Just a Few Tweaks: How Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones Could Encourage Affordable Housing in Texas
| dc.contributor.advisor | DeSoto, William | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tucker, William Riley | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-21T19:16:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-21T19:16:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Inserting 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.department | Communication Studies | |
| dc.format | Text | |
| dc.format.extent | 25 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Tucker, 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 Just a few tweaks: How tax increment reinvestment zones could encourage affordable housing in Texas (Unpublished thesis).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.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/13139 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | tax increment financing | |
| dc.subject | TIF | |
| dc.subject | tax Increment reinvestment zone | |
| dc.subject | TIRZ | |
| dc.subject | affordable housing | |
| dc.subject | Texas | |
| dc.title | Just a Few Tweaks: How Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones Could Encourage Affordable Housing in Texas | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| thesis.degree.department | Honors College | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Communication Studies | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas State University |