Hays County looks to address affordable housing issues

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Hays County, News

Megan Navarro on June 14, 2023

"It's become the number one issue across this entire state"

— Texas only has 25 affordable and available rental homes for every 100 extremely low-income renter households, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. There are 904,814 extremely low-income renter households in the state.

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By Brittany Kelley

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By Staff Report

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Three-car collision leaves one dead

By Staff Report

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Former Dripping Springs Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison for possession of child pornography

By Staff Report

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