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| The Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations will meet on Thursday, |
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| March 27, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library |
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| O'Hare Room, 7th Floor, 1515 Young St., Dallas, Tx. The Committee will hear |
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| invited and public testimony on the following interim committee charges: |
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| Study and make recommendations on Texas' housing programs, with particular |
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| *Significantly improving home ownership 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 home ownership. Tools should be evaluated in terms of |
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| their economic development impact, leverage of federal and private funds, |
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| and how they are utilized in other states. |
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| *Examining the incidence of health and safety violations and concerns for |
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| general habitability among multi-family and single-family rental |
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| properties across the state, including properties financed or supported by |
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| the state. Consider the adequacy of the existing authority conferred by |
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| recommendations for extension of local capacity for redress. |
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| Study the shifting geographic nature of low-income neighborhoods in urban |
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| and suburban areas, focusing on factors that contribute to economic |
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| displacement of low income homeowners and factors that contribute to |
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| beneficial redevelopment of distressed neighborhoods. |
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| Review title insurance requirements relating to the purchase of a home |
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| under an installment contract or contract for a deed. Study title |
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| insurance requirements and costs in Texas as compared to other states. |
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