TITLE 10. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PART 1. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
CHAPTER 23. SINGLE FAMILY HOME PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER E.
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the Department) adopts, without changes to the proposed text as published in the April 25, 2025 issue of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 2547), amendments to 10 TAC Chapter 23, §23.50, Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) General Requirements. The rule will not be republished. The amendments clarify that a 60-month limitation on assistance does not apply to persons with disabilities that meet certain criteria.
FISCAL NOTE. Mr. Bobby Wilkinson, Executive Director, has determined that, for each year of the first five years the amendment to the rule is in effect, enforcing or administering the amendment does not have any foreseeable implications related to costs or revenues of the state or local governments.
GOVERNMENT GROWTH IMPACT STATEMENT. Mr. Wilkinson also has determined that, for the first five years the amendment would be in effect:
1. The amendment will not create or eliminate a government program;
2. The amendment will not require a change in the number of employees of the Department;
3. The amendment will not require additional future legislative appropriations;
4. The amendment will result in neither an increase nor a decrease in fees paid to the Department;
5. The amendment will not create a new regulation;
6. The amendment will not repeal an existing regulation;
7. The amendment will not increase or decrease the number of individuals subject to the rule's applicability; and
8. The amendment will neither positively nor negatively affect this state's economy.
PUBLIC BENEFIT/COST NOTE. Mr. Wilkinson also has determined that, for each year of the first five years the amendment to the rule is in effect, the public benefit anticipated as a result of the action will be conformance to statutory requirements. There will not be any economic cost to any individual required to comply with the amendment.
ADVERSE IMPACT ON SMALL OR MICRO-BUSINESSES OR RURAL COMMUNITIES. The Department has determined that there will be no economic effect on small or micro-businesses or rural communities.
SUMMARY OF PUBLIC COMMENT. The public comment period was held April 25, 2025, to May 26, 2025, to receive input on the amended section. No public comment was received.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY. The amendment is made pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code §2306.053, which authorizes the Department to adopt rules.
Except as described herein the amendment affects no other code, article, or statute.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 11, 2025.
TRD-202502367
Bobby Wilkinson
Executive Director
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Effective date: July 31, 2025
Proposal publication date: April 25, 2025
For further information, please call: (512) 475-3959