Texas Rent control / state preemption
Can cities in Texas pass rent control?
A city may adopt rent control by ordinance only if it finds a housing emergency due to a declared disaster and the governor approves the ordinance. Rent control continues or ends the same way the governor continues or ends the disaster.
Verified Source: Tex. Local Gov't Code § 214.902 · last checked 2026-10-22
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