Texas § TN.313.048 - HEARING
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§ TN.313.048. HEARING
HEARING. (a) A hearing under this subchapter shall be before the governing body of the municipality. (b) The owner of property abutting a proposed improvement or the owner of an affected railway is entitled to: (1) be heard on any matter for which a hearing is a constitutional prerequisite to the validity of an assessment under this chapter; and (2) contest: (A) the amount of the proposed assessment; (B) the lien and liability for the assessment; (C) the special benefit of the proposed improvement to the abutting property and the owner of the abutting property; and (D) the accuracy, sufficiency, regularity, or validity of the proceedings or contract for the improvement and proposed assessment. (c) The governing body may: (1) correct an error, inaccuracy, irregularity, or invalidity; (2) supply a deficiency; (3) determine the amount of an assessment; (4) determine any other necessary matter; and (5) by ordinance, end the hearing and impose the assessment before, during, or after the construction of the improvement. (d) An assessment may not: (1) exceed the enhanced value to the property as determined at the hearing; or (2) be made to mature before the municipality accepts the improvement for which the assessment is imposed. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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Section TN.313.048 ("HEARING") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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