Amend CSHB 730 in SECTION 1.01 of the bill, in added Chapter 
430, Property Code, by inserting the following section (page 15, 
between lines 68 and 69) and renumbering sections and 
cross-references appropriately:
	Sec. 430.004.  ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN 
CONSTRUCTION.  For the purpose of this title, the only statutory 
warranty and building and performance standards that apply to 
residential construction in unincorporated areas of counties that 
are considered economically distressed areas as defined by Section 
15.001(11) of the Water Code and located within 50 miles of an 
international border are the standards established for colonia 
housing programs administered by the Texas Department of Housing 
and Community Affairs, unless a county commissioners court has 
adopted other building and performance standards authorized by 
statute.