Tex.
Local Gov't Code Section 393.002
Legislative Findings; Purpose
(a)
The legislature has found in the Housing Authorities Law (Chapter 392 (Housing Authorities Established by Municipalities and Counties)) that:(1)
unsafe and unsanitary housing conditions exist in this state for persons of low income;(2)
there is a shortage of safe and sanitary dwellings for those persons;(3)
those conditions require excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health and safety, fire and accident protection, and other public services and facilities; and(4)
the public interest requires the remedying of those conditions.(b)
The legislature finds and declares that:(1)
the assistance provided under this chapter to remedy the conditions described in the Housing Authorities Law constitutes a public purpose and an essential governmental function for which public money may be spent and other aid given;(2)
it is a proper public purpose for a public body to aid a housing authority that operates within the boundaries or jurisdiction of the public body or to aid a housing project within its boundaries or jurisdiction because the public body derives immediate benefits and advantages from the authority or project; and(3)
this chapter is necessary in the public interest.
Source:
Section 393.002 — Legislative Findings; Purpose, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.393.htm#393.002 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
