Texas Local Government Code - LOC GOV'T § 374.013. Use of Public or Private Resources

(1) prevention, through diligent enforcement of housing and occupancy controls and standards, of the expansion of blight into areas of the municipality that are free from blight; and

(2) rehabilitation or conservation of slum and blighted areas as far as practicable to areas that are free from blight through replanning, removing congestion, providing parks, playgrounds, and other public improvements, encouraging voluntary rehabilitation and requiring the repair and rehabilitation of deteriorated or deteriorating structures, and the clearance and redevelopment of slum areas.

(1) formulation of a workable program for urban renewal under Subsection (a);

(2) approval of urban renewal plans consistent with the general plan of the municipality;

(3) exercise of zoning power;

(4) enforcement of other laws, codes, and regulations relating to land use, use and occupancy of buildings and improvements, and the disposition of any property acquired; and

(5) provision of necessary public improvements.