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By: Thompson (Senate Sponsor - West) |
H.B. No. 2353 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 9, 2007; |
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May 10, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Intergovernmental Relations; May 18, 2007, reported favorably by |
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the following vote: Yeas 3, Nays 0; May 18, 2007, sent to |
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printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of the Texas Fair Housing Act to |
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public housing authorities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 392.006, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 392.006. UNIT OF GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS. |
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For all purposes, including the application of the Texas Tort |
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Claims Act (Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code), a |
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housing authority is a unit of government and the functions of a |
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housing authority are essential governmental functions and not |
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proprietary functions. Provided, however, a housing authority |
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shall be subject to all landlord obligations and tenant remedies, |
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other than a suit for personal injuries, as set forth in any lease |
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or rental agreement and in Chapters 24, 54, 91, [and] 92, and 301 of |
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the Property Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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