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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Representatives of the Taft Housing Authority are |
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visiting the State Capitol on February 24, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1962, the Taft Housing Authority |
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provides residents of Taft with low-rent public housing; its |
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capital improvement projects were initially funded by the federal |
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government, but in 2019, the authority defederalized and joined the |
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Rental Assistance Demonstration program, which has allowed it to |
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use tax credits to fund extensive renovations of its properties; |
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the agency is one of just 13 housing authorities in Texas to |
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participate in the RAD conversion process; and |
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WHEREAS, The Taft Housing Authority partnered with Santos |
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McBain Management and Planning to renovate its 72-unit property |
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development; that project was completed in 2023, and the |
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development was renamed Cottonview Terrace in recognition of the |
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area's long history of agriculture and cotton production; the |
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project included converting two residential units into a facility |
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for a Head Start youth program operated by the Community Action |
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Corporation of South Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the Taft Housing Authority continues to |
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benefit from the able leadership of its executive director, Donnie |
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Riojas, who has served with the agency for more than three and a |
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half decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Stable housing is essential to the security and |
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well-being of every individual, and by helping local residents |
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attain this goal, the Taft Housing Authority is empowering families |
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and strengthening the community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 24, 2025, as Taft Housing |
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Authority Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the |
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visiting delegation; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the agency as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |