Section 8 Waiting Lists in Texas
There are 186 housing authorities in Texas which offer the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. For more on the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program visit the Housing Choice Voucher section of our Low Income Housing Renter's Guide.
As of July 16th 2018, there are 18 Section 8 waiting lists that are open now, opening soon, or always open.
Section 8 Waiting Lists Open Indefinitely
All Open Indefinitely Waiting Lists
There are 18 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting Lists in Texas that are either always open or that have not announced a closing date.
| Waiting List | Serves |
|---|
| Housing Authority of the City of Brownwood | Brownwood |
| Housing Authority of Jefferson | Marion County, Jefferson, Pine Harbor |
| Gainesville Housing Authority | Gainesville, Cooke County, Valley View +5 More |
| Housing Authority of Cameron | Cameron |
| Housing Authority of Baird | Baird |
| Housing Authority of Edgewood | Edgewood, Van Zandt County, Callender Lake +7 More |
| Abilene Housing Authority | Abilene |
| Weatherford Housing Authority | Parker County, Weatherford, Azle +14 More |
| San Angelo Housing Authority | San Angelo |
| Wichita Falls Housing Assistance Program | Wichita Falls |
| Fort Stockton Housing Authority | Fort Stockton |
| South Plains Regional Housing Authority | Hockley County, Lamb County, Cochran County +5 More |
| Brazos Valley Council of Governments | Leon County, Burleson County, Grimes County +33 More |
| McAllen Housing Authority | McAllen |
| Uvalde Housing Authority | Uvalde, Uvalde County, Sabinal +3 More |
| Hidalgo Housing Authority | Hidalgo |
| Marshall Housing Authority | Harrison County, Waskom, Hallsville +4 More |
| Gregory Housing Authority | Gregory |
Closed Section 8 Waiting Lists
The following waiting lists have been confirmed to be closed.
| Waiting List | Closed Date |
|---|
| Housing Authority of the City of El Paso | March 22nd, 2016 |
| Fort Worth Housing Solutions | November 17th, 2017 |
| Waco Housing Authority and Affiliates | July 20th, 2017 |
| Housing Authority of Texarkana | June 2nd, 2016 |
| Housing Authority of Wichita Falls | - |
| Paris Housing Authority | May 13th, 2015 |
| Killeen Housing Authority | January 13th, 2017 |
| Plano Housing Authority | August 12th, 2014 |
| Floydada Housing Authority | - |
| Housing Authority of Alto | October 30th, 2014 |
| Housing Authority of Tatum | - |
| Rusk Housing Authority | - |
| Denton Housing Authority | June 7th, 2015 |
| El Paso County Housing Authority | September 23rd, 2015 |
| Grand Prairie Housing and Neighborhood Services | October 2nd, 2015 |
| Garland Housing Authority | - |
| City of Tyler Housing Agency | December 30th, 2014 |
| City of Amarillo Community Development Department | - |
| Panhandle Community Services | - |
| Central Texas Council of Governments | - |
| McKinney Housing Authority - Section 8 | - |
| City of Terrell Housing Department | September 15th, 2016 |
| Ark-Tex Council of Governments | May 24th, 2018 |
| Athens Housing Authority | - |
| Balch Springs Housing Authority | October 21st, 2016 |
| Texoma Council of Governments | December 14th, 2016 |
| Dallas County Housing Agency | - |
| Houston Housing Authority | September 25th, 2016 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Baytown | October 15th, 2015 |
| Galveston Housing Authority | April 30th, 2015 |
| Beaumont Housing Authority | August 11th, 2016 |
| Texas City Housing Authority | - |
| Housing Authority of the City of Port Arthur | May 3rd, 2016 |
| City of Pasadena Housing Department | April 20th, 2016 |
| Harris County Housing Authority | November 2nd, 2016 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Rosenberg | August 16th, 2016 |
| Brazoria County Housing Authority | May 18th, 2018 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Nacogdoches | June 15th, 2014 |
| Liberty County Housing Authority | June 14th, 2015 |
| Deep East Texas Council of Governments | September 30th, 2016 |
| City of La Marque Housing Authority | - |
| Housing Authority of the City of Austin | October 29th, 2014 |
| Corpus Christi Housing Authority | July 21st, 2015 |
| Taylor Housing Authority | September 21st, 2015 |
| Edinburg Housing Authority | October 31st, 2016 |
| Pharr Housing Authority | August 11th, 2016 |
| San Marcos Housing Authority | December 29th, 2016 |
| Falfurrias Housing Authority | - |
| Bastrop Housing Authority | - |
| Round Rock Housing Authority | March 16th, 2017 |
| Schertz Housing Authority | - |
| Elgin Housing Authority | - |
| La Grange Housing Authority | - |
| Boerne Housing Authority | September 28th, 2016 |
| Housing Authority of Bexar County | July 20th, 2017 |
| Housing Authority of Travis County | - |
| Hidalgo County Housing Authority | April 11th, 2018 |
| Tarrant County Housing Assistance Office | March 16th, 2017 |
| Mesquite Housing Division | April 3rd, 2017 |
| Dallas Housing Authority | April 24th, 2017 |
| Walker County Housing Authority | April 22nd, 2017 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Orange | June 1st, 2017 |
| Jacksonville Housing Authority | - |
| Texoma Council of Governments | - |
| Somervell County Housing Authority | July 20th, 2017 |
| Hill County Housing Authority | July 20th, 2017 |
| Arlington Housing Authority | August 29th, 2017 |
| San Antonio Housing Authority | - |
| Housing Authority of the City of Laredo | October 12th, 2017 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Laredo | October 17th, 2017 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Laredo | February 22nd, 2018 |
| Longview Housing Authority | March 31st, 2018 |
| Housing Authority of Grayson County | May 15th, 2018 |
