AUSTIN, TX — Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed 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, 2031. Marchant, first appointed to the board in 2021, serves as the board’s Vice Chair.
TDHCA administers federal and state funds for affordable housing and other community services for low-income residents through partnerships with cities, counties, nonprofits, private developers, and public housing authorities.
Marchant of Coppell represented Texas’ 24th District in the U.S. House from 2005 to 2021 and served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1987 to 2005. He is a member of the Southern Nazarene University Board of Trustees and the Former Members of Congress Study Group.
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