Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 2306.752. OWNER-BUILDER LOAN PROGRAM. (a) To provide for the development of affordable housing in this state, the department, through the colonia self-help centers established under Subchapter Z or a nonprofit organization certified by the department as a nonprofit owner-bui…

Sec. 2306.753. OWNER-BUILDER ELIGIBILITY. (a) Subject to this section, the department shall establish eligibility requirements for an owner-builder to receive a loan under this subchapter. The eligibility requirements must establish a priority for loans made under this subchapter…

Sec. 2306.754. AMOUNT OF LOAN; LOAN TERMS. (a) The department may establish the minimum amount of a loan under this subchapter, but a loan made by the department may not exceed $45,000. (b) If it is not possible for an owner-builder to purchase necessary real property and build o…

Sec. 2306.755. NONPROFIT OWNER-BUILDER HOUSING PROGRAMS. (a) The department may certify nonprofit owner-builder housing programs operated by a tax-exempt organization listed under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to: (1) qualify potential owner-builders for loans…

Sec. 2306.756. OWNER-BUILDER EDUCATION CLASSES. (a) A state-certified nonprofit owner-builder housing program shall offer owner-builder education classes to potential owner-builders. A class under this section must provide information on: (1) the financial responsibilities of an …

Sec. 2306.757. LOAN PRIORITY FOR WAIVER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FEES. In making loans under this subchapter, the department shall give priority to loans to owner-builders who will reside in counties or municipalities that agree in writing to waive capital recovery fees, building perm…

Sec. 2306.758. FUNDING. (a) The department shall solicit gifts and grants to make loans under this subchapter. (b) The department may also make loans under this subchapter from: (1) available funds in the housing trust fund established under Section 2306.201; and (2) federal bloc…

Sec. 2306.781. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "program" means the colonia model subdivision program established under this subchapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 2.13, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 2306.782. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. The department shall establish the colonia model subdivision program to promote the development of new, high-quality, residential subdivisions that provide: (1) alternatives to substandard colonias; and (2) housing options affordable to in…

Sec. 2306.783. COLONIA MODEL SUBDIVISION REVOLVING LOAN FUND. (a) The department shall establish a colonia model subdivision revolving loan fund in the department. Money in the fund may be used only for purposes of the program. (a-1) Expired. (a-2) Expired. (a-3) Expired. (b) The…

Sec. 2306.784. SUBDIVISION COMPLIANCE. Any subdivision created with assistance from the colonia model subdivision revolving loan fund must fully comply with all state and local laws, including any process established under state or local law for subdividing real property. Added b…

Sec. 2306.785. PROGRAM LOANS. (a) The department may make loans under the program only to: (1) colonia self-help centers established under Subchapter Z; and (2) community housing development organizations certified by the department. (b) A loan made under the program may be used …

Sec. 2306.786. ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM; RULES. (a) In administering the program, the department by rule shall adopt: (1) any subdivision standards in excess of local standards the department considers necessary; (2) loan application procedures; (3) program guidelines; and (4) c…

Sec. 2306.801. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "federally subsidized" means receiving financial assistance through a federal program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the Secretary of Agriculture under which housing assistance is provided on the ba…

Sec. 2306.802. MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PRESERVATION CLASSES. The department shall establish two classes of priorities of developments to preserve multifamily housing. The classes, in order of descending priority, are: (1) Class A, which includes any federally subsidized multifamily h…

Sec. 2306.803. AT-RISK MULTIFAMILY HOUSING: IDENTIFICATION, PRIORITIZATION, AND PRESERVATION. (a) The department shall determine the name and location of and the number of units in each multifamily housing development that is at risk of losing its low income use restrictions and …

Sec. 2306.804. USE OF HOUSING PRESERVATION RESOURCES. (a) To the extent possible, the department shall use available resources for the preservation and rehabilitation of the multifamily housing developments identified and listed under Section 2306.803. (b) To the extent possible,…

Sec. 2306.805. HOUSING PRESERVATION INCENTIVES PROGRAM. (a) The department shall establish and administer a housing preservation incentives program to provide incentives through loan guarantees, loans, and grants to political subdivisions, housing finance corporations, public hou…

Sec. 2306.851. APPLICATION. (a) This subchapter applies only to a property owner of a multifamily housing development that is insured or assisted under a program under Section 8, United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Section 1437f), or that is: (1) insured or assisted unde…

Sec. 2306.852. PROPERTY OWNER RESTRICTION. Except as provided by this subchapter, a property owner to whom this subchapter applies may not sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of a multifamily housing development described by Section 2306.851(a) or take any other action if that acti…

Sec. 2306.853. NOTICE OF INTENT. (a) A property owner of a multifamily housing development may take an action, sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the development subject to the restriction under Section 2306.852 if the property owner provides notice by mail of the owner's inten…

Sec. 2306.901. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "council" means the Texas Interagency Council for the Homeless. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.80(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2307.001 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 432, Sec.…

Sec. 2306.902. ADVISORY ROLE. (a) The Texas Interagency Council for the Homeless serves as an advisory committee to the department. The council may recommend policies to the board. The board must provide written justification for not accepting council recommendations and must con…

Sec. 2306.903. MEMBERSHIP. (a) The Texas Interagency Council for the Homeless is composed of: (1) one representative from each of the following agencies, appointed by the administrative head of that agency: (A) the Department of State Health Services; (B) the Texas Department of …

Sec. 2306.904. OPERATION OF COUNCIL. (a) The members of the council shall annually elect one member to serve as presiding officer. (b) The council shall meet at least quarterly. (c) An action taken by the council must be approved by a majority vote of the members present. (d) The…

Sec. 2306.905. DUTIES OF COUNCIL. (a) The council shall: (1) survey current resources for services for the homeless in this state; (2) initiate an evaluation of the current and future needs for the services; (3) assist in coordinating and providing statewide services for all home…

Sec. 2306.906. DUTIES OF STATE AGENCY COUNCIL MEMBERS. (a) Each agency represented on the council shall report to the department a standard set of performance data, as determined by the department, on the agency's outcomes related to homelessness. (b) Each agency shall contribute…

Sec. 2306.907. PUBLIC HEARINGS. (a) The council shall annually hold public hearings on homelessness issues in at least one county located in a rural area of this state and one county located in an urban area of this state. (b) The department shall provide to the secretary of stat…

Sec. 2306.908. REPORT. The council shall submit annually a progress report to the governing bodies of the agencies represented on the council. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.80(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 2307.005 by Acts 2001, 77th…

Sec. 2306.909. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The council may accept gifts and grants from a public or private source for use in carrying out the council's duties under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.80(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Renumbered from Government Code Se…

Sec. 2306.910. MEETING BY TELECONFERENCE. Notwithstanding Chapter 551, a member of the council who resides 20 or more miles away from the location of a council meeting may participate remotely in the meeting by telephone conference call or videoconference and is counted as presen…

Sec. 2306.921. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Facility" means a structure, trailer, or vehicle, or two or more contiguous or grouped structures, trailers, or vehicles, together with the land appurtenant. (2) "Migrant agricultural worker" means an individual who: (A) is wor…

Sec. 2306.922. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person may not establish, maintain, or operate a migrant labor housing facility without obtaining a license from the department. Transferred from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 147 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 60 (H.B. 1099), Sec. 1…

Sec. 2306.923. LICENSE APPLICATION; APPLICATION INSPECTION. (a) To receive a migrant labor housing facility license, a person must apply to the department according to rules adopted by the board and on a form prescribed by the board. (b) The application must be made not later tha…

Sec. 2306.924. INSPECTION. The department shall inspect the migrant labor housing facility not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of a complete application and the fee. Transferred from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 147 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 60…

Sec. 2306.925. FAILURE TO MEET STANDARDS; REINSPECTION. (a) If a migrant labor housing facility for which a license application is made does not meet the reasonable minimum standards of construction, sanitation, equipment, and operation required by rules adopted under this subcha…

Sec. 2306.926. LICENSE ISSUANCE; TERM; NOT TRANSFERABLE. (a) The department shall issue a license to establish, maintain, and operate a migrant labor housing facility if the facility meets the standards of construction, sanitation, equipment, and operation required by rules adopt…

Sec. 2306.927. LICENSE POSTING. A person who holds a license issued under this subchapter shall post the license in the migrant labor housing facility at all times during the maintenance or operation of the facility. Transferred from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 147 and amende…

Sec. 2306.928. INSPECTION OF FACILITIES. An authorized representative of the department, after giving or making a reasonable attempt to give notice to the operator of a migrant labor housing facility, may enter and inspect the facility during reasonable hours and investigate cond…

Sec. 2306.929. FEE. The board shall set the license fee in an amount not to exceed $250. Transferred from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 147 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 60 (H.B. 1099), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

Sec. 2306.930. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE. (a) The department may suspend or revoke a license for a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter. (b) Chapter 2001 and department rules for holding a contested case hearing govern the procedures for …

Sec. 2306.931. ENFORCEMENT; ADOPTION OF RULES. (a) The department shall enforce this subchapter. (b) The board shall adopt rules to protect the health and safety of persons living in migrant labor housing facilities. (c) The board by rule shall adopt standards for living quarters…

Sec. 2306.932. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) A district court for good cause shown in a hearing and on application by the department, a migrant agricultural worker, or the worker's representative may grant a temporary or permanent injunction to prohibit a person, including a person who …

Sec. 2306.933. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50 for each person occupying the migrant labor housing facility in violation of this subchapter for each day that the vi…

Sec. 2306.934. COMPLAINT; NOTICE; DISMISSAL. (a) In this section, "designated representative" means an individual or organization to whom a migrant agricultural worker has given written authorization to exercise the worker's right to file a complaint under this section. (b) The d…

Sec. 2306.935. REMEDIATION OF COMPLAINT IN GENERAL. (a) Subject to Section 2306.936, not later than the seventh day after the date that notice is received under Section 2306.934, the operator of a migrant labor housing facility shall remedy the complaint. (b) The department by ru…