Recognizing February 24, 2025, as Taft Housing Authority Day at the State Capitol.

89(R) HR 129 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.R. No. 129

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Representatives of the Taft Housing Authority are

visiting the State Capitol on February 24, 2025; and

WHEREAS, Established in 1962, the Taft Housing Authority

provides residents of Taft with low-rent public housing; its

capital improvement projects were initially funded by the federal

government, but in 2019, the authority defederalized and joined the

Rental Assistance Demonstration program, which has allowed it to

use tax credits to fund extensive renovations of its properties;

the agency is one of just 13 housing authorities in Texas to

participate in the RAD conversion process; and

WHEREAS, The Taft Housing Authority partnered with Santos

McBain Management and Planning to renovate its 72-unit property

development; that project was completed in 2023, and the

development was renamed Cottonview Terrace in recognition of the

area's long history of agriculture and cotton production; the

project included converting two residential units into a facility

for a Head Start youth program operated by the Community Action

Corporation of South Texas; and

WHEREAS, Today, the Taft Housing Authority continues to

benefit from the able leadership of its executive director, Donnie

Riojas, who has served with the agency for more than three and a

half decades; and

WHEREAS, Stable housing is essential to the security and

well-being of every individual, and by helping local residents

attain this goal, the Taft Housing Authority is empowering families

and strengthening the community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas

Legislature hereby recognize February 24, 2025, as Taft Housing

Authority Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the

visiting delegation; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

prepared for the agency as an expression of high regard by the Texas

House of Representatives.

Lozano

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Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 129 was adopted by the House on April

17, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 8, 2 present, not

voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House