Section 8 & Affordable Housing Waitlists in Texas
In Texas, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing waitlists are run by local public housing authorities — not by HUD or by Lease Lantern. Each authority opens and closes its own lists, sometimes for only a few days at a time, so timing and persistence matter.
How to find and join an open waitlist
- Identify the housing authorities that serve where you want to live (listed below).
- Contact each one to ask whether its Section 8 or public housing waitlist is currently open.
- Apply to every open list you qualify for — many people keep several active at once.
- Have your documents ready: ID, income, household members, and current address.
- Keep your contact info updated with each authority so you don’t lose your place.
Waitlist openings change frequently, so always confirm the current status directly with the authority. Eligibility depends on your household income versus the Texas income limits.
Where to apply in Texas
160 authorities administer Section 8 vouchers in Texas. Contact one to check waitlist status:
Arlington Housing WorksArlington Alamo Housing AuthorityAlamo Alice Housing AuthorityAlice Anderson County Housing AuthorityElkhart Anthony Housing AuthorityAnthony Aransas Pass Housing AuthorityAransas Pass Ark-Tex Council Of Governments Housing AuthorityTexarkana Athens Housing AuthorityAthens Austin Housing AuthorityAustin Bastrop Housing AuthorityBastrop Beeville Housing AuthorityBeeville Bexar County Housing AuthoritySan Antonio Big Spring Housing AuthorityBig Spring Boerne Housing AuthorityBoerne Brazoria County Housing Authority, TxAngleton Brazos Valley Council Of GovernmentsBryan Burnet Housing AuthorityBurnet Cameron County Housing AuthorityBrownsville Carrizo Springs Housing AuthorityCarrizo Springs Central Texas Council Of GovernmentsBelton City Of AmarilloAmarillo City Of LamesaLamesa City Of Mesquite Housing OfficeMesquite City Of Pasadena Housing Assistance ProgramPasadena Cleburne Housing AgencyCleburne Corpus Christi Housing AuthorityCorpus Christi Cotulla Housing AuthorityCotulla Crystal City Housing AuthorityCrystal City Cuero Housing AuthorityCuero Dallas County Housing Assistance ProgramDallas Deep East Texas Council Of GovernmentsLufkin Del Rio Housing AuthorityDel Rio Denton Housing AuthorityDenton Devine Housing AuthorityDevine Dilley Housing AuthorityDilley Donna Housing AuthorityDonna Duval County Housing AuthoritySan Diego Eagle Pass Housing AuthorityEagle Pass Edcouch Housing AuthorityEdcouch Edgewood HousingEdgewood Edinburg Housing AuthorityEdinburg Edna Housing AuthorityEdna El Paso County Housing AuthorityFabens Electra Housing AuthorityElectra Elgin Housing AuthorityElgin Elsa Housing AuthorityElsa Falfurrias Housing AuthorityFalfurrias Floresville Housing AuthorityFloresville Fort Stockton Housing AuthorityFort Stockton Garland Housing AuthorityGarland Georgetown Housing AuthorityGeorgetown Grand Prairie Housing & Neighborhood ServicesGrand Prairie Grayson County Housing AuthoritySherman Greenville Housing AuthorityGreenville Gregory Housing AuthorityGregory Hale County Housing AuthorityPlainview Harlingen Housing AuthorityHarlingen Harris County Housing AuthorityHouston Hidalgo County Housing AuthorityWeslaco Hidalgo Housing AuthorityHidalgo