Texas Local Government Code
§ 212.303 — PUBLIC HEARING
LG § 212.303Title 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES · Part A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY · Ch. 212. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF SUBDIVISIONS AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT · Art. I. ABANDONED, UNOCCUPIED, AND TAX DELINQUENT UNDEVELOPED PARCELS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES
Statute text
View on source(a)Before a municipality may make an administrative determination under Section 212.302, the municipality must:
(1)hold a public hearing on the matter; and
(2)make reasonable efforts to notify each owner and lienholder of the parcel of land of the time and place of the hearing as provided by Section 212.304.
(b)The hearing may be held by the governing body of the municipality or an appropriate municipal commission or board appointed by the governing body. The Texas Rules of Evidence do not apply to a hearing conducted under this section.
(c)At the hearing, an owner or lienholder may provide testimony and present evidence to refute any of the applicable factors for a determination under Section 212.302. It is an affirmative defense to a determination under Section 212.302 that the ad valorem taxes imposed on a parcel of land have been paid in full and no delinquent ad valorem taxes or penalties are owed on the parcel at the time of the hearing, regardless of whether the taxes or penalties were paid after the notice provided under Section 212.304.
(d)The municipality may conduct a single hearing for multiple parcels of land and make a determination that multiple parcels of land are abandoned, unoccupied, and tax delinquent based on the same evidence.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1007 (S.B. 1579), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.