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Section 8 & Affordable Housing in Texas

This page is a directory of federal housing data for Texas: the housing authorities that run the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program here, the counties with published HUD income limits and Fair Market Rents, and the properties HUD records as assisted or affordable. Every figure comes from a named federal dataset, and each one’s refresh date is listed at the foot of this page. Data last updated October 4, 2026.

Housing authorities
379
Counties with income limits
254
HUD-recorded properties
4,433
Fair Market Rent areas (FY2027)
215

What these records do and do not tell you

A HUD record is not evidence that a home is available. None of the federal datasets behind this page publishes vacancies, waiting-list status, or whether a property is accepting applications today. A property appears here because it has a federal subsidy contract, is public housing, or received low-income housing tax credits — not because it has somewhere to rent. Availability, rent, eligibility and whether vouchers are accepted must be confirmed directly with the property or the administering housing authority.

Waiting-list status is the single most useful fact for most people reading this, and no federal dataset contains it. It exists only on each authority’s own notices, so this site shows a waiting list as open or closed only where a person has checked it and recorded the source.

Applying through a housing authority is always free. If any site asks you to pay to apply for Section 8, do not pay.

Texas at a glance

Federal housing records for Texas
Housing authorities recorded by HUD 379
Housing Choice Vouchers under contract 183,682
Public housing developments 449 (42,839 dwelling units)
HUD-assisted multifamily properties 1,008 (67,308 assisted units)
Tax-credit (LIHTC) properties 2,976
Counties with FY2026 income limits 254
Fair Market Rent areas 215

Housing authorities in Texas

These are the agencies HUD records as administering federal housing programs here. The authority is who you contact about vouchers and waiting lists — not this site, and not HUD directly.

AuthorityHUD codeCityVouchersPhone
Housing Authority of the City of Dallas, TexaTX009Dallas20,345(214) 951-8300
Houston Housing AuthorityTX005Houston19,404(713) 260-0500
San Antonio Housing AuthorityTX006San Antonio14,574(210) 477-6000
Austin Housing AuthorityTX001Austin7,047(512) 477-4488
Housing Authority of Fort WorthTX004Fort Worth6,446(817) 333-3400
Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, TXTX003El Paso6,245(915) 849-3839
Harris County Housing AuthorityTX441Houston4,913(713) 578-2100
Dallas County Housing Assistance ProgramTX559Dallas4,596(214) 819-1871
Arlington Housing WorksTX433Arlington3,905(817) 275-3351
Central Texas Council of GovernmentsTX482Belton3,690(254) 770-2236
Corpus Christi Housing AuthorityTX008Corpus Christi3,524(361) 889-3300
Tarrant County Housing Assistance OfficeTX431Fort Worth3,314(817) 531-7654
Housing Authority of the City of WacoTX010Waco3,118(254) 752-0324
Housing Authority of Port ArthurTX034Port Arthur3,081(409) 984-2621
Grand Prairie Housing & Neighborhood ServicesTX434Grand Prairie3,043(972) 237-8176
Housing Authority of the City of BrownsvilleTX007Brownsville2,904(956) 541-8315
Bexar County Housing AuthorityTX452San Antonio2,284(210) 225-0071
Housing Authority of the City of BeaumontTX023Beaumont2,148(409) 951-7200
Panhandle Community ServicesTX481Amarillo2,071(806) 372-2531
Brazos Valley Council of GovernmentsTX526Bryan2,042(979) 595-2801
Deep East Texas Council of GovernmentsTX512Lufkin2,002(936) 634-2247
Ark-Tex Council of Governments Housing AuthorityTX499Texarkana1,948(903) 832-8636
Denton Housing AuthorityTX392Denton1,935(940) 383-3039
Texas Department of Housing & Community AffairsTX901Austin1,877(512) 475-3884
City of AmarilloTX472Amarillo1,851(806) 378-3098
Housing Authority of the City of AbileneTX327Abilene1,802(325) 676-6385
Housing Authority of the City of GalvestonTX017Galveston1,801(409) 765-1904
Housing Authority of the City of LaredoTX011Laredo1,738(956) 722-4521
Garland Housing AuthorityTX435Garland1,570(972) 205-3391
City of Mesquite Housing OfficeTX436Mesquite1,550(972) 329-8739
McAllen Housing AuthorityTX028McAllen1,384(956) 686-3951
Housing Authority City of OdessaTX455Odessa1,355(432) 333-1088
Longview Housing AuthorityTX459Longview1,263(903) 237-1238
Housing Authority of LubbockTX018Lubbock1,238(806) 776-2300
Texoma Council of GovernmentsTX542Sherman1,211(903) 893-2161
Housing Authority of the City of NacogdochesTX486Nacogdoches1,108(936) 569-1131
City of Pasadena Housing Assistance ProgramTX440Pasadena1,094(713) 475-5544
San Angelo Housing AuthorityTX470San Angelo1,089(325) 481-2500
Edinburg Housing AuthorityTX062Edinburg1,082(956) 383-3839
Housing Authority of TexarkanaTX014Texarkana1,066(903) 838-8548
Cameron County Housing AuthorityTX509Brownsville1,031(956) 541-4983
Housing Authority of PlanoTX128Plano1,022(972) 423-4928
Tyler Housing AgencyTX456Tyler1,022(903) 531-1303
Wichita Falls Housing Assistance ProgramTX498Wichita Falls997(940) 761-7454
Pharr Housing AuthorityTX073Pharr944(956) 787-1822
Housing Authority of the City of Texas CityTX032Texas City881(409) 945-4011
Housing Authority City of OrangeTX037Orange873(409) 883-5882
Del Rio Housing AuthorityTX016Del Rio845(830) 774-6506
Housing Authority of the City of BaytownTX012Baytown841(281) 427-6686
Harlingen Housing AuthorityTX065Harlingen830(956) 423-2521
Mission Housing AuthorityTX046Mission814(956) 585-9747
Greenville Housing AuthorityTX522Greenville792(903) 455-1771
Housing Authority of Travis CountyTX480Austin740(512) 854-8245
Hidalgo County Housing AuthorityTX497Weslaco726(956) 969-5866
Housing Authority of MarshallTX457Marshall665(903) 938-0717
Kingsville Housing AuthorityTX114Kingsville654(361) 592-6783
Brazoria County Housing Authority, TXTX484Angleton624(979) 864-1427
Housing Authority of the City of RosenbergTX483Rosenberg562(281) 342-1456
Weatherford Housing AuthorityTX349Weatherford524(817) 596-0301
Housing Authority of the City of BrownwoodTX021Brownwood505(325) 646-0790
Midland County Housing AuthorityTX534Midland503(432) 570-4753
Eagle Pass Housing AuthorityTX019Eagle Pass495(830) 773-3325
Weslaco Housing AuthorityTX051Weslaco489(956) 969-1538
South Plains Regional Housing AuthorityTX514Levelland484(806) 894-6104
Housing Authority of McKinneyTX027McKinney482(972) 542-5641
Terrell Housing AuthorityTX493Terrell462(972) 551-6600
Anthony Housing AuthorityTX439Anthony458(915) 886-5806
San Benito Housing AuthorityTX025San Benito452(956) 399-7501
Mercedes Housing AuthorityTX029Mercedes424(956) 565-3139
The Housing Authority of the City of GainesviTX072Gainesville421(940) 665-1747
Hale County Housing AuthorityTX537Plainview404(806) 293-4160
Housing Authority of Montgomery CountyTX560Conroe400(936) 539-4984
Anderson County Housing AuthorityTX488Elkhart397(903) 764-5696
Grayson County Housing AuthorityTX458Sherman397(903) 892-8717
Big Spring Housing AuthorityTX485Big Spring385(432) 263-4090
Beeville Housing AuthorityTX152Beeville374(361) 362-0399
Burnet Housing AuthorityTX358Burnet370(512) 756-4745
Cleburne Housing AgencyTX495Cleburne360(817) 645-0937
Victoria Housing AuthorityTX085Victoria359(361) 575-3682
Housing Authority of the City of ParisTX048Paris338(903) 784-6651

Showing the 80 largest of 379 recorded authorities by voucher count.

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Counties in Texas

Income limits and Fair Market Rents are set per county or HUD area, so the figures that apply to you depend on where you live. Each county guide shows that county’s FY2026 limits, its Fair Market Rents and the authority that administers Section 8 there.

Where this information comes from

  • HUD Public Housing Authorities · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 18 August 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
  • HUD Multifamily Properties – Assisted · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 21 July 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
  • HUD Public Housing Developments · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 21 July 2026 · retrieved 22 September 2026
  • HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development · source updated 14 May 2025 · retrieved 22 September 2026
  • HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (HUD User) · source updated 1 September 2026 · retrieved 4 October 2026
  • HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research · source updated not published by the provider · retrieved 22 September 2026

Sources: HUD Public Housing Authorities (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Multifamily Properties – Assisted (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Public Housing Developments (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties (retrieved 22 September 2026); HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 (retrieved 4 October 2026); HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 (retrieved 22 September 2026).

These federal datasets do not show vacancies, waiting-list status or whether a landlord accepts vouchers (about our data).