Texas Statutes
Subchapter B. Creation and Area of Operation of a Housing Authority
Section 392.0162. Area of Operation of Certain Municipal Housing Authorities

Sec. 392.0162. AREA OF OPERATION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES. (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.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1115 (H.B. 2287), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.

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