OPEN: Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana is currently open and does not have a predetermined closing date.

As of July 2017, the Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana (HACT) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.

To apply: 

• Download and print the application online.
• Visit the HACT office to pick up a pre-application, located at 911 Ferguson Street, Texarkana, AR 71854, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm CT, Monday-Friday.

Once the pre-application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above, from 8:00 am until 11:00 am; and 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm, Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday; and from 8:00 am until 11:00 am on Wednesdays.

Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards and birth certificates for all household members, proof of all income, photo IDs for all adult household members, food stamp verification (if applicable), grants/scholarship letter (if applicable), marriage license (if applicable), divorce decree (if applicable), court ordered custody papers for non biological children, and information for non citizenship (if applicable).

Preferences have not been identified.

Important note: Applicants will receive a confirmation number when either applying, or being placed on the waiting list, depending on housing authority policy. It is important to keep that number in a safe, easy to access place. It will be needed any time when referencing the pre-application with the housing authority.

If any application information changes from the time the original was submitted (such as contact information, income, and household members), inform the housing authority immediately. In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, the applicant's name may be terminated from the waiting list. Please contact the housing authority to find out its policy on updating pre-application information.

For more information, visit the HACT website, or call the office at (870) 773-7691.