Hurd Announces more than $2.8 Million for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance in TX-23

by Will Hurd on May 5, 2020 at 11:08 AM

I recently announced that more than $2.8 million has been allocated to Texas from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance. The funds will be used to fund the Housing Choice Voucher Program, which provides assistance to very low-income families, the elderly and disabled to ensure access to proper housing. The outpouring of funds is a result of the CARES Act, which I helped get signed into law.

Texas communities are resilient, but they need help to make it through this crisis. Our local housing authorities can use the more than $2.8 million in several ways to help elderly, low income and disabled populations with proper housing. This is especially consequential given the virus spreads so easily. This really can make a huge difference across our communities, and I’m proud to see the bipartisan CARES Act is bringing critical funds home to Texas’ 23rd District.

The following allocations have been made statewide: