Tex. Local Government Code § 244.025

This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 244.025, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.

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§ 244.025. MUNICIPAL CONSENT.

Official statutory text

(a) Municipal consent to the construction or operation of a shelter for homeless individuals subject to Section 244.023 is considered granted unless, before the 61st day after the date notice is received by the governing body of the municipality under Section 244.024(a)(2), the governing body determines by resolution after a public hearing that the construction or operation of a shelter at the proposed location is not in the best interest of the municipality.

(b) The governing body of the municipality may rescind a resolution adopted under Subsection (a).

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