraged the Bureau to implement a period of restrained enforcement to help ensure consumer confidence and stability in the nation’s housing market.

With many in the Dallas area still dealing with rising waters and hundreds in the Houston area beginning to start the clean-up and recovery process, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) urges everyone affected by recent weather events to be alert for scams and fraudulent activity by using caution when hiring a contractor for repairs.

As part of Pearland’s strategic priority of ensuring sustainable infrastructure, City Council approved a construction contract for Regency Park Subdivision paving, drainage and waterline replacement

On Friday afternoon, Governor Greg Abbott requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration for Texas counties due to damage sustained from the severe weather, tornadoes and flooding. The President this evening granted the request for funds that will aid Texas counties as they continue to recover and rebuild.

The City will continue to enforce a two-day-per-week schedule for households, but will expand hours outside the previously allowed 6 p.m. to midnight period to allow residents to irrigate plants and lawns anytime on their designated watering days.

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson released a statement following a new clean water rule announced by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers that clarifies which waters are protected by the Clean Water Act

Governor Greg Abbott today released the following statement regarding the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Water Rule

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area (BGCAA) has named the Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) a “Champion for Youth” for the agency’s unwavering commitment to youth, educational success, and mentoring programs for children living in public housing in Austin.

Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its controversial Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule, under a new name, the “Clean Water Rule.”  The EPA has long claimed the rule is intended to define which bodies of water can be regulated by the Clean Water Act. But the rule is written so broadly it could allow the EPA to regulate virtually every body of water in the United States, including private and public lakes, ponds and streams.

Downtown Fort Worth has maintained a 95.5 percent average retail occupancy rate and experienced a 50 percent increase in clothing store sales since 2006.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) $250,000 to improve security and monitoring at Lakeside Apartments, an elderly public housing property located in Downtown Austin.

USDA Rural Development Under Secretary Lisa Mensah today announced nearly $30 million for 15 projects to build and improve water and wastewater infrastructure in rural communities across Texas.
USDA Rural Development provided the City of Floresville with a $7.5 million loan and a $1.8 million grant to upgrade a wastewater treatment plant. In addition to USDA funding, the community contributed $180,000 to complete the project.

Attend a learning session, a public hearing and a task force discussion on permanent supportive housing in Fort Worth at 6 p.m. May 13 at Ella Mae Shamblee Public Library, 1062 Evans Ave.

Anyone who has been following recent activities at TDHCA has likely noticed that the federal Housing Tax Credit Program is receiving a lot of attention these days. The Housing Tax Credit (“HTC”) Program is the state’s primary means of directing private capital toward the development or rehabilitation of affordable rental housing.

Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today announced the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) has awarded $348,365 to the city of Sealy for water, sewer, natural gas and sidewalk infrastructure improvements through the Texas Capital Fund (TCF).