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Tex. Local Government Code § 214.902

RENT CONTROL

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Tex. Local Government Code § 214.902, RENT CONTROL, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/690725
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(a) The governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, establish rent control if: (1) the governing body finds that a housing emergency exists due to a disaster as defined by Section 418.004, Government Code; and (2) the governor approves the ordinance. (b) The governing body shall continue or discontinue rent control in the same manner that the governor continues or discontinues a state of disaster under Section 418.014, Government Code.