Sources, updates and hold points
Reviewed October 4, 2026. The supplied HRA-FACTS.md is preserved unchanged. This register distinguishes directly checked updates from inherited research and transaction-specific questions. A live link does not guarantee its contents will remain unchanged.
Material corrections to the earlier research
- Construction reserve: $100,000 in adopted 23.23(6), replacing the earlier $80,000 figure.
- Current administrative paragraph numbering and January 1, 2027 HOTMA outer deadline; Contract setup benchmark is twelve months.
- Removed whole-home size and minimum bedroom-count provisions must not be taught as current 23.28 requirements.
- 20.16 replaces repealed Chapter 21. HUD federal energy rescission must be distinguished from the independent Texas rule.
- The linked RSP manual is labeled UPDATED 04/2026 inside the PDF; the application page and filename still suggest March.
- The 2025 HOME amendments were not all delayed. Check the specific section and effective-date note.
- Section 3 inflation-adjusted threshold is $300,000 for the general covered project category. Do not use the stale Part 135 reference.
Authorities and verification notes
TDHCA HRA program overview
Live page reviewed October 4, 2026. Program scope and income ceiling.
Texas Register: September 18, 2026 adopted rules
Chapter 23 replacement adopted without changes; effective September 24, 2026. TRD-202603872. Also publishes 20.16 and Chapter 21 repeal.
10 TAC 23.20–23.29: text adopted without changes
Read with September adoption notice. Verified cash reserve, HOTMA date, paragraph numbering, Contract setup benchmark, cost and design text. Effective September 24, 2026.
10 TAC Chapter 23: current official rule portal
Directly read live official portal October 4, 2026: 23.30 and 23.31, source notes February 26, 2025. Verified activity categories, grant/loan terms, title age, income evidence, draw and retainage requirements.
10 TAC Chapter 20: current official rule portal
Directly read live official portal October 4, 2026: 20.7, 20.8, 20.9 and 20.14, source notes March 28, 2024. Verified taxes, certified plans, selection, marketing, denials, inspections and monitoring. The 20.7 cross-reference still says Chapter 21; read with the September 2026 repeal and new 20.16.
10 TAC 20.16: adopted energy standards
Effective September 24, 2026. Federally funded non-CDBG commitments on/after October 1, 2025: 2021 IECC or federally approved alternative. Separate state requirement.
HUD HOME FAQs: current energy clarification
Reviewed October 4, 2026. Explains March 5 court decision and May 1 rescission; restored federal 2009 IECC baseline for single-family/low-rise housing. Does not itself repeal Texas requirements.
24 CFR Part 92: HOME regulations
eCFR displayed Title 24 current through October 1, 2026. Reviewed definitions, labor and retention provisions; use section-specific dates and notes.
HUD HOME rule effective-date history
April 29, 2026 issue: specified 92.250 and 92.253 amendment instructions delayed indefinitely. Do not describe all 2025 HOME changes as delayed.
TDHCA RSP Application Submission Procedures Manual
Linked live application-page PDF displays UPDATED 04/2026, despite the page label/filename suggesting March. Reviewed electronic submission, completeness and review requirements.
TDHCA current HOME application materials
Reviewed October 4, 2026. The 2027 SFD listing does not establish a new HRA funding window. Confirm current HRA availability before intake.
TDHCA HRA administration and participating-jurisdiction resources
Use the currently linked PJ information and written address-level boundary confirmation. The old county list alone is not sufficient.
TDHCA HRA Project File Documentation Checklist
Live checklist retrieved October 4, 2026. Use its current stage-specific submission and retention instructions. Course worksheets are not official substitutes.
TDHCA construction standards resources
Applicable TMCS edition requires TDHCA confirmation; the supplied research found 2015 and 2021 versions. Do not teach old equipment figures as current.
TDHCA Single Family Environmental Review Process
Process resource identified in supplied October 3 research. Confirm responsible roles, review level and project-specific clearance in writing.
24 CFR Part 58: environmental review
Section 58.22 choice-limiting restrictions; use the applicable responsible-entity determination. Scope changes need review.
EPA residential-demolition asbestos interpretation
Official letter identified in supplied research. Grouped demolitions can require broader review; seek current project-specific EPA/DSHS/TDHCA direction.
HUD 2026 Section 3 threshold adjustment
91 FR 6752, February 13, 2026; general housing/community-development threshold $300,000, effective March 16, 2026. Project definition and funding applicability remain essential.
49 CFR Part 24: relocation regulations
Owner/tenant distinctions documented in supplied October 3 research. Obtain specific HRA temporary-housing funding and notice instructions.
TDHCA current HRA subsidy and value limits
Use current linked tables at the actual decision date. Rule base-cost examples do not certify that no Board adjustment exists.
Resolve before the affected action
Participation and funding
Confirm the executed GCHS HRA RSP agreement, approved service area and currently available HRA funding window before funded intake.
Current operating limits
Confirm any Board-adjusted activity caps and current income, subsidy and homeownership value tables at the decision date.
Income and PRWORA
Obtain current single-family HOME HOTMA instructions, applicable household/asset treatment and nonprofit PRWORA/SAVE direction.
TMCS and energy
Confirm the applicable TMCS edition and the actual Texas/local/federal energy compliance pathway and acceptable proof.
Environmental roles and hazards
Confirm Responsible Entity, consultation roles, clearance scope and asbestos applicability, including grouped demolitions.
Moves and return
Resolve owner temporary-housing eligibility, source of payment, required notices and any tenant displacement before moves.
Geography and Section 3
Obtain address-level PJ-boundary determinations and any necessary HRA project-grouping interpretation.
Closing and changes
Confirm actual assistance terms, approved documents, change-order delegation, amendments and local household review procedures.