89R11925 TBO-D
By: Lozano 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.