Sec. 392.0162. AREA OF OPERATION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES. (a) This section applies only to the operation of a municipal housing authority operating in a municipality that: (1) has a population of more than 600,000; and (2) is located in a county that has a population of 800,000 or more, the territorial boundary of which is contiguous to the international border. (b) Notwithstanding Sections 392.014 and 392.017 (b), a municipal housing authority may operate in: (1) the municipality for which the authority is created; and (2) the county described by Subsection (a)(2), other than the parts of the county: (A) that are within the territorial boundaries of a municipality other than the municipality for which the authority is created; and (B) in which another housing authority operates under this chapter. (c) A municipal housing authority may begin operations in the area authorized under Subsection (b)(2) only if: (1) the authority has completed and presented to the commissioners court of the county described by Subsection (a)(2) a needs assessment relating to the operation of the authority in the county; and (2) after a public hearing considering the needs assessment provided under Subdivision (1), the commissioners court votes to approve the operation of the authority in the applicable area.
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