Tex. Local Government Code § 212.139
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 212.139, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 212.139. LIMITATION ON MORATORIUM.
Official statutory text
(a) A moratorium adopted under this subchapter does not affect an application for a project in progress under Chapter 245.
(b) A municipality may not adopt a moratorium under this subchapter that:
(1) prohibits a person from filing or processing an application for a project in progress under Chapter 245; or
(2) prohibits or delays the processing of an application for zoning filed before the effective date of the moratorium.
(b) A municipality may not adopt a moratorium under this subchapter that:
(1) prohibits a person from filing or processing an application for a project in progress under Chapter 245; or
(2) prohibits or delays the processing of an application for zoning filed before the effective date of the moratorium.
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