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Tex. Local Government Code § 373A.001 Purpose
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Sec. 373A.001. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to: (1) promote the ability of municipalities to increase home ownership, provide affordable housing, and prevent the involuntary loss of homesteads by existing low-income and moderate-income homeowners living in disadvantage…
Tex. Local Government Code § 373A.002 Definitions
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Sec. 373A.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Affordable housing" means housing that is located in a district and is affordable to households earning 70 percent or less of the area median family income, adjusted for household size, as determined annually by the United States …
Tex. Local Government Code § 373A.003 Applicability of Chapter
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Sec. 373A.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) This chapter applies to a municipality with a population of more than 950,000 that is located in a uniform state service region with fewer than 940,000 occupied housing units as determined by the most recent United States decennial cen…
Tex. Local Government Code § 373A.051 Municipal Power To Designate District
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Sec. 373A.051. MUNICIPAL POWER TO DESIGNATE DISTRICT. (a) To promote and expand the ownership and rental of affordable housing and to prevent the involuntary loss of homesteads by existing homeowners and renters living in the area, the governing body of a municipality by ordinanc…