Just a Few Tweaks: How Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones Could Encourage Affordable Housing in Texas

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dc.contributor.advisorDeSoto, William
dc.contributor.authorTucker, William Riley
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-21T19:16:59Z
dc.date.available2021-01-21T19:16:59Z
dc.date.issued2020-12
dc.description.abstractInserting a few tweaks into Texas’ Tax Increment Financing laws to force Tax Income Reinvestment Zones (TIRZs) to build affordable housing within their boundaries would increase affordable housing in more high-opportunity areas. This work also evaluates the efficacy of Tax Increment Financing as a development tool. Although affordable housing has been a longstanding concern of lawmakers, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the problem. In traditionally conservative states like Texas it has been difficult to make any meaningful progress at the state level through legislation. In the absence of a favorable political climate where a comprehensive affordable housing bill could be passed, modifying the legislation governing Texas’ TIRZs according to the suggestions found herein may be a much easier way to make some progress on providing more affordable housing. This work draws upon peer-reviewed research papers and scholarly books, as well as studies and official evaluations of current TIRZs. The results of this work suggest that such a revision of the laws regarding TIRZs would go a good way toward increasing the availability of affordable housing in Texas.
dc.description.departmentHonors College
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dc.format.extent25 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationTucker, W. R. (2020). Just a few tweaks: How tax increment reinvestment zones could encourage affordable housing in Texas (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/13139
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjecttax increment financing
dc.subjectTIF
dc.subjecttax Increment reinvestment zone
dc.subjectTIRZ
dc.subjectaffordable housing
dc.subjectTexas
dc.subjectHonors College
dc.titleJust a Few Tweaks: How Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones Could Encourage Affordable Housing in Texas
thesis.degree.departmentHonors College
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication Studies
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
txstate.documenttypeHonors Thesis

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