Title LG, Local Government Code

Sec. 392.0525. LETTER OF CREDIT ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BONDS. In the award of a contract for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, alteration, or repair of any public building or for the completion of any public work, an authority must comply with ap…

Sec. 392.053. PUBLIC MEETING ON PROPOSED HOUSING PROJECT. (a) In this section, "housing project" includes, in addition to the works or undertakings described by Subdivision (6) of Section 392.002: (1) a work or undertaking implemented for a reason described by Subdivision (6) of …

Sec. 392.054. NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING. (a) In addition to any other notice required by law, the commissioners of an authority shall post notice of the date, hour, place, and subject of a meeting required by Section 392.053. The notice must be posted before the 30th day before th…

Sec. 392.055. RENTALS AND TENANT SELECTION. (a) An authority may rent or lease housing only to persons of low income and only at rentals that persons of low income can afford, in accordance with policy guidelines to be adopted annually by the authority on or before the beginning …

Sec. 392.0555. PET OWNERSHIP POLICY. A housing authority policy permitting tenant ownership of a pet must comply with all applicable county or municipal restrictions on dangerous dogs imposed under Section 822.047, Health and Safety Code. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. …

Sec. 392.056. ACQUISITION, USE, AND DISPOSITION OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. (a) An authority may own, hold, and improve real or personal property. (b) An authority may purchase, lease, or obtain an option on an interest in real or personal property. An authority may acquire an…

Sec. 392.0565. PURCHASES MADE UNDER FEDERAL PROCUREMENT PROGRAM. (a) An authority may purchase equipment and supplies and award contracts for services or for repairs, maintenance, and replacements in compliance with the consolidated supply program or any other procurement program…

Sec. 392.057. INVESTMENT OF FUNDS. An authority may invest any funds held in reserves or sinking funds or any funds not required for immediate disbursement in property or securities in which a savings bank may legally invest funds subject to its control. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch.…

Sec. 392.058. RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION. (a) An authority may research, study, and experiment on the subject of housing in its area of operation. (b) An authority may investigate housing conditions and methods of improving housing conditions in its area of operation. (c) An auth…

Sec. 392.059. COOPERATION WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES OR HOUSING AUTHORITIES. (a) An authority may cooperate with a municipality, a county, another political subdivision of this state, or the state in action taken in connection with the problems of clearing, replanning, and …

Sec. 392.060. HEARINGS. Acting through one or more commissioners or other persons designated by the authority, an authority may: (1) conduct examinations and investigations and hear testimony and accept evidence under oath at a public or private hearing on a matter material for t…

Sec. 392.061. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) An authority may acquire an interest in real property, including a fee simple interest, by the exercise of the power of eminent domain after it adopts a resolution describing the real property and declaring the acquisition of the property necessa…

Sec. 392.062. REPORTS. (a) At least once a year, each housing authority shall file a report of its activities for the preceding year and make recommendations for additional legislation or other action it considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) A municip…

Sec. 392.063. PROJECTS FOR FARMERS OF LOW INCOME. (a) A county, regional, or merged housing authority may borrow money, accept grants, and exercise its powers to provide housing for farmers of low income. (b) As the authority considers necessary to assure the achievement of the o…

Sec. 392.064. CORPORATE NAME OF REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY. A regional housing authority may select an appropriate corporate name. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 392.065. MISCELLANEOUS POWERS. An authority may: (1) sue and be sued; (2) have a seal and change the seal at will; (3) have perpetual succession; (4) make and execute contracts and other instruments that are necessary or convenient to the exercise of the authority's powers; …

Sec. 392.066. PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION. (a) An authority that creates a public facility corporation under Chapter 303 may, with or without consideration, for the purpose of providing affordable housing or housing assistance, enter into an agreement with, make a contribution to…

Sec. 392.067. VETERANS HOUSING IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) In this section, "veteran" means a person who has served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or in the state military forces as defined by Section 437.001, Government Code. (b) A county or municipal housi…

Sec. 392.081. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS. (a) An authority may, by resolution, authorize the issuance of bonds in one or more series for a corporate purpose of the authority. (b) An authority may issue refunding bonds to repay or retire bonds that the authority previously issued. (…

Sec. 392.082. FORM OF BONDS. (a) The resolution authorizing bonds of an authority, or a trust indenture or mortgage of the authority that secures the bonds, may provide: (1) the date to appear on the bonds; (2) the maturity date of the bonds; (3) the interest rate of the bonds; (…

Sec. 392.083. SALE OF BONDS. (a) Bonds issued by an authority may be sold either at a public sale after notice is published in accordance with this section or at a private sale. Bonds may be sold at the price or prices determined by the authority but may not be sold at a price th…

Sec. 392.0831. PAYMENT FOR BONDS. Bonds issued by an authority may be sold: (1) for cash; (2) in exchange for property constituting a housing project; or (3) by any combination of those methods. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 677, Sec. 8, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.

Sec. 392.084. NEGOTIABILITY OF BONDS. A bond issued under this chapter is fully negotiable. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 392.085. LIABILITY ON BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) A commissioner of an authority or a person who executes the bonds for an authority is not liable personally on the bonds due to the issuance of the bonds. (b) The bonds and other obligations of an authority are not a deb…

Sec. 392.086. TAX EXEMPTION. Bonds of an authority are issued for an essential public and governmental purpose and are public instrumentalities. The bonds, interest on the bonds, and income from the bonds are exempt from taxes. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,…

Sec. 392.087. PLEDGES, MORTGAGES, AND COVENANTS TO SECURE BONDS OR LEASE OBLIGATIONS. In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of obligations under a lease, an authority may make a covenant or take an action that is necessary, convenient, or desirable to secure t…

Sec. 392.088. CERTIFICATION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL. After the proceedings for the issuance of bonds are complete, an authority may submit to the attorney general the bonds to be issued and the record of the proceedings. The attorney general shall examine and pass on the validity of …

Sec. 392.089. PURCHASE OF BONDS BY AUTHORITY. An authority may purchase its bonds at a price not greater than the principal and accrued interest of the bonds. Bonds purchased by an authority shall be canceled. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 392.090. COVENANT OF REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY REGARDING AREA OF OPERATION. In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of other obligations, a regional housing authority may make a covenant regarding limitations on its right to adopt resolutions relating to t…

Sec. 392.101. REMEDIES OF AN OBLIGEE OF THE AUTHORITY. (a) Subject to contractual restrictions binding on the obligee, an obligee of an authority may compel, by mandamus or other proceeding at law or in equity, the performance by the authority and the commissioners, officers, age…

Sec. 392.102. OPTIONAL REMEDIES OF AN OBLIGEE. (a) By resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract, an authority may confer on an obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds or holding a lease the right on default to: (1) the possession of a hou…

Sec. 392.103. EXEMPTION OF PROPERTY FROM EXECUTION SALE. (a) The real property of an authority is exempt from levy and sale by execution. An execution or other judicial process may not issue against the property, and a judgment against the authority may not be a charge or lien on…

Sec. 392.104. EFFECT OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS ON OBLIGEE RIGHTS CONFERRED BY AUTHORITY. Sections 392.004 and 392.055 do not limit the power of an authority to vest in an obligee the right, in the event of default by the authority, to take possession of a housing project, obtain the …

Sec. 393.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Housing Cooperation Law. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 393.002. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PURPOSE. (a) The legislature has found in the Housing Authorities Law (Chapter 392) that: (1) unsafe and unsanitary housing conditions exist in this state for persons of low income; (2) there is a shortage of safe and sanitary dwellings for tho…

Sec. 393.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Federal government" includes the United States, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States. (2) "Governing body" means the cou…

Sec. 393.004. POWERS OF PUBLIC BODY RELATING TO HOUSING PROJECTS. To aid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of a housing project located within its jurisdiction, a public body may, on terms established by the public body: (1) dedicate, sell, co…

Sec. 393.005. RESTRICTION ON CERTAIN HOUSING PROJECT CHANGES. A public body may not require changes to be made with respect to a housing project that a housing authority has acquired or taken over from the federal government and that the housing authority by resolution has found …

Sec. 393.006. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES; CONVEYANCE POWERS. (a) A public body may incur the entire expense of any public improvement made by the public body in exercising powers under this chapter. (b) A public body may sell, convey, lease, or make an agreement under this chapter witho…

Sec. 393.007. PAYMENT CONTRACTS. (a) In connection with a housing project located wholly or partly within its jurisdiction, a public body may contract with a housing authority or with the federal government relating to any amounts that the housing authority or the federal governm…

Sec. 393.008. LOANS TO HOUSING AUTHORITY. (a) When a housing authority that is created for a municipality becomes operative, the governing body of the municipality shall immediately estimate the amount necessary for the administrative expenses and overhead of the housing authorit…

Sec. 393.009. POWERS AUTHORIZED BY RESOLUTION. (a) The exercise by a public body of the powers granted under this chapter may be authorized by a resolution of its governing body adopted by a majority of the members of the governing body who are present at a meeting. The resolutio…

Sec. 393.010. NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACTION; PETITION; ELECTION. (a) An action authorized by this chapter may not be consummated until the governing body of the public body gives notice of its intention to enter into a cooperation agreement with a housing authority. A copy of the not…

Sec. 394.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Texas Housing Finance Corporations Act. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 394.002. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide a means to finance the cost of residential ownership and development that will provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing at affordable prices for residents of local governments. (b) The le…

Sec. 394.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Bond" means a revenue bond authorized under this chapter and includes a note and any other limited obligation payable as provided by this chapter. (2) "Development cost" means the sum total of reasonable or necessary costs incident…