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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 373.006

REQUIRED PROCEDURES BEFORE ADOPTION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Known as the Texas Community Development Act

The act spans §§ 373.001 to 373.007 (7 sections).

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

Before exercising powers under Section 373.005, the governing body of the municipality must:

(1) identify areas of the municipality in which predominantly low and moderate income persons reside, that are blighted or slum areas, or that are federally assisted new communities;

(2) establish community development program areas in which community development activities, building rehabilitation, or the acquisition of privately owned buildings or land is proposed;

(3) adopt, by resolution or ordinance, a plan under which citizens may publicly comment on the proposed community development program;

(4) conduct public hearings on the proposed program before the 15th day before the date of its final adoption by the governing body; and

(5) adopt the community development program by resolution or ordinance.

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