# 10 Tex. Admin. Code § 7.8: 10 TAC § 7.8. Records Retention

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## Section

- **Citation:** 10 Tex. Admin. Code § 7.8
- **Heading:** 10 TAC § 7.8. Records Retention
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 10 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT / Part 1 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Chapter 7 HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMS / 10 TAC § 7.8

## Text

(a) Records must be kept in accordance with §1.409
 of this title (relating to Records Retention).
(b) Record retention for construction/rehabilitation/conversion
 of emergency shelters or Dwelling Units must be retained until the
 expiration of the LURA.
(c) For ESG, retention for records relevant to the
 ESG Contract (including but not limited to shelter and habitability
 inspections) shall be kept in accordance with
24 CFR §576.500
and TXGMS, as defined at §1.401 of this title (relating to Definitions),
 as applicable except if any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit,
 monitoring, inspection, or other action has started before the expiration
 of the required record retention period, records must be retained
 until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which
 arise from it, or until the end of the required period, whichever
 is later. The record retention period does not begin until one year
 after the expiration of the Contract.
(d) For state funds, retention for records relevant
 to the Contract (including but not limited to shelter and habitability
 inspections) shall be kept in accordance with UGMS or TXGMS, as applicable,
 and retained by the Subrecipient for a period of three years from
 the expiration of the Contract except if any litigation, claim, negotiation,
 audit, monitoring, inspection, or other action has started before
 the expiration of the required record retention period, records must
 be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues
 which arise from it, or until the end of the required period, whichever
 is later.

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