# Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.004: URBAN LAND BANK DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C379C_S379C.004

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.004
- **Heading:** URBAN LAND BANK DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379C / Section 379C.004

## Text

(a) The governing body of a municipality may adopt an urban land bank demonstration program in which the officer charged with selling real property ordered sold pursuant to foreclosure of a tax lien may sell certain eligible real property by private sale for affordable housing development or other purposes as provided by this chapter.

(b) The governing body of a municipality that adopts an urban land bank demonstration program shall establish or approve a land bank for the purpose of acquiring, holding, and transferring unimproved real property under this chapter.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.001 § 379C.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C379C_S379C.001.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.002 § 379C.002. APPLICABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C379C_S379C.002.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.003 § 379C.003. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C379C_S379C.003.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.004 § 379C.004. URBAN LAND BANK DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C379C_S379C.004.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.005 § 379C.005. QUALIFIED PARTICIPATING DEVELOPER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C379C_S379C.005.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.006 § 379C.006. URBAN LAND BANK DEMONSTRATION PLAN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C379C_S379C.006.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.007 § 379C.007. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED PLAN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C379C_S379C.007.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.008 § 379C.008. PRIVATE SALE TO LAND BANK.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C379C_S379C.008.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.009 § 379C.009. SUBSEQUENT RESALE BY LAND BANK.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C379C_S379C.009.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.010 § 379C.010. RESTRICTIONS ON OCCUPANCY AND USE OF PROPERTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C379C_S379C.010.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.011 § 379C.011. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL TO QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C379C_S379C.011.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.012 § 379C.012. OPEN RECORDS AND MEETINGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C379C_S379C.012.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.013 § 379C.013. RECORDS; AUDIT; REPORT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C379C_S379C.013.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.014 § 379C.014. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF LAND BANK PROPERTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C379C_S379C.014.md)

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