TX HB1063

Authorizes municipalities and counties to create tenant legal services offices that provide full legal representation to indigent tenants (earning up to 200% of federal poverty level) in residential eviction cases and to low-income tenants with disabilities (earning up to 400% of federal poverty level) in housing discrimination cases

Allows local governments to establish offices as government departments or contract with nonprofit corporations, with multiple jurisdictions permitted to jointly operate an office through interlocal agreements

Requires offices to be directed by a Texas-licensed attorney with at least three years of practice and substantial landlord-tenant law experience, and mandates designation of at least one employee to assist tenants with disabilities

Mandates nonprofit contractors submit written plans detailing budgets, personnel positions, attorney caseload limits, training provisions, and conflict of interest policies before being selected through a proposal process

Requires directors to hold annual public hearings with 30-day advance notice and submit biennial reports by September 1 of even-numbered years detailing eligible tenant numbers, services provided, case outcomes, and expenditures