Sec. 374.905. MUNICIPAL PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM LEVY AND EXECUTION. (a) All municipal property, including funds, owned or held for the municipality for the purposes of this chapter are exempt from levy and sale by execution. An execution or other judicial proceeding may not issue against the property, and a judgment against the municipality may not be a charge or lien on that property. This subsection does not apply to or limit the right of an obligee to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given under this chapter by a municipality on its rents, fees, grants, or revenues from urban renewal projects.
(b) If real property in the urban renewal project area is acquired and is owned as part of the project by a municipality or the urban renewal agency, and the project is not subject to ad valorem taxes because of Subsection (a), the gross project cost may include reasonable payments in lieu of taxes.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 12 - Planning and Development
Subtitle A - Municipal Planning and Development
Chapter 374 - Urban Renewal in Municipalities
Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 374.901. Use of Acquired Property for Public Housing
Section 374.902. Exercise of Urban Renewal Powers by Certain Counties
Section 374.903. Urban Renewal in Disaster Area
Section 374.904. Costs of Relocation
Section 374.905. Municipal Property Exempt From Levy and Execution
Section 374.906. Powers of Public Body
Section 374.907. Title of Purchaser
Section 374.908. Conflict of Interest