Tex. Local Government Code § 374.903
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 374.903, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 374.903. URBAN RENEWAL IN DISASTER AREA.
Official statutory text
If the governing body of a municipality certifies that an area needs redevelopment or rehabilitation because of a flood, fire, hurricane, earthquake, storm, or other catastrophe for which the governor has certified the state's need for disaster assistance under applicable federal law, the governing body may approve an urban renewal plan and an urban renewal project for the affected area without regard to Section 374.014(d) and to the provisions of this chapter that require a general plan for the municipality and a public hearing on the urban renewal project.
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