Relating to public housing authorities; authorizing a fee.

HB 1595 authorizes public housing authorities in Texas to pay a fee instead of property taxes or special assessments for improvements, services, or facilities provided by local governments. This applies specifically to multifamily residential developments owned by housing authorities that reserve at least 20% of units for "public housing" (rented at income levels below 60% of area median income). The fee amount must equal the actual cost to the municipality or county for those services and cannot exceed that cost. The bill does not change existing tax exemptions but creates a new payment option for housing authorities meeting these conditions.