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TX Loc Govt Code § 370.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 370 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Municipal and County Health and Public Safety|Section 370.004. Notice of Damaged Fence

Sec. 370.004.  NOTICE OF DAMAGED FENCE.  (a)  A peace officer employed by a political subdivision of this state who investigates or responds to an incident in which a motor vehicle damages a fence shall, if the peace officer reasonably believes that the fence is intended to contain livestock or other animals:(1)  immediately determine the owner of the land on which the damaged fence is located; and(2)  notify the owner of the type and extent of the damage, if the owner has registered with the political subdivision in accordance with Subsection (c).(b)  A peace officer is not liable to an owner of land or any other person for damage resulting from the peace officer's failure to notify the owner under Subsection (a).(c)  A landowner must provide an agency or department of a political subdivision that employs peace officers with the following information if the landowner would like a peace officer of that agency or department to notify the landowner of damage under Subsection (a):(1)  the landowner's name, address, and telephone number; and(2)  the location and a description of the landowner's property.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 330 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 370.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 370 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Municipal and County Health and Public Safety|Section 370.005. Municipal or County Policy Regarding Maintenance of Portable Fire Extinguishers in Government-Owned Vehicles

Sec. 370.005.  MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY POLICY REGARDING MAINTENANCE OF PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN GOVERNMENT-OWNED VEHICLES.  (a)  In this section, "local government" means:(1)  a county;(2)  a municipality; or(3)  an agency, department, or other division of a county or municipality.(b)  A local government that adopts an ordinance, order, or policy requiring motor vehicles owned by the local government to be equipped with portable fire extinguishers shall require maintenance to be performed on the portable fire extinguishers annually in accordance with standards that are at least as stringent as the National Fire Protection Association Standard Number 10, Portable Fire Extinguishers.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 125 (H.B. 564), Sec. 2, eff. May 27, 2011.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 370.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle C - Public Safety Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 370 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Municipal and County Health and Public Safety|Section 370.006. Assistance in Man-Made or Natural Disaster

Sec. 370.006.  ASSISTANCE IN MAN-MADE OR NATURAL DISASTER.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality, the chief of the fire department, or an emergency management director or coordinator designated for the municipality under Section 418.1015, Government Code, may request or accept any care, assistance, or advice described by Section 79.003(a), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, including the loan or operation of construction equipment or other heavy equipment by the owner or operator of the equipment, as applicable, or the donation of resources to the extent the governing body, chief, or emergency management director or coordinator believes necessary to address a man-made or natural disaster.(b)  The commissioners court of a county, the county judge, the county fire marshal, an incorporated volunteer fire department under contract with a county under Section 352.001, a volunteer fire department described by Section 352.005, as applicable, or an emergency management director or coordinator designated for the county under Section 418.1015, Government Code, may request or accept any care, assistance, or advice described by Section 79.003(a), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, including the loan or operation of construction equipment or other heavy equipment by the owner or operator of the equipment, as applicable, or the donation of resources to the extent the commissioners court, county judge, county fire marshal, volunteer fire department, or emergency management director or coordinator believes necessary to address a man-made or natural disaster.(c)  A person as defined by Section 79.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, who provides care, assistance, or advice to a municipality or county in the manner described by this section is immune from civil liability as provided by Section 79.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(d)  Subsection (a) or (b) does not authorize the acceptance of care, assistance, or advice in violation of any other law or contractual agreement that prohibits the acceptance of that care, assistance, or advice.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (H.B. 487), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 373.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 373 - Community Development in Municipalities|Section 373.001. Short Title

Sec. 373.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Texas Community Development Act of 1975.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 373.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 373 - Community Development in Municipalities|Section 373.002. Legislative Finding; Public Purposes

Sec. 373.002.  LEGISLATIVE FINDING;  PUBLIC PURPOSES.  (a)  The legislature finds that the activities specified in this chapter contribute to the development of viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and by expanding economic opportunities for persons of low and moderate income.(b)  Activities conducted under this chapter are directed toward the following purposes:(1)  elimination of slums and areas affected by blight;(2)  prevention of blighting influences and of the deterioration of property and neighborhood and community facilities important to the welfare of the community;(3)  elimination of conditions detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare;(4)  expansion and improvement of the quantity and quality of community services essential for the development of viable urban communities;(5)  more rational use of land and other natural resources;(6)  improved arrangement of residential, commercial, industrial, recreational, and other necessary activity centers;(7)  restoration and preservation of properties of special value for historic, architectural, or aesthetic reasons;(8)  reduction of the isolation of income groups in communities and geographical areas, promotion of increased diversity and vitality of neighborhoods through spatial deconcentration of housing opportunities for persons of low and moderate income, and revitalization of deteriorating or deteriorated neighborhoods to attract persons of higher income;  and(9)  alleviation of physical and economic distress through the stimulation of private investment and community revitalization in slum or blighted areas.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 373.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 373 - Community Development in Municipalities|Section 373.003. Definition

Sec. 373.003.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "community development program" means a program adopted under this chapter.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 373.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 373 - Community Development in Municipalities|Section 373.004. Goals of Program

Sec. 373.004.  GOALS OF PROGRAM.  Through a community development program, a municipality may conduct work or activities designed to:(1)  improve the living and economic conditions of persons of low and moderate income;(2)  benefit low or moderate income neighborhoods;(3)  aid in the prevention or elimination of slums and blighted areas;(4)  aid a federally assisted new community;  or(5)  meet other urgent community development needs, including an activity or function specified for a community development program that incorporates a federally assisted new community.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 373.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 373 - Community Development in Municipalities|Section 373.006. Required Procedures Before Adoption of Community Development Program

Sec. 373.006.  REQUIRED PROCEDURES BEFORE ADOPTION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.  Before exercising powers under Section 373.005, the governing body of the municipality must:(1)  identify areas of the municipality in which predominantly low and moderate income persons reside, that are blighted or slum areas, or that are federally assisted new communities;(2)  establish community development program areas in which community development activities, building rehabilitation, or the acquisition of privately owned buildings or land is proposed;(3)  adopt, by resolution or ordinance, a plan under which citizens may publicly comment on the proposed community development program;(4)  conduct public hearings on the proposed program before the 15th day before the date of its final adoption by the governing body;  and(5)  adopt the community development program by resolution or ordinance.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 373.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 373 - Community Development in Municipalities|Section 373.007. Limitation on Municipal Powers; Effect on Urban Renewal

Sec. 373.007.  LIMITATION ON MUNICIPAL POWERS;  EFFECT ON URBAN RENEWAL.  (a)  This chapter does not grant a municipality the power of condemnation to rehabilitate or remove buildings or to acquire real property for the purpose of resale.(b)  This chapter does not authorize a municipality to implement an urban renewal project under Chapter 374 without compliance with the provisions of that chapter.  This chapter does not affect the status, operations, contracts, or other obligations of any urban renewal agency created under Chapter 374.  This chapter does not prevent a municipality from exercising urban renewal authority under Chapter 374.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 373B.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 373B - Community Land Trusts|Section 373B.001. Definition

Sec. 373B.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "community housing development organization" has the meaning assigned by 42 U.S.C. Section 12704.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 383 (S.B. 402), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 373B.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 373B - Community Land Trusts|Section 373B.002. Creation or Designation

Sec. 373B.002.  CREATION OR DESIGNATION.  The governing body of a municipality or county by ordinance or order may create or designate one or more community land trusts, including a housing finance corporation established under Chapter 394 or a land trust operated by a community housing development organization certified by the municipality or county, to operate in the municipality or county.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 383 (S.B. 402), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 373B.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 373B - Community Land Trusts|Section 373B.003. Nature of Trust

Sec. 373B.003.  NATURE OF TRUST.  A community land trust created or designated under Section 373B.002 must be a nonprofit organization that is:(1)  created to acquire and hold land for the benefit of developing and preserving long-term affordable housing in the municipality or county; and(2)  organized as:(A)  a nonprofit corporation that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of that code;(B)  a limited partnership of which a nonprofit corporation described by Paragraph (A) controls 100 percent of the general partner interest; or(C)  a limited liability company for which a nonprofit corporation described by Paragraph (A) serves as the only member.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 383 (S.B. 402), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1020 (S.B. 113), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 373B.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 373B - Community Land Trusts|Section 373B.004. Purposes of Trust

Sec. 373B.004.  PURPOSES OF TRUST.  The purposes of a community land trust are to:(1)  provide affordable housing for low-income and moderate-income residents in the community;(2)  promote resident ownership of housing;(3)  keep housing affordable for future residents; and(4)  capture the value of public investment for long-term community benefit.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 383 (S.B. 402), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 373B.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 373B - Community Land Trusts|Section 373B.005. Ownership of Land and Housing Units

Sec. 373B.005.  OWNERSHIP OF LAND AND HOUSING UNITS.  A community land trust may retain title to land it acquires and may:(1)  sell housing units located on the land and lease the land under ground leases with terms of at least 99 years; or(2)  lease housing units located on the land.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 383 (S.B. 402), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 373B.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 373B - Community Land Trusts|Section 373B.006. Qualifications of Purchasers or Lessees of Housing Units

Sec. 373B.006.  QUALIFICATIONS OF PURCHASERS OR LESSEES OF HOUSING UNITS.  (a)  A community land trust may sell housing units only to families with a yearly income at the time of sale at or below 80 percent of the area median family income, adjusted for family size.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), for housing units located on one or more tracts of land owned by the community land trust that constitute a contiguous geographic area or are located in the same platted subdivision, the trust may sell not more than 20 percent of the housing units to families with a yearly income at the time of sale that exceeds the amount provided by Subsection (a) but does not exceed 120 percent of the area median family income, adjusted for family size.(c)  At least 25 percent of the housing units sold by the trust must be sold to families with a yearly income at the time of sale at or below 60 percent of the area median family income, adjusted for family size.(d)  A community land trust may lease housing units only to families with a yearly income at the time of lease at or below 60 percent of the area median family income, adjusted for family size.(e)  Notwithstanding Subsection (d), for housing units located on one or more tracts of land owned by the community land trust that constitute a contiguous geographic area or are located in the same platted subdivision, the trust may lease not more than 20 percent of the housing units to families with a yearly income at the time of lease that exceeds the amount provided by Subsection (d) but does not exceed 80 percent of the area median family income, adjusted for family size.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 383 (S.B. 402), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 373B.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 373B - Community Land Trusts|Section 373B.007. Relation to Other Law

Sec. 373B.007.  RELATION TO OTHER LAW.  This chapter does not preclude the creation of a land trust by a nonprofit organization, including a community housing development organization, under other statutory or common law or the operation of that land trust inside or outside a municipality or county that has created or designated a community land trust under Section 373B.002.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 383 (S.B. 402), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 373B.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 373B - Community Land Trusts|Section 373B.008. Applicability of Chapter to Trust Operated by Housing Finance Corporation

Sec. 373B.008.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO TRUST OPERATED BY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.  Section 373B.003 does not apply to a community land trust operated in the municipality or county by a housing finance corporation established under Chapter 394.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 383 (S.B. 402), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 376.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 376 - Contractual Assessments for Energy Efficiency Improvements|Section 376.001. Authorized Financing

Sec. 376.001.  AUTHORIZED FINANCING.  An assessment under this chapter may finance:(1)  energy efficiency public improvements to developed lots for which the costs and time delays of creating an entity under law to assess the lot would be prohibitively large relative to the cost of the energy efficiency public improvement to be financed; and(2)  the installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources or energy efficiency improvements that are permanently fixed to residential, commercial, industrial, or other real property.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 655 (H.B. 1937), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 376.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 376 - Contractual Assessments for Energy Efficiency Improvements|Section 376.002. Certain Financing Prohibited

Sec. 376.002.  CERTAIN FINANCING PROHIBITED.  An assessment under this chapter may not be used to finance:(1)  facilities for undeveloped lots or lots undergoing development at the time of the assessment; or(2)  the purchase or installation of appliances not permanently fixed to real property.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 655 (H.B. 1937), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 376.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 376 - Contractual Assessments for Energy Efficiency Improvements|Section 376.003. Consent for Assessment Required

Sec. 376.003.  CONSENT FOR ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.  A municipality may impose an assessment under this chapter only with the consent of the owner of the assessed property at the time of the assessment.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 655 (H.B. 1937), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 376.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 376 - Contractual Assessments for Energy Efficiency Improvements|Section 376.004. Designation of Area for Assessment

Sec. 376.004.  DESIGNATION OF AREA FOR ASSESSMENT.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality may determine that it is convenient and advantageous to designate an area of the municipality within which authorized municipal officials and property owners may enter into contracts to assess properties for energy efficiency public improvements described by Section 376.001(1) and make financing arrangements under this chapter.(b)  The governing body of a municipality may determine that it is convenient, advantageous, and in the public interest to designate an area of the municipality within which authorized municipal officials and property owners may enter into contracts to assess properties to finance the installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources or energy efficiency improvements that are permanently fixed to real property.(c)  An area designated by the governing body of a municipality under this section may include the entire municipality.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 655 (H.B. 1937), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 376.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development|Chapter 376 - Contractual Assessments for Energy Efficiency Improvements|Section 376.005. Resolution of Intention to Contract for Assessment

Sec. 376.005.  RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO CONTRACT FOR ASSESSMENT.  (a)  To make a determination under Section 376.004, the governing body of a municipality must adopt a resolution indicating the governing body's intention to designate an area for assessment.(b)  The resolution of intention must:(1)  include a statement that the municipality proposes to make contractual assessment financing available to property owners;(2)  identify the types of energy efficiency public improvements, distributed generation renewable energy resources, or energy efficiency improvements that may be financed;(3)  describe the boundaries of the area in which contracts for assessments may be entered into;(4)  thoroughly describe the proposed arrangements for financing the program; and(5)  state the time and place for a public hearing and that interested persons may object to or inquire about the proposed program at the hearing.(c)  If contractual assessments are to be used to finance the installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources or energy efficiency improvements that are permanently fixed to real property, the resolution of intention must state that it is in the public interest to do so.(d)  The resolution shall direct an appropriate municipal official to:(1)  prepare a report under Section 376.006; and(2)  consult with the appropriate appraisal district or districts regarding collecting the proposed contractual assessments with property taxes imposed on the assessed property.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 655 (H.B. 1937), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|