Tex. Local Government Code § 395.076
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 395.076, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 395.076. MORATORIUM ON DEVELOPMENT PROHIBITED.
Official statutory text
A moratorium may not be placed on new development for the purpose of awaiting the completion of all or any part of the process necessary to develop, adopt, or update land use assumptions, a capital improvements plan, or an impact fee.
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