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TX Loc Govt Code § 374.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter C. Urban Renewal Agency|Section 374.023. Board of Commissioners

Sec. 374.023.  BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.  (a)  If an urban renewal agency is created by a municipality, the mayor of the municipality, with the advice and consent of the governing body of the municipality, shall appoint a board of commissioners for the urban renewal agency.(b)  The board must be composed of at least five but not more than nine members.  A member serves a two-year term.  The commissioners shall designate one member to serve as chairman and one to serve as vice-chairman for one-year terms.  A member of the board must be a resident of the municipality and a real property owner.  The number of commissioners shall be determined by the governing body at the time of the appointment of the commissioners and may not be changed more than once every two years.  At the time of the initial appointments, a simple majority of the commissioners shall be designated to serve for a one-year term and the remaining members for two-year terms.  If a vacancy occurs, the governing body shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term in the same manner as the initial appointment.(c)  A commissioner serves without compensation but is entitled to necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties, including travel expenses.(d)  A certificate of appointment, which is conclusive evidence of the proper appointment of each commissioner, must be filed with the clerk of the municipality.(e)  If the board is composed of five, seven, or nine members, any action by the board, to be valid, must be adopted or rejected by a majority of the total number of the commissioners.(f)  The governing body may remove a commissioner for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office after notice of the charges and a hearing.  The commissioner must receive a copy of the charges before the 10th day before the date of the hearing and must have the opportunity to be heard either in person or by counsel.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 374.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter C. Urban Renewal Agency|Section 374.024. Agency Personnel; Report

Sec. 374.024.  AGENCY PERSONNEL;  REPORT.  (a)  An urban renewal agency may employ an executive director, technical experts, and other agents and employees as it determines necessary, and may determine the qualifications, duties, and compensation of those personnel.  An agency may employ or retain its own counsel and legal staff to perform required legal services.(b)  On or before March 31 of each year, an urban renewal agency shall file with the municipality a report of its activities for the preceding calendar year.  If requested by the governing body of the municipality, the agency shall file a quarterly report.  The report must include a complete financial statement by the agency that shows its assets, liabilities, income, and operating expenses as of the end of the reporting period.(c)  At the time the report is filed, the agency shall publish notice of the filing in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality.  The notice must state that the report is available for inspection during business hours in the office of the urban renewal agency and in the office of the municipal secretary.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 374.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter C. Urban Renewal Agency|Section 374.025. Approval Requirement

Sec. 374.025.  APPROVAL REQUIREMENT.  An urban renewal agency created under this subchapter may not undertake a renewal or rehabilitation project until the area proposed as a renewal or rehabilitation area and the plan of improvement for the project area are approved by the governing body of the municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 374.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter D. Tax Increment Financing for Urban Renewal Projects|Section 374.031. Election Required

Sec. 374.031.  ELECTION REQUIRED.  (a)  A municipality may not use the tax increment method of financing prescribed under this subchapter unless a majority of the qualified voters of the municipality voting on the question approve that method of financing in an election held by the municipality.(b)  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "Use of tax increment financing for urban renewal purposes."(c)  The election may be held in conjunction with an election held under Section 374.011 or 374.012.(d)  This referendum is not required if the constitutional amendment on tax increment financing is approved by the voters.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 374.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter D. Tax Increment Financing for Urban Renewal Projects|Section 374.032. Tax Increment Fund

Sec. 374.032.  TAX INCREMENT FUND.  On approval of an urban renewal plan by the governing body of a municipality and on approval of tax increment financing as required by Section 374.031, the governing body by resolution shall establish a fund known as the tax increment fund.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 374.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter D. Tax Increment Financing for Urban Renewal Projects|Section 374.033. Computation of Tax Increments

Sec. 374.033.  COMPUTATION OF TAX INCREMENTS.  (a)  A tax increment is computed by multiplying the total in property taxes levied and collected by the municipality and all other taxing entities on the taxable real property in an urban renewal project area in a year by a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to that year's market value of all taxable real property in the area minus the tax increment base and the denominator of which is equal to that year's market value of all taxable real property in the area.(b)  For the purposes of this chapter, only the tax assessor-collector determines the market value of property located in an urban renewal project area during the time that the project exists.  The determination requires the concurrence of the comptroller.  A property owner who is aggrieved by a determination of the tax assessor-collector has the same right of appeal as that provided by law to owners of property not affected by this chapter.(c)  At the time an urban renewal project is designated by the governing body, the tax assessor-collector shall, with the concurrence of the comptroller, certify to the governing body the market value of property within the boundaries of the urban renewal district.  The tax assessor-collector shall include at its most recently determined market value any property that is taxable at the time that the urban renewal project is designated and shall include at zero any property that is exempt from taxation at the time that the district is designated.(d)  The tax assessor-collector shall annually certify to the governing body the amount of the captured market value of property within the boundaries of the district and the amount of tax increments produced from that captured market value.  The tax assessor-collector shall make the initial certification not later than one year from the date on which an urban renewal project is designated.(e)  For any year in which taxes are to be paid into the tax increment fund established under Section 374.032, a taxing entity may not consider any captured market value with respect to an urban renewal project in computing a debt limitation or for any other purpose except to determine the amount to be paid into the tax increment fund.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 374.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter D. Tax Increment Financing for Urban Renewal Projects|Section 374.034. Allocation of Tax Collections and Tax Increments; Tax Increment Fund

Sec. 374.034.  ALLOCATION OF TAX COLLECTIONS AND TAX INCREMENTS;  TAX INCREMENT FUND.  (a)  For the purposes of this chapter, the tax assessor-collector has the sole authority and the duty to collect the taxes levied by the municipality and all other taxing entities on property located within an urban renewal project and to allocate taxes and tax increments in the manner required by this chapter.(b)  Beginning with the first payment of taxes levied by the municipality or other taxing entity after the time an urban renewal project is designated, the receipts from those taxes shall be allocated and paid as provided by this subsection.  The receipts from the property taxes collected that are produced from the tax increment base shall first be allocated and paid to the municipality or appropriate taxing entity.  All tax increments produced from the captured market value of the property located within the urban renewal project district shall then be deposited into the tax increment fund established for the project.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 374.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter D. Tax Increment Financing for Urban Renewal Projects|Section 374.036. Disbursements From Tax Increment Fund

Sec. 374.036.  DISBURSEMENTS FROM TAX INCREMENT FUND.  (a)  Money may be disbursed from a tax increment fund only to satisfy the claims of holders of tax increment bonds issued in aid of the urban renewal project with respect to which the fund was established or to pay project costs.  In this section, "project costs" means any expenditure made or estimated to be made, or monetary obligations incurred or estimated to be incurred, by the municipality that are listed in an urban renewal project, plus any incidental costs, less any income or revenues other than tax increments, received or reasonably expected to be received by the municipality in connection with the implementation of the urban renewal plan.  Those project costs include:(1)  capital costs, including:(A)  the actual costs of the construction of public works or improvements, new buildings, structures, and fixtures;(B)  the costs of demolition, alteration, remodeling, repair, or reconstruction of existing buildings, structures, and fixtures;(C)  the costs of acquisition of equipment;  and(D)  the costs of clearing and grading of land;(2)  financing costs, including interest paid to holders of tax increment bonds issued to pay for project costs and any premium paid over the principal amount because of the redemption of the obligation before maturity;(3)  professional service costs, including costs incurred for architectural, planning, engineering, or legal services;(4)  imputed administrative costs, including reasonable charges for the time spent by municipal employees in connection with the implementation of an urban renewal plan;  and(5)  organizational costs, including the cost of conducting studies and the cost of informing the public with respect to the creation of urban renewal projects and the implementation of project plans.(b)  Subject to any agreement with holders of tax increment bonds, money in a tax increment fund may be temporarily invested in the same manner as other municipal funds.(c)  After project costs and tax increment bonds issued with respect to an urban renewal project have been paid or payment has been arranged, and subject to any agreement with bondholders, any money remaining in a tax increment fund shall be paid over to the municipality and to other taxing entities levying taxes on property within the project in amounts belonging to each entity.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 374.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter D. Tax Increment Financing for Urban Renewal Projects|Section 374.037. Municipal Annual Report; Statement

Sec. 374.037.  MUNICIPAL ANNUAL REPORT;  STATEMENT.  (a)  Before July 2 each year, the governing body of the municipality shall submit to the chief executive officer of each taxing entity a report on the status of each urban renewal district.  The report must include statements of:(1)  the amount and source of revenue in the tax increment fund established under Section 374.032;(2)  the amount and purpose of expenditures from the fund;(3)  the amount of principal and interest due on any outstanding bonded indebtedness;(4)  the tax increment base and the current captured market value retained by the urban renewal project;  and(5)  the captured market value shared by the municipality and other taxing entities, the total in received tax increments, and any additional information required to demonstrate compliance with the tax increment financing plan adopted by the governing body.(b)  On or before July 1 each year, the governing body shall publish a statement in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality showing:(1)  the tax increment received and expended during the previous year;(2)  the original market value and captured market value of all property located within the urban renewal project;(3)  the amount in outstanding indebtedness incurred in aid of the urban renewal project;  and(4)  any additional information the governing body considers necessary.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 374.901 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 374.901. Use of Acquired Property for Public Housing

Sec. 374.901.  USE OF ACQUIRED PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), real property acquired under this chapter may not be sold, leased, granted, conveyed, or otherwise made available for public housing.(b)  Real property acquired under this chapter may be made available for public housing if the municipality holds an election at which a majority of the qualified voters voting in the election approve that use of the property.  The municipality shall conduct the election in the manner provided for an election under Section 374.011.  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "Permitting the use of land acquired by urban renewal for public housing."(c)  If the qualified voters of a municipality have approved the use of land acquired under this chapter for public housing, the municipality may order an election on prohibiting the use of that land for public housing.  The municipality shall conduct the election in the manner provided by Subsection (b), except that the ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "Prohibiting the use of land acquired by urban renewal for public housing."  If a majority of the voters voting in the election favor prohibiting the use of the land for public housing, the prohibition contained in Subsection (a) applies.  An election that results in the prohibition of the use of land for public housing does not affect land that has been made available for public housing at the time of the election.(d)  If a municipality holds an election under this section, the municipality may not hold another election under this section for one year.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 374.902 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 374.902. Exercise of Urban Renewal Powers by Certain Counties

Sec. 374.902.  EXERCISE OF URBAN RENEWAL POWERS BY CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, a statement in this chapter that applies to a mayor applies to the county judge of a county exercising powers under this section, a statement that applies to the governing body of a municipality applies to the county's commissioners court, and a statement that applies to a municipality applies to the county.(b)  A county with a population of more than 250,000 and located along an international border or a county with a population of more than 1.3 million  may exercise the powers provided for municipalities under this chapter with respect to areas of the county that are not within the corporate boundaries of a municipality. A county with a population of more than 250,000 and located along an international border may exercise the powers provided for municipalities under this chapter with respect to areas of the county located within the corporate boundaries of a municipality, if the municipality approves the county's participation in an urban renewal project through an interlocal agreement under Chapter 791, Government Code.  The county may not exercise those powers until the commissioners court of the county adopts a resolution in the manner provided by Section 374.011 for adoption of a resolution by a municipality.  The resolution must be approved at an election held in the county in the manner provided for a municipal election under Section 374.011.  The adoption of the resolution is not approved unless a majority of the voters who vote on the question in the entire county as well as in each municipality in the county approve the adoption of the resolution.  In a municipality that is only partially located in the affected county, only voters who reside in the county may vote.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 105, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (H.B. 139), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 374.903 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 374.903. Urban Renewal in Disaster Area

Sec. 374.903.  URBAN RENEWAL IN DISASTER AREA.  If the governing body of a municipality certifies that an area needs redevelopment or rehabilitation because of a flood, fire, hurricane, earthquake, storm, or other catastrophe for which the governor has certified the state's need for disaster assistance under applicable federal law, the governing body may approve an urban renewal plan and an urban renewal project for the affected area without regard to Section 374.014(d) and to the provisions of this chapter that require a general plan for the municipality and a public hearing on the urban renewal project.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 374.904 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 374.904. Costs of Relocation

Sec. 374.904.  COSTS OF RELOCATION.  If the relocating, raising, rerouting, changing of grade, or altering the construction of a railroad, electric transmission line, pipeline, or telephone or telegraph property or facility is made necessary by the exercise of powers conferred under this chapter on a municipality, an urban renewal agency, or another public body, the necessary action shall be made at the expense of the public body that made the change necessary.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 374.905 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 374.905. Municipal Property Exempt From Levy and Execution

Sec. 374.905.  MUNICIPAL PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM LEVY AND EXECUTION.  (a)  All municipal property, including funds, owned or held for the municipality for the purposes of this chapter are exempt from levy and sale by execution.  An execution or other judicial proceeding may not issue against the property, and a judgment against the municipality may not be a charge or lien on that property.  This subsection does not apply to or limit the right of an obligee to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given under this chapter by a municipality on its rents, fees, grants, or revenues from urban renewal projects.(b)  If real property in the urban renewal project area is acquired and is owned as part of the project by a municipality or the urban renewal agency, and the project is not subject to ad valorem taxes because of Subsection (a), the gross project cost may include reasonable payments in lieu of taxes.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|