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The Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) is pleased to announce the receipt of 10 awards from the Texas chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (TX NAHRO) for its initiatives, modernization efforts and publications.

Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after voting against H.R. 2028, the Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2016

The Community Development Council will conduct a public hearing at its May 13 regular meeting to receive comment on the 2015-2016 Action Plan for the use of federal grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Housing Tax Credit (“HTC”) Program helps finance the development of attractive, high quality affordable rental housing through partnerships with private developers.

Michael Chrobak has been appointed Executive Vice President of TexasOne, it was announced here today by Tracye McDaniel, President and CEO of the organization.

This week, Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) introduced H.R. 1931 the American Land Act. This bill would require the Bureau of Land Management and the National Forest System to open up about 1/3 of its land over five years for sale to the American people. The federal government currently owns 27% of the total land in the United States.

In recognition of Fair Housing Month, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) reminds the public that every Texan has a right to be treated equally when trying to buy, finance or rent a home or apartment under the Fair Housing Act, and discrimination in Texas will not be tolerated.

Early voting for the Arlington May 9th Joint General and Special Elections begins Monday, April 27, and will continue until Tuesday, May 5.

Voters now have seven locations in which to cast their ballot:

The City of Austin is hosting a fair housing conference, “Fair Housing in Austin: Past, Present, and Future,” on Friday, May 8 from 8:30 am to 3 pm at the Asian American Resource Center located at: 8401 Cameron Road, Austin, TX 78754.

The Texas Department of Transportation, in partnership with the City of Fort Worth, has begun construction on the $13.9 million East First Street reconstruction project.

Communities are recognizing the importance of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program during National Community Development Week this week, April 6-11.

The City of Midland has reached a set of proposed terms with developers of the Hotel Santa Rita, a mixed-use development that is proposed for a city-owned property in downtown Midland.

For nearly 70 years, Robert Mueller Municipal Airport thrived on the east side of Austin, Texas but as the city grew, Austin needed a modern international airport to serve its residents.  While Austin Bergstrom International Airport is now the state capital’s airport, the challenge facing city planners is what to do with the 711 acres of land now situated in the heart of Austin

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to add the Main Street Groundwater Plume site in Burnet Co., TX, to the National Priorities List (NPL) of Superfund sites, a list of sites that pose risks to people’s health and the environment. Superfund is the federal program that investigates and cleans up the most complex, uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the country and converts them into productive community resources by eliminating or reducing public health risks and environmental contamination.

Three of Texas’ major metropolitan areas are embracing energy efficiency to save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by meeting EPA’s Energy Star requirements. Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston jointly have over 500 buildings with Energy Star certifications—saving a combined $145 million.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced Odessa, Texas, as the nation’s leader among smaller cities for Energy Star certified buildings. Odessa boasts 31 buildings with the certification—all schools and school administration offices—totaling 3.1 million square feet. The energy savings from these buildings total $2.4 million. This represents the equivalent of the annual electricity use of 1,800 homes.

The Mayor's Committee on Persons with Disabilities will host a community forum April 9 in recognition of Fair Housing Month.

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism, has been named as a leader of the FDI Frontlines Coalition, a national organization focused on arming state, regional and local economic development organizations (EDOs) with the resources they need to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI).

Houston’s iconic NRG Astrodome “can and should live on” as a multi-use park that will enhance the quality of life for residents of the city, serve as a popular tourist destination, and catalyze economic development that enhances the greater NRG Park and benefits the region as a whole, according to a report released today from the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

U.S. Representative Filemon Vela, D-Texas, hosted U.S. Representative Bill Shuster, R-Pennsylvania, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure at the Port of Brownsville. Chairman Shuster is participating in a bipartisan transportation and infrastructure congressional delegation visit to South Texas