Sec. 374.901. USE OF ACQUIRED PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), real property acquired under this chapter may not be sold, leased, granted, conveyed, or otherwise made available for public housing.

(b) Real property acquired under this chapter may be made available for public housing if the municipality holds an election at which a majority of the qualified voters voting in the election approve that use of the property. The municipality shall conduct the election in the manner provided for an election under Section 374.011. The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Permitting the use of land acquired by urban renewal for public housing."

(c) If the qualified voters of a municipality have approved the use of land acquired under this chapter for public housing, the municipality may order an election on prohibiting the use of that land for public housing. The municipality shall conduct the election in the manner provided by Subsection (b), except that the ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Prohibiting the use of land acquired by urban renewal for public housing." If a majority of the voters voting in the election favor prohibiting the use of the land for public housing, the prohibition contained in Subsection (a) applies. An election that results in the prohibition of the use of land for public housing does not affect land that has been made available for public housing at the time of the election.

(d) If a municipality holds an election under this section, the municipality may not hold another election under this section for one year.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.