AUSTIN, TX — Governor Greg Abbott has appointed former Congressman Kenny Marchant to the Governing Board of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for a term set to expire on January 31, 2025. The appointment is subject to Senate confirmation.
TDHCA administers federal funds for affordable housing and other community services for low-income Texans through partnerships with cities, counties, nonprofits, private developers, and public housing authorities. The board is responsible for awarding the funds and overseeing the contracts.
Marchant of Coppell represented Texas’ 24th District in the U.S. House from 2005 to 2021. He previously served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1987 to 2005 and as a city councilman and mayor of Carrollton. Before entering public service, he worked as a real estate developer and homebuilder.
Marchant is a member of the Southern Nazarene University Board of Trustees. He graduated from Southern Nazarene with a bachelor’s degree in religion and received an honorary doctorate of letters from the university in 1999.
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