Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 244.023
Restriction

Unless municipal consent is granted under Section 244.025 (Municipal Consent), a person may not construct or operate a shelter for homeless individuals within 1,000 feet of another shelter for homeless individuals or a primary or secondary school.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1253, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Source: Section 244.023 — Restriction, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.244.htm#244.023 (accessed May 26, 2025).

244.001
Definitions 244.002
Notice of Proposed Location 244.003
Proximity of Correctional or Rehabilitation Facility 244.004
Local Consent 244.006
Exemptions 244.007
Conflict with Other Law 244.021
Definition 244.022
Application of Subchapter 244.023
Restriction 244.024
Notice 244.025
Municipal Consent 244.026
Distance Measurement

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Original Source: Section 244.023 — Restriction, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.244.htm#244.023 (last accessed May 10, 2025).

Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 244.023 Restriction

Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 244.023
Restriction