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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the operations of certain housing authorities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 392, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 392.020 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 392.020. Operation of Certain Municipal Housing |
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Authorities in a County Area. (a) This section applies only to the |
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operation of a housing authority operating in: |
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(1) a county that has a population of 800,000 or more |
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and is located on the international border; and |
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(2) a municipality that has a population of more than |
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600,000 and is located in a county described by Subsection (a)(1). |
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(b) A municipal housing authority under this chapter may |
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conduct its operation in the municipality described in Subsection |
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(a)(2) as well as the county described in Subsection (a)(1), |
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excluding any parts of the county that are: |
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(1) within the territorial boundaries of another |
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municipality not described in Subsection (a)(2); and |
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(2) in which a public housing authority under this |
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chapter operates. |
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(c) Section 392.014 of this Chapter shall not apply to a |
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municipal housing authority operating pursuant to this Section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |