CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The debate over affordable housing in Corpus Christi has moved from City Hall to the courtroom.
Nueces County is suing the Corpus Christi Housing Authority, claiming it approved tax-abatement agreements behind closed doors…deals that would have pulled hundreds of millions of dollars in apartment properties off the tax rolls.
The lawsuit comes after city and county leaders raised alarms that apartment property owners were partnering with the Housing Authority to label portions of them as “affordable housing.” That designation would have eliminated all of their property taxes that help fund public safety, street repairs, and other city services…