Section 8 in Bexar County, TX
16,990 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Bexar County, 80% utilized. 2 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Bexar County?
Yes. Texas law blocks local governments from requiring voucher acceptance, so landlords in Bexar County can legally decline Section 8 applicants. Listing on a voucher-friendly marketplace is the fastest way to find the landlords who do accept.
Texas has NO statewide SOI protection AND state law preempts city ordinances. Austin passed protection in 2014, Texas legislature struck it down in 2015. Landlords in Texas can legally refuse vouchers.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Bexar County in the San Antonio metro
Bexar County is one of the counties inside the San Antonio, TX core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See San Antonio metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Bexar County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own waitlist, and does its own inspections. The PHA whose jurisdiction covers a unit's ZIP is the one both tenant and landlord will deal with.
San Antonio Housing Authority
San Antonio · PHA code TX006
14,549 Section 8 unitsBexar County Housing Authority
San Antonio · PHA code TX452
2,284 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Bexar County
Bexar County is in a Small Area FMR metro, so HUD publishes a separate rent limit for each ZIP (FY2026). The 2-bedroom figure is shown; each ZIP page has the full bedroom table.
- 78002$1,330
- 78023$1,930
- 78073$1,180
- 78101$970
- 78109$1,740
- 78112$1,350
- 78148$1,380
- 78150$1,410
- 78152$1,890
- 78154$1,820
- 78201$1,280
- 78202$1,350
- 78203$1,110
- 78204$1,570
- 78205$1,470
- 78207$1,060
- 78208$1,020
- 78209$1,620
- 78210$1,230
- 78211$1,150
- 78212$1,400
- 78213$1,430
- 78214$1,080
- 78215$1,970
- 78216$1,490
- 78217$1,440
- 78218$1,320
- 78219$1,230
- 78220$1,350
- 78221$1,260
- 78222$1,390
- 78223$1,250
- 78224$1,260
- 78225$1,140
- 78226$1,150
- 78227$1,220
- 78228$1,220
- 78229$1,510
- 78230$1,530
- 78231$1,460
- 78232$1,660
- 78233$1,630
- 78234$2,140
- 78235$1,590
- 78236$2,140
- 78237$1,130
- 78238$1,300
- 78239$1,500
- 78240$1,590
- 78242$1,300
- 78243$1,470
- 78244$1,710
- 78245$1,660
- 78247$1,640
- 78248$1,500
- 78249$1,770
- 78250$1,640
- 78251$1,600
- 78252$1,920
- 78253$1,600
- 78254$1,870
- 78255$1,890
- 78256$1,680
- 78257$1,840
- 78258$1,820
- 78259$1,650
- 78260$2,140
- 78261$1,840
- 78263$1,320
- 78264$1,380
Find Section 8 apartments in Bexar County
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Other Texas counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 2,014,059 · FIPS 48029.