TX · Section 8 / HCV
Public Housing Authority records in Texas
HUD PIH directory records for 379 Public Housing Authorities in Texas, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.
- 379
- PHAs in state
- 183,544
- Authorized HCV units
- 10%
- of all U.S. PHAs
- 43,180
- Total HUD units
Need to narrow the directory first? Search and filter all Texas PHA records in the Finder. The Finder keeps the same HUD directory records while letting you set a reported-unit threshold; it does not show current availability or waitlists.
PHAs in Texas by HUD size band
Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 379 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.
The largest voucher programs in Texas
Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers
- HA Dallas, Texa
Housing Authority of the City of Dallas, Texa
20,345 vouchers
- Houston HA
Houston Housing Authority
19,308 vouchers
- San Antonio HA
San Antonio Housing Authority
14,549 vouchers
- Austin HA 7,047
Austin Housing Authority
7,047 vouchers
- HA Fort Worth 6,430
Housing Authority of Fort Worth
6,430 vouchers
- HA El Paso, TX 6,245
Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, TX
6,245 vouchers
- Harris County HA 4,913
Harris County Housing Authority
4,913 vouchers
- Dallas County Housing Assistance Program 4,596
Dallas County Housing Assistance Program
4,596 vouchers
- Arlington Housing Works 3,905
Arlington Housing Works
3,905 vouchers
- Central Texas Council of Governments 3,690
Central Texas Council of Governments
3,690 vouchers
- Corpus Christi HA 3,524
Corpus Christi Housing Authority
3,524 vouchers
- Tarrant County Housing Assistance Office 3,314
Tarrant County Housing Assistance Office
3,314 vouchers
According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, Texas is #1 of 51 states and DC by PHA headcount (379 authorities) at authorized-HCV rank 3 (183,544 units) ≠ California #1 by authorized HCV (369,815 units) at PHA-count rank 20.
- 10% of all U.S. PHAs
- #1 of 51 PHA count
- #3 of 51 authorized HCV
- Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards
What HUD's PIH Record for Texas Tells You
Few states carry as many separately chartered PHA records as Texas: HUD's PIH directory ranks it #1 of 51 by headcount, with 379 records (10% of the 3,780 U.S. total we track) reporting 183,544 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 43,180 total units. A majority of TX records - 219 of 379 (58%) - report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.
Payment standards inside TX metros are set at 90–110% of HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rent, cross-referenced in our payment standards directory, so voucher value is metro-specific even within the same state. A city, county, regional, or statewide authority may share the state; the directory does not determine service-area eligibility, waitlist status, or whether an agency is accepting applications, use the source contact details to verify a specific agency's current programs. See the waitlist guide for general federal-program context and the portability guide for federal move rules.
PHAs in Texas
Sorted by reported authorized HCV units, highest first. Many regions carry multiple PHA records (a city PHA, a county PHA, and sometimes a regional authority) - check the source contact details before relying on any single record for a current program, service area, or waitlist.
Showing the top 24 of 379 HUD PHA records in Texas, ordered by reported authorized HCV units. A zero-unit record does not establish an active program or waitlist.
Browse all Texas PHA records in the filterable finder →Checking current program information in Texas
Contact the agency directly to confirm current availability. These guides cover the general federal process:
Nationwide states with similar PHA count or voucher inventory
Two cross-state peer sets for Texas, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.
Similar PHA headcount
Nearest states by agency count (379 PHAs in TX).
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (183,544 units in TX).
- Florida · 131,552 HCV units
- Illinois · 112,085 HCV units
- Ohio · 107,047 HCV units
- Pennsylvania · 102,787 HCV units
Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in Texas
These are the highest published FY2026 two-bedroom Fair Market Rents among HUD areas with a PlainVoucher detail page. They are reference amounts, not a local PHA payment-standard promise.
- Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,931/mo for 2 BR
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA · $1,852/mo for 2 BR
- Martin County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,772/mo for 2 BR
- Odessa, TX MSA · $1,595/mo for 2 BR
- Victoria, TX MSA · $1,442/mo for 2 BR
- Aransas County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,407/mo for 2 BR
- Sherman-Denison, TX MSA · $1,351/mo for 2 BR
- San Angelo, TX MSA · $1,339/mo for 2 BR
HUD FMR and local market-rent context in Texas
Texas's HUD FMR areas show a mixed market lean: of 26 tracked areas, 18 (69%) priced above the local market, 4 sat inside HUD's 95–110% reference band, and 4 priced below the 2019–2023 ACS two-bedroom median gross rent.
This is an area-level comparison of HUD FY2026 FMR and Census ACS rent data. It is not an individual PHA payment-standard, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result. Explore the metro comparisons →
Five-year HUD FMR change in Texas
HUD FMR rose strongly across Texas's 215 tracked areas: the median published two-bedroom rent climbed 29.6%, from $783 in FY2021 to $1,015 in FY2026.
This is a historical HUD reference-rent trend across FMR areas, not a forecast or an individual PHA payment-standard, rent, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result. Check HUD's current FMR documentation →
Nearby states
Texas borders 4 other states in our directory, voucher portability lets a household move across any of these lines:
- Arkansas · AR
- Louisiana · LA
- New Mexico · NM
- Oklahoma · OK
Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). Payment standards: HUD USER FY2026 FMR. The PHA directory source was consolidated in April 2026. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD, the State of Texas, or any local PHA. Verify with HUD →. See our methodology for how we compile this directory.
Disclaimer. This is general information about Section 8 / HCV administration in Texas. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.
What to do with Texas's desk
Texas has 379 HUD PIH directory PHAs in this corpus - use the dual PHA-count vs authorized-HCV read before treating any single agency as the whole state.
- Browse the Texas PHA roster and open individual agency profiles. Texas PHAs
- Look up Fair Market Rent schedules for metros in this state. Payment standards
- Compare national PHA-count vs authorized-HCV dual rankings. Rankings
- Compare land-border neighbors such as Arkansas. Arkansas
State aggregates are directory facts from HUD PIH Open Data. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently.