Tex. Local Government Code § 386.036
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 386.036, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 386.036. AMENDING BOUNDARIES.
Official statutory text
(a) A creating body by ordinance or order may amend the boundary of a development zone after a public hearing on the issue.
(b) The amended boundary:
(1) must be continuous;
(2) may not exceed the original size requirement of Section 386.031; and
(3) may not exclude any area originally included within the boundary of the development zone.
(c) The entire development zone with the amended boundary must continue to meet the unemployment or economic distress requirements of Section 386.031.
(d) A creating body may not make more than one boundary amendment for a development zone in a calendar year.
(e) If more than one body created the development zone, each body must agree on the amendment by ordinance or order.
(b) The amended boundary:
(1) must be continuous;
(2) may not exceed the original size requirement of Section 386.031; and
(3) may not exclude any area originally included within the boundary of the development zone.
(c) The entire development zone with the amended boundary must continue to meet the unemployment or economic distress requirements of Section 386.031.
(d) A creating body may not make more than one boundary amendment for a development zone in a calendar year.
(e) If more than one body created the development zone, each body must agree on the amendment by ordinance or order.
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