Tex. Local Government Code § 218.301
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 218.301, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 218.301. CIVIL ACTION.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "housing organization" means a:
(1) trade or industry group organized under the laws of this state consisting of local members primarily engaged in the construction or management of housing units;
(2) nonprofit organization organized under the laws of this state that:
(A) provides or advocates for increased access or reduced barriers to housing; and
(B) has filed written or oral comments with the legislature; or
(3) nonprofit organization that is engaged in public policy research, education, and outreach that includes housing policy-related issues and advocacy.
(b) A housing organization or other person adversely affected or aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may bring an action for declaratory or injunctive relief against a municipality.
(c) The court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney's fees to a claimant who prevails in an action brought under this section.
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, including Chapter 15, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, an action brought under this section must be brought in a county in which all or part of the real property that is the subject of the action is located.
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals has exclusive intermediate appellate jurisdiction over an action brought under this section.
(1) trade or industry group organized under the laws of this state consisting of local members primarily engaged in the construction or management of housing units;
(2) nonprofit organization organized under the laws of this state that:
(A) provides or advocates for increased access or reduced barriers to housing; and
(B) has filed written or oral comments with the legislature; or
(3) nonprofit organization that is engaged in public policy research, education, and outreach that includes housing policy-related issues and advocacy.
(b) A housing organization or other person adversely affected or aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may bring an action for declaratory or injunctive relief against a municipality.
(c) The court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney's fees to a claimant who prevails in an action brought under this section.
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, including Chapter 15, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, an action brought under this section must be brought in a county in which all or part of the real property that is the subject of the action is located.
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals has exclusive intermediate appellate jurisdiction over an action brought under this section.
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