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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 214.902

RENT CONTROL

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff

(a) The governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, establish rent control if:

(1) the governing body finds that a housing emergency exists due to a disaster as defined by Section 418.004, Government Code; and

(2) the governor approves the ordinance.

(b) The governing body shall continue or discontinue rent control in the same manner that the governor continues or discontinues a state of disaster under Section 418.014, Government Code.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.