State Housing Department Requests $14M IT Budget for 2026-27

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has requested a $14.4 million budget for information resources in its Fiscal Year 2026-27 legislative appropriations request (LAR).

According to the request, the agency requires $8.1 million for IT capital budget items and $6.3 million for its Information Services Department. TDHCA did not request funding for any exceptional items.

About $5.5 million of the $6.3 million funding request is reserved for salaries and wages.

The following information resource items are included in the capital budget request:

• $4.8 million for information resource technology acquisitions
• $1.7 million for access database consolidation
• $863,000 million for Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS) maintenance
• $742,000 for data center/shared technology services

THCDA’s capital budget request is approximately $3 million less than the agency was granted for equivalent items in the General Appropriations Bill (HB 1) for FY 24-25.