Texas Local Government Code 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 § 392.002:
(1) a work or undertaking implemented for a reason described by Subdivision (6) of § 392.002 that is financed in any way by public funds or tax-exempt revenue bonds; or
(2) a building over which the housing authority has jurisdiction and of which a part is reserved for occupancy by persons who receive income or rental supplements from a governmental entity.
(b) Unless the commissioners of an authority hold a public meeting about a proposed housing project before the site for the project is approved, the authority may not authorize the construction of the housing project or obtain a permit, certificate, or other authorization required by a municipality or other political subdivision for any part of the construction of the housing project. A majority of the commissioners must attend the public meeting.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 392.053
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(c) The commissioners shall hold the meeting at the closest available facility to the site of the proposed project.
(d) The commissioners shall allow a person who owns or leases real property within one-fourth mile of the proposed site to comment on the proposed project.
(e) If a housing authority has not complied with the requirements of this section and § 392.054, a municipality or other political subdivision may not issue a permit, certificate, or other authorization for any part of the construction of, or for the occupancy of, a housing project.