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Down payment assistance for teachers and school staff in Texas

15 programs name teachers and school staff: 1 city, 1 county or regional, 13 statewide.

Naming a group is one eligibility rule among several. Each program also sets an income limit, a price cap, an occupancy rule and a credit requirement. Being a teacher puts a program on this list; it does not decide whether you can use it.

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The 15 programs, closest first

From one city out to the whole state

Listed A–Z within each group, not ranked.

In a Texas city 1 program

For homes inside that city’s limits only
ForgivableFrisco · Collin County

Targeted Down Payment Assistance Program

Forgivable loan · Income limit 120% of area median income

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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In a county or region 1 program

For homes anywhere in the county or the counties named
DeferredMulti-County

Hill Country Home Down Payment Assistance Program

Deferred second loan

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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Anywhere in Texas 13 programs

Can sit alongside a city or county program where both allow it
Forgivable

5 Star Texas Advantage Program

Forgivable loan

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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Grant

Conventional Loans with Down Payment Assistance

Assistance grant · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 80% of area median income

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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Forgivable

Home Sweet Texas Home Loan Program - 3-Year Deferred Forgivable 2nd Lien

Forgivable loan

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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Grant

Home Sweet Texas Home Loan Program - Grant

Assistance grant

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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Forgivable

Homes for Texas Heroes Home Loan Program - 3-Year Deferred Forgivable 2nd Lien

Forgivable loan

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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Grant

Homes for Texas Heroes Home Loan Program - Grant

Assistance grant

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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Deferred

My Choice Texas Home

Deferred second loan

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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Deferred

My First Texas Home

Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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Nationwide 2 programs · not in the 15

Nationwide: 2 more, not in the 15

What to know

What the 15 records say

From each program’s own record. The agency decides who can use it.

  1. 13 of 15

    ask for a homebuyer education class.

  2. 5 of 15

    are limited to first-time homebuyers, as each program defines it.

  3. 15 of 15

    name an FHA, VA, USDA or conventional loan they can be paired with.

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48 HUD-approved counseling agencies in Texas

13 of 15 of these programs ask for a homebuyer class. A HUD-approved counselor teaches it and can walk you through every rule a program sets.

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Questions, answered

Does being a teacher mean I can use these programs?

No. These programs name teachers and school staff in their eligibility rules, which is why they are grouped here, but every program also sets income limits, purchase price caps, credit and occupancy requirements. Membership in a group is one rule among several.

Why are nationwide programs listed separately?

A nationwide program is not one of Texas’s own, so it is listed below the 15 Texas programs and not counted in them. Each one sets its own area and eligibility rules; its page has the details.

Is Hey Prescott a lender?

No. Hey Prescott is an educational directory of down payment assistance programs. We list programs and link to official sources; we do not make loans or give individualized lending advice.

Programs and counts: Hey Prescott program records, each verified with its administering agency (July–August 2026). Counselors: HUD housing counseling agency list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.