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| The Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations will meet on Friday, |
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| February 29, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. in room E1.028. The Committee will hear |
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| invited and public testimony on the following interim committee charges: |
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| Significantly improving homeownership rates by evaluating Texas' efforts |
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| to address the growing housing need. Efforts should include assessment of |
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| the range of tools which may be used to help low-income Texans develop |
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| equity through homeownership. Tools should be evaluated in terms of their |
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| economic development impact, leverage of federal and private funds, and |
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| how they are utilized in other states; |
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| Evaluating the progress of affordable housing programs within the state |
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| and developing recommendations to boost the capacity of non-profits to |
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| build increased affordable housing developments; |
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| Monitor the expansion of the Housing Trust Fund by the 80th Legislature; |
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| review the funds of other sttes to develop recommendations for a permanent |
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| funding source for the Texas Housing Trust Fund; |
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| Promote home-ownership through self-help initiatives such as the Texas |
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| Assessing the existing use of state and federal housing funds in relation |
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| to statutory and budgetary mandates. |
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