Tex.
Transp. Code Section 313.048
Hearing
(a)
A hearing under this subchapter shall be before the governing body of the municipality.(b)
The owner of property abutting a proposed improvement or the owner of an affected railway is entitled to:(1)
be heard on any matter for which a hearing is a constitutional prerequisite to the validity of an assessment under this chapter; and(2)
contest:(A)
the amount of the proposed assessment;(B)
the lien and liability for the assessment;(C)
the special benefit of the proposed improvement to the abutting property and the owner of the abutting property; and(D)
the accuracy, sufficiency, regularity, or validity of the proceedings or contract for the improvement and proposed assessment.(c)
The governing body may:(1)
correct an error, inaccuracy, irregularity, or invalidity;(2)
supply a deficiency;(3)
determine the amount of an assessment;(4)
determine any other necessary matter; and(5)
by ordinance, end the hearing and impose the assessment before, during, or after the construction of the improvement.(d)
An assessment may not:(1)
exceed the enhanced value to the property as determined at the hearing; or(2)
be made to mature before the municipality accepts the improvement for which the assessment is imposed.
Source:
Section 313.048 — Hearing, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.313.htm#313.048
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).