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Office of Housing and Community Empowerment

department
232 mentions across 65 events

Also known as: OHCE

City of Dallas department providing direction and oversight of social, human, and supportive services related to affordable housing, homelessness solutions, fair housing compliance, and community empowerment. Works to increase affordable housing production, reduce homelessness, and improve quality of life for residents including seniors and children.
65 eventsLast active Tracked since $579.1M city spendingUpdated April 2026

Key facts

Money

$579.1M in total financial activity across agenda items that mention this department.

Largest single item: $140.5M on (Authorization to accept a five-year, $140.5 million contract from Texas Health and Human Services Commission for the WIC Program, establish appropriations, and receive and deposit funds in the WIC…)

Cases

Mention Frequency

Topic Distribution

Topics

housing (178)
community (84)
development (72)
contract (62)
grant (58)
policy (52)
governance (46)
tax (45)
bond (37)
public hearing (26)

Roles

mentioned (119)
requester (113)

Connected Matters

Legislative threads where Office of Housing and Community Empowerment is mentioned

Citizen Homelessness Commission Update (26-273A)

3 hearings since Jan 2026·Last: Feb 10, 2026·Housing·Site·Notable

DNT Housing Workforce Community at Dallas Parkway (26-2707A)

2 hearings since Aug 2026·Last: Aug 25, 2026·Housing·Site·Notable

Housing and Homelessness Policy Framework (26-270A)

2 hearings since Feb 2026·Last: Feb 10, 2026·Housing·Site·Notable

1910 East Wheatland Road (File 26-2926A)

Last: Oct 14, 2026·Housing·Corridor

4242 and 4150 Independence Drive (File 26-2595A)

Last: Sep 23, 2026·Housing·Corridor

400 North St. Paul Street (File 26-2600A)

Last: Sep 9, 2026·Housing·Corridor

3457 Normandy Brook Road (File 26-2588A)

Last: Sep 9, 2026·Housing·Corridor

4600 West Davis Street (File 26-2597A)

Last: Sep 9, 2026·Housing·Corridor

4600 West Davis Street (File 26-2593A)

Last: Sep 9, 2026·Housing·Corridor

11301 Dennis Road (File 26-2138A)

Last: Aug 12, 2026·Housing·Corridor

6400 University Hills Boulevard (File 26-2142A)

Last: Aug 12, 2026·Housing·Site

1823 North Hall Street (File 26-1904A)

Last: Jun 24, 2026·Housing·Site

1431 Apple Street (File 26-1692A)

Last: Jun 24, 2026·Housing·Site

Location

1500 Marilla Street, Dallas, TX 75201·Show on Google Maps ↗
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Activity Timeline

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August 2026

Briefing Items

Accepts and appropriates TDHCA funding for homeless services through the Homeless Housing and Services Program, including general and youth homeless set-aside allocations.

…FY27 TDHCA-Homeless Housing and Services Program Fund [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment] ashley.martin@dallascityhall.com

Briefing Items

Authorizes an interlocal agreement to accept funds for Bridge Steps to provide homeless assistance services at The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center from October 2026 through September 2027.

…2027 - Estimated Revenue: General Fund $1,300,000.00 [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment] ashley.martin@dallascityhall.com

Briefing Items

Briefing update on the Dallas is Home initiative.

Update on Dallas is Home [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment; James Armstrong III, Deputy Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment]

Briefing Memorandum

Briefing on accepting the National League of Cities Institute Building Economic Resilience in Communities Grant under Contract No. HCE-2026-00030765.

…n Communities Grant (Contract No. HCE-2026-00030765) [Thor Erickson, Director - Office of Housing and Community Empowerment] ileana.estrada@dallascityhall.com

Briefing Memorandum

Briefing on upcoming authorization of a Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program interlocal agreement and program with Dallas County.

Upcoming Council Agenda Item #26-2070A & #26-2071A: Authorize Agenda Item for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program Dallas Co-ILA and Program [Thor Erickson, Director - Office of

Briefing Memorandum

Authorization to implement the Energy Assistance Program and accept donations from energy and utility providers.

…nce of donations from energy and utilities providers [Thor Erickson, Director - Office of Housing and Community Empowerment] ileana.estrada@dallascityhall.com

Miscellaneous Hearings
requester

Public hearing on Titanium Housing Partners' application for low-income housing tax credits and bond financing for The Pemberton at Dennis, a 188-unit mixed-income multifamily development. The action would authorize a Resolution of No Objection and has no cost to the City.

(1) A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application by Titanium Housing Partners, LLC and/or its affiliate(s) (collectively referred to as Applicant) to the Texas Department of Housing a

Consent Agenda
requester

Authorizes the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to acquire, develop, and own DNT Housing, a 350-unit workforce housing community, and execute a 75-year lease with GHN Holdings for its development.

Authorize the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to (1) acquire, develop, and own DNT Housing, a 350-unit workforce housing community located at 18438 and 18470 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75287 (Pr

$11.0M
Consent Agenda
requester

Authorizes the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to acquire, develop, and own the 240-unit mixed-income Rivulet Apartments and enter a 75-year land lease for the project.

Authorize the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to (1) acquire, develop, and own Rivulet Apartments, a 240-unit, mixed-income, multifamily development to be located at 6400 University Hills Boulevard

$1.2M
Briefing Memorandum

Briefing on the Women, Infant, and Children Program following up on the January 12, 2026 Committee on Government Efficiency meeting.

Follow-up from the January 12, 2026 Committee on the Government Efficiency Meeting: Overview of the Women, Infant, and Children Program [Thor Erickson, Director - Office of Housing & Community Empower