Texas § LG.255.001 - SPECIAL HEARING AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONVERSION OF PROPERTY TO HOUSE HOMEL
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§ LG.255.001. SPECIAL HEARING AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONVERSION OF PROPERTY TO HOUSE HOMEL
SPECIAL HEARING AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONVERSION OF PROPERTY TO HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a municipality's governing body may not approve the conversion of a property under the municipality's control to provide housing to homeless individuals unless the governing body holds a public hearing not less than 90 days before the municipality begins the conversion. The governing body must hold the hearing at a location within a one-mile radius of the property. (b) Not later than 36 hours before a public hearing required under Subsection (a) is held, a municipality's governing body must provide notice of the hearing by mail to each residence and business located within a one-mile radius of the property described by that subsection. (c) If a municipality's governing body fails to comply with this section, an individual who is entitled to notice under Subsection (b) may bring an action for injunctive relief in a district court in the county in which the property described by Subsection (a) is located to prevent the conversion of the property. (d) In the event of a conflict between this chapter and a provision in a municipality's charter relating to the conversion or notice of the conversion of a property described by Subsection (a), this chapter controls. (e) This section does not apply to the conversion of a property to provide temporary shelter or housing during a natural disaster, declared state of emergency, or other life-threatening public emergency. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 178 (S.B. 617 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
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