{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-392.040","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 392.040","heading":"LEGAL SERVICES.","body":"(a) A municipal housing authority may request needed legal services from the municipal attorney or it may employ its own counsel and legal staff.\n(b) A county housing authority may request needed legal services from the county attorney or it may employ its own counsel and legal staff.\n(c) A regional housing authority may request needed legal services from the county attorney of a county in the authority or it may employ its own counsel and legal staff.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 87(v), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT","SUBTITLE C. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 392. HOUSING AUTHORITIES ESTABLISHED BY MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER C. COMMISSIONERS AND EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.392.htm#392.040","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"81b8fbd0e8b3f4f8e987089edc939e6a996e74c2c2fe7170b3db28880095a0e8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-392.039","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-392.041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}