By:  Eiland                                                       H.B. No. 1454



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to powers of a property owners' association relating to 
restrictive covenants in certain subdivisions.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 204.002(a), Property Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
	(a)  This chapter applies only to a residential real estate 
subdivision, excluding a condominium development governed by Title 
7, Property Code, that is located in whole or in part:
		(1)  in a county with a population of 2.8 million or 
more; or 
		(2)  in a county with a population of 250,000 or more 
that is adjacent to a county having a population of 2.8 million or 
more and is adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.