Texas Tax Code

§ 312.202 — CRITERIA FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE

TX § 312.202Title 3. LOCAL TAXATION · Part B. SPECIAL PROPERTY TAX PROVISIONS · Ch. 312. PROPERTY REDEVELOPMENT AND TAX ABATEMENT ACT · Art. B. TAX ABATEMENT IN MUNICIPAL REINVESTMENT ZONE

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(a)To be designated as a reinvestment zone under this subchapter, an area must:

(1)substantially arrest or impair the sound growth of the municipality creating the zone, retard the provision of housing accommodations, or constitute an economic or social liability and be a menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare in its present condition and use because of the presence of:

(A)a substantial number of substandard, slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating structures;

(B)the predominance of defective or inadequate sidewalks or streets;

(C)faulty size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness of lots;

(D)unsanitary or unsafe conditions;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 191, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 14.09(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1106, Sec. 29, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.