Section 8 in Bowie County, TX
3,080 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Bowie County, 81% utilized. 6 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Bowie County?
Yes. Texas law blocks local governments from requiring voucher acceptance, so landlords in Bowie 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.
Bowie County in the Texarkana metro
Bowie County is one of the counties inside the Texarkana, TX core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Texarkana metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Bowie 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.
Ark-Tex Council of Governments Housing Authority
Texarkana · PHA code TX499
1,948 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of Texarkana
Texarkana · PHA code TX014
1,066 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of De Kalb
De Kalb · PHA code TX137
66 Section 8 unitsMaud Housing Authority
Maud · PHA code TX188
26 units totalBowie County Housing Authority
Wake Village · PHA code TX550
—New Boston Property Management
New Boston · PHA code TX054
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Find Section 8 apartments in Bowie County
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. Landlords: listings here reach applicants whose voucher already covers the rent above.
Other Texas counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 92,747 · FIPS 48037.