Tex. Local Government Code § 255.001
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 255.001, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 255.001. SPECIAL HEARING AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONVERSION OF PROPERTY TO HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a municipality's governing body may not approve the conversion of a property under the municipality's control to provide housing to homeless individuals unless the governing body holds a public hearing not less than 90 days before the municipality begins the conversion. The governing body must hold the hearing at a location within a one-mile radius of the property.
(b) Not later than 36 hours before a public hearing required under Subsection (a) is held, a municipality's governing body must provide notice of the hearing by mail to each residence and business located within a one-mile radius of the property described by that subsection.
(c) If a municipality's governing body fails to comply with this section, an individual who is entitled to notice under Subsection (b) may bring an action for injunctive relief in a district court in the county in which the property described by Subsection (a) is located to prevent the conversion of the property.
(d) In the event of a conflict between this chapter and a provision in a municipality's charter relating to the conversion or notice of the conversion of a property described by Subsection (a), this chapter controls.
(e) This section does not apply to the conversion of a property to provide temporary shelter or housing during a natural disaster, declared state of emergency, or other life-threatening public emergency.
(b) Not later than 36 hours before a public hearing required under Subsection (a) is held, a municipality's governing body must provide notice of the hearing by mail to each residence and business located within a one-mile radius of the property described by that subsection.
(c) If a municipality's governing body fails to comply with this section, an individual who is entitled to notice under Subsection (b) may bring an action for injunctive relief in a district court in the county in which the property described by Subsection (a) is located to prevent the conversion of the property.
(d) In the event of a conflict between this chapter and a provision in a municipality's charter relating to the conversion or notice of the conversion of a property described by Subsection (a), this chapter controls.
(e) This section does not apply to the conversion of a property to provide temporary shelter or housing during a natural disaster, declared state of emergency, or other life-threatening public emergency.
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