Tex. Local Government Code § 392.0162
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 392.0162, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 392.0162. AREA OF OPERATION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies only to the operation of a municipal housing authority operating in a municipality that:
(1) has a population of more than 600,000; and
(2) is located in a county that has a population of 800,000 or more, the territorial boundary of which is contiguous to the international border.
(b) Notwithstanding Sections 392.014 and 392.017(b), a municipal housing authority may operate in:
(1) the municipality for which the authority is created; and
(2) the county described by Subsection (a)(2), other than the parts of the county:
(A) that are within the territorial boundaries of a municipality other than the municipality for which the authority is created; and
(B) in which another housing authority operates under this chapter.
(c) A municipal housing authority may begin operations in the area authorized under Subsection (b)(2) only if:
(1) the authority has completed and presented to the commissioners court of the county described by Subsection (a)(2) a needs assessment relating to the operation of the authority in the county; and
(2) after a public hearing considering the needs assessment provided under Subdivision (1), the commissioners court votes to approve the operation of the authority in the applicable area.
(1) has a population of more than 600,000; and
(2) is located in a county that has a population of 800,000 or more, the territorial boundary of which is contiguous to the international border.
(b) Notwithstanding Sections 392.014 and 392.017(b), a municipal housing authority may operate in:
(1) the municipality for which the authority is created; and
(2) the county described by Subsection (a)(2), other than the parts of the county:
(A) that are within the territorial boundaries of a municipality other than the municipality for which the authority is created; and
(B) in which another housing authority operates under this chapter.
(c) A municipal housing authority may begin operations in the area authorized under Subsection (b)(2) only if:
(1) the authority has completed and presented to the commissioners court of the county described by Subsection (a)(2) a needs assessment relating to the operation of the authority in the county; and
(2) after a public hearing considering the needs assessment provided under Subdivision (1), the commissioners court votes to approve the operation of the authority in the applicable area.
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