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TX Loc Govt Code § 386.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 386 - Commercial and Industrial Development Zones|Subchapter E. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 386.201. Expenditures

Sec. 386.201.  EXPENDITURES.  A development zone's money may be disbursed only by check, draft, order, or other instrument signed by at least three directors.  The general manager, treasurer, or other employee of the development zone, if authorized by resolution of the board, may sign checks, drafts, orders, or other instruments on any development zone operation account on behalf of the board.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 386.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 386 - Commercial and Industrial Development Zones|Subchapter E. General Fiscal Provisions|Section 386.202. Competitive Bidding; Contract Award

Sec. 386.202.  COMPETITIVE BIDDING;  CONTRACT AWARD.  Subchapter K, Chapter 375, applies to a development zone created under this chapter as if the zone were a municipal management district.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 386.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 386 - Commercial and Industrial Development Zones|Subchapter F. Dissolution|Section 386.301. Dissolution of Development Zone by Creating Body

Sec. 386.301.  DISSOLUTION OF DEVELOPMENT ZONE BY CREATING BODY.  (a)  After a hearing, a creating body may dissolve a development zone if:(1)  the area no longer meets the criteria for designation under this chapter;(2)  the best interests of the creating body and the owners of property and interests in property in the zone will be served by dissolving the zone;  and(3)  each creating body agrees by ordinance or order on the:(A)  proposition that the zone should be dissolved;(B)  disposition of zone assets;  and(C)  assumption of liabilities by the creating bodies.(b)  The dissolution of a development zone does not affect the validity of a:(1)  tax incentive or regulatory relief granted or accrued before the removal;  or(2)  bond issued under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 386.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 386 - Commercial and Industrial Development Zones|Subchapter F. Dissolution|Section 386.302. Dissolution by Board Request

Sec. 386.302.  DISSOLUTION BY BOARD REQUEST.  A board may petition a creating body to dissolve the development zone under Section 386.301 if a majority of the board finds at any time:(1)  before the authorization of bonds or the final lending of its credit that the continuation of the development zone is impracticable or cannot be successfully and beneficially accomplished;  or(2)  that all bonds of the development zone or other debts of the zone have been paid and the purposes of the zone have been accomplished.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 386.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle B - County Planning and Development|Chapter 386 - Commercial and Industrial Development Zones|Subchapter F. Dissolution|Section 386.303. Taxes

Sec. 386.303.  TAXES.  On dissolution of a development zone, any taxes levied on behalf of the zone are abolished.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 392.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 392 - Housing Authorities Established by Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 392.001. Short Title

Sec. 392.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Housing Authorities Law.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 392.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 392 - Housing Authorities Established by Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 392.003. Legislative Findings

Sec. 392.003.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.  The legislature finds that:(1)  there is a shortage of safe or sanitary housing at rents that persons of low income can afford that forces persons of low income to live in unsanitary or unsafe housing and in overcrowded and congested housing;(2)  these housing conditions are responsible for an increase in and spread of disease and crime, are a menace to the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the residents of the state, impair economic values, and necessitate excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health and safety, fire and accident protection, and other public services and facilities;(3)  the unsafe and unsanitary housing cannot be cleared and the shortage of safe and sanitary housing for persons of low income cannot be relieved by private enterprise;(4)  the construction of housing projects for persons of low income would not be competitive with private enterprise;(5)  the clearance, replanning, and reconstruction of the areas in which unsanitary or unsafe housing exists and the providing of safe and sanitary housing for persons of low income are public uses and purposes and governmental functions of state concern for which public money may be spent and private property acquired;(6)  it is in the public interest that work on low income housing projects commence as soon as possible to relieve the unemployment emergency;  and(7)  this chapter is necessary in the public interest.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 392.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 392 - Housing Authorities Established by Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 392.004. Operation Not for Profit

Sec. 392.004.  OPERATION NOT FOR PROFIT.  It is the policy of the state that a housing authority manage and operate its housing projects in an efficient manner to enable it to set rentals at the lowest possible rates consistent with providing decent, safe, and sanitary housing and that a housing authority may not construct or operate a project for profit or as a source of revenue to a municipality or county.  For this purpose, an authority shall set rentals at a rate not higher than the rate necessary, together with other available money, revenue, income, and receipts, to produce revenue that is sufficient to:(1)  pay the principal and interest as it becomes due on bonds of the authority; (2)  meet the cost of and provide for maintaining and operating the projects, including insurance; (3)  pay the administrative expenses of the authority;(4)  create, to the extent determined necessary and advisable by the authority, a reserve for the bonds and to maintain the reserve;  and(5)  create, to the extent determined necessary and advisable by the authority, a capital and improvements fund to be used by the authority to accomplish the public purposes of this chapter.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 677, Sec. 8, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 392.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 392 - Housing Authorities Established by Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 392.005. Tax Exemption

Sec. 392.005.  TAX EXEMPTION.  (a)  The property of an authority is public property used for essential public and governmental purposes.  The authority and the authority's property are exempt from all taxes and special assessments of a municipality, a county, another political subdivision, or the state.(b)  If a municipality, county, or political subdivision furnishes improvements, services, or facilities for a housing project, an authority may, in lieu of paying taxes or special assessments, agree to reimburse in payments to the municipality, county, or political subdivision an amount not greater than the estimated cost to the municipality, county, or political subdivision for the improvements, services, or facilities.(c)  An exemption under this section for a multifamily residential development which is owned by (i) a public facility corporation created by a housing authority under Chapter 303, (ii) a housing development corporation, or (iii) a similar entity created by a housing authority and which does not have at least 20 percent of its units reserved for public housing units, applies only if:(1)  the authority holds a public hearing, at a regular meeting of the authority's governing body, to approve the development;  and(2)  at least 50 percent of the units in the multifamily residential development are reserved for occupancy by individuals and families earning less than 80 percent of the area median family income.(d)  For the purposes of Subsection (c), a "public housing unit" is a dwelling unit for which the owner receives a public housing operating subsidy.  It does not include a unit for which payments are made to the landlord under the federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1493, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 31, 2002.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 392.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 392 - Housing Authorities Established by Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 392.006. Unit of Government; Governmental Functions

Sec. 392.006.  UNIT OF GOVERNMENT;  GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS. For all purposes, including the application of the Texas Tort Claims Act (Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code), a housing authority is a unit of government and the functions of a housing authority are essential governmental functions and not proprietary functions.  Provided, however, a housing authority shall be subject to all landlord obligations and tenant remedies, other than a suit for personal injuries, as set forth in any lease or rental agreement and in Chapters 24, 54, 91, 92, and 301 of the Property Code.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 677, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2353), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 392.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 392 - Housing Authorities Established by Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter B. Creation and Area of Operation of a Housing Authority|Section 392.011. Creation of a Municipal Housing Authority

Sec. 392.011.  CREATION OF A MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY.  (a)  A housing authority is created in each municipality in the state.(b)  A municipal housing authority is a public body corporate and politic.(c)  A municipal housing authority may not transact business or exercise its powers until the governing body of the municipality declares by resolution that there is a need for the authority.(d)  The governing body of a municipality may determine on its own motion if there is a need for an authority.(e)  The governing body of a municipality shall determine if there is a need for an authority on the filing of a petition signed by at least 100 qualified voters of the municipality.(f)  The governing body of a municipality shall adopt a resolution declaring that there is a need for a housing authority if it finds that there is:(1)  unsanitary or unsafe inhabited housing in the municipality;  or(2)  a shortage of safe or sanitary housing in the municipality available to persons of low income at rentals that they can afford.(g)  In determining whether housing is unsafe or unsanitary, the governing body may consider the degree of overcrowding, the percentage of land coverage, the availability to inhabitants of light, air, space, and access, the size and arrangement of rooms, the sanitary facilities, and the extent to which conditions in the housing subject life or property to the danger of fire or other hazard.(h)  In a proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of, or relating to, a contract of the authority, proof of the adoption of a resolution by the governing body that declares that there is a need for the authority and makes the finding that either or both of the requirements of Subsection (f) exist is conclusive evidence of the establishment of the authority and of its authority to transact business and exercise its powers under this chapter.  A copy of the resolution that is certified by the clerk of the municipality is admissible in evidence in the proceeding.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 392.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 392 - Housing Authorities Established by Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter B. Creation and Area of Operation of a Housing Authority|Section 392.012. Creation of a County Housing Authority

Sec. 392.012.  CREATION OF A COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY.  (a)  A housing authority is created in each county in the state.(b)  A county housing authority is a public body corporate and politic.(c)  A county housing authority may not transact business or exercise its powers until the commissioners court of the county declares by resolution that there is a need for the authority.(d)  The commissioners court of a county may determine on its own motion if there is a need for an authority.(e)  The commissioners court of a county shall determine if there is a need for an authority on the filing of a petition signed by at least 100 qualified voters of the county.(f)  The commissioners court of a county shall adopt a resolution declaring that there is a need for a housing authority if it finds that there is:(1)  unsanitary or unsafe inhabited housing in the county;  or(2)  a shortage of safe or sanitary housing in the county available to persons of low income at rentals that they can afford.(g)  In determining whether housing is unsafe or unsanitary, the commissioners court may consider the degree of overcrowding, the percentage of land coverage, the availability to inhabitants of light, air, space, and access, the size and arrangement of rooms, the sanitary facilities, and the extent to which conditions in the housing subject life or property to the danger of fire or other hazard.(h)  In a proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of, or relating to, a contract of the authority, proof of the adoption of a resolution by the commissioners court that declares that there is a need for the authority and makes the finding that either or both of the requirements of Subsection (f) exist is conclusive evidence of the establishment of the authority and of its authority to transact business and exercise its powers under this chapter.  A copy of the resolution that is certified by the county clerk is admissible in evidence in the proceeding.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 392.0131 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 392 - Housing Authorities Established by Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter B. Creation and Area of Operation of a Housing Authority|Section 392.0131. Merger of Certain County Housing Authorities Into Municipal Housing Authorities

Sec. 392.0131.  MERGER OF CERTAIN COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITIES INTO MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to the merger of housing authorities operating in:(1)  a county that has a population of 800,000 or more and is located on the international border; and(2)  a municipality that has a population of more than 600,000 and less than 700,000 and is located in a county described by Subdivision (1).(b)  If the commissioners court of a county described by Subsection (a)(1) and the governing body of a municipality described by Subsection (a)(2) declare by resolutions that there is a need for the county housing authority to consolidate its powers with the municipal housing authority under this chapter, the county housing authority is merged into the housing authority for the municipality.(c)  The commissioners court and the governing body of the municipality may adopt a resolution declaring that there is a need for a merger as described by Subsection (b) only if the commissioners court and the governing body of the municipality each find that a merged housing authority would be more efficient or economical than separate county and municipal housing authorities in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.(d)  In a proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of, or relating to, a contract of a merged housing authority, proof of a resolution adopted under Subsection (b) by the commissioners court of the county and the governing body of the municipality is conclusive evidence that the merged housing authority is authorized to transact business and exercise its powers under this chapter.(e)  When housing authorities are merged in the manner provided by this section:(1)  the rights, contracts, agreements, obligations, and property of the county housing authority become those of the municipal housing authority;(2)  the county housing authority shall execute deeds of the property to the municipal housing authority, which shall file the deeds with the county clerk of the county where the real property is located;  and(3)  a person with rights or remedies against the county housing authority may assert, enforce, and prosecute those rights or remedies against the municipal housing authority.(f)  The vesting of the real property in the municipal housing authority is not contingent on compliance with Subsection (e)(2).(g)  At the time housing authorities are merged in the manner provided by this section, the county housing authority ceases to exist, except for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the authority and executing the deeds of real property to the municipal housing authority.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1137 (H.B. 2975), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 392.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 392 - Housing Authorities Established by Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter B. Creation and Area of Operation of a Housing Authority|Section 392.014. Area of Operation of a Municipal Housing Authority

Sec. 392.014.  AREA OF OPERATION OF A MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY.  The area of operation of a municipal housing authority is the municipality for which the authority is created and the area that is within five miles of the territorial boundaries of the municipality and is not within the territorial boundaries of another municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 392.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 392 - Housing Authorities Established by Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter B. Creation and Area of Operation of a Housing Authority|Section 392.015. Area of Operation of a County Housing Authority

Sec. 392.015.  AREA OF OPERATION OF A COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY.  The area of operation of a county housing authority is the county in which the authority is created excluding the parts of the county that are within the territorial boundaries of a municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 392.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 392 - Housing Authorities Established by Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter B. Creation and Area of Operation of a Housing Authority|Section 392.016. Area of Operation of a Regional Housing Authority

Sec. 392.016.  AREA OF OPERATION OF A REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY.  The area of operation of a regional housing authority is the counties for which the authority is created excluding the parts of the counties that are within the territorial boundaries of a municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 392.0161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 392 - Housing Authorities Established by Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter B. Creation and Area of Operation of a Housing Authority|Section 392.0161. Area of Operation of a Merged Housing Authority

Sec. 392.0161.  AREA OF OPERATION OF A MERGED HOUSING AUTHORITY.  Notwithstanding Section 392.017(b), the area of operation of a merged housing authority is the county in which the authority is created, excluding any part of the county that is within the territorial boundaries of a municipality other than the municipality operating the municipal housing authority into which the county housing authority was merged.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1137 (H.B. 2975), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 392.0162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 392 - Housing Authorities Established by Municipalities and Counties|Subchapter B. Creation and Area of Operation of a Housing Authority|Section 392.0162. Area of Operation of Certain Municipal Housing Authorities

Sec. 392.0162.  AREA OF OPERATION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to the operation of a municipal housing authority operating in a municipality that:(1)  has a population of more than 600,000; and(2)  is located in a county that has a population of 800,000 or more, the territorial boundary of which is contiguous to the international border.(b)  Notwithstanding Sections 392.014 and 392.017(b), a municipal housing authority may operate in:(1)  the municipality for which the authority is created; and(2)  the county described by Subsection (a)(2), other than the parts of the county:(A)  that are within the territorial boundaries of a municipality other than the municipality for which the authority is created; and(B)  in which another housing authority operates under this chapter.(c)  A municipal housing authority may begin operations in the area authorized under Subsection (b)(2) only if:(1)  the authority has completed and presented to the commissioners court of the county described by Subsection (a)(2) a needs assessment relating to the operation of the authority in the county; and(2)  after a public hearing considering the needs assessment provided under Subdivision (1), the commissioners court votes to approve the operation of the authority in the applicable area.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1115 (H.B. 2287), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|