Local Government Code § 373.006

Sec. 373.006. REQUIRED PROCEDURES BEFORE ADOPTION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. Before exercising powers under Section 373.005, the governing body of the municipality must: (1) identify areas of the municipality in which predominantly low and moderate income persons reside, that are blighted or slum areas, or that are federally assisted new communities; (2) establish community development program areas in which community development activities, building rehabilitation, or the acquisition of privately owned buildings or land is proposed; (3) adopt, by resolution or ordinance, a plan under which citizens may publicly comment on the proposed community development program; (4) conduct public hearings on the proposed program before the 15th day before the date of its final adoption by the governing body; and (5) adopt the community development program by resolution or ordinance. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.