Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 2310.103. Nomination of Readjustment Zone

(a) The governing body of a municipality or county that is an adversely affected defense-dependent community, individually or in combination with other municipalities or counties that are adversely affected defense-dependent communities, by ordinance or order, as appropriate, may nominate as a readjustment zone an area within its jurisdiction that meets the criteria under Section 2310.101.

(b) Unless the nominating body holds a public hearing before adopting an ordinance or order under this section, the ordinance or order is not valid.

(c) The governing body of a county may not nominate territory in a municipality, including extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, to be included in a proposed readjustment zone unless the governing body of the municipality also nominates the territory and together with the county files a joint application under Section 2310.105.

(d) The governing bodies of a combination of municipalities or counties may not jointly nominate an area as a readjustment zone unless the governing bodies have entered into a binding agreement to administer the zone jointly.