Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 392.031

APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS OF A MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY

Known as the Housing Authorities Law

The act spans §§ 392.001 to 392.104 (67 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case the Housing Authority of the City of El Paso v. City of El Paso, Joseph Wardy, Mayor of the City of El Paso (2004)

Most recently applied in the Housing Authority of the City of El Paso v. City of El Paso, Joseph Wardy, Mayor of the City of El Paso (April 2004)

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

(a) Each municipal housing authority shall be governed by five, seven, nine, or 11 commissioners. The presiding officer of the governing body of a municipality shall appoint five, seven, nine, or 11 persons to serve as commissioners of the authority. An appointed commissioner of the authority may not be an officer or employee of the municipality. Appointments made under this section must comply with the requirements of Section 392.0331, if applicable.

(b) A commissioner may not be an officer or employee of the municipality. A commissioner may be:

(1) a tenant of a public project over which the housing authority has jurisdiction; or

(2) a recipient of housing assistance administered through the authority's housing choice voucher program or project-based rental assistance program.

(c) A certificate of the appointment of a commissioner shall be filed with the clerk of the municipality. The certificate is conclusive evidence of the proper appointment of the commissioner.

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