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December 22, 2025

Gov. Ferguson wants $244M more for housing

  • The governor also backs a new housing agency and more residential and mixed-use development in certain commercial zones.
    • By SHAWNA GAMACHE
    Associate Editor

    Photo via Beacon Pacific Village [enlarge]
    Gov. Ferguson announced proposals to spur affordable housing and create a new Department of Housing last week at the Beacon Pacific Village apartments in Beacon Hill.

    Less than a month out from the 2026 legislative session, Governor Bob Ferguson announced Thursday plans to ask lawmakers to approve an additional $244 million in housing investments, as he signed an executive order to start work creating a cabinet-level housing agency.


     
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