Austin backs six affordable housing projects to support renters amid citywide rental crisis

AUSTIN, Texas — Six proposed developments could mean more affordable housing for Austin renters as the city passed a resolution to support applications for state tax credits.

“It took me a minute. It was quite high, um, because I was renting just for myself. I was looking for a one bedroom, one bath,” Chad Hicks said.

He is one of many that was granted affordable housing, now paying just under a quarter of his income to live near Mueller. He also works in that section of the city…

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