H.B. No. 638




AN ACT
relating to the applicability of procedures governing restrictive covenants in certain residential subdivisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 201.001(a), Property Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) This chapter applies to a residential real estate subdivision that is located in whole or in part: (1) within a city that has a population of more than 100,000, or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of such a city; (2) in the unincorporated area of: (A) a county having a population of 2,400,000 or more; or (B) a county having a population of 30,000 [190,000] or more that is adjacent to a county having a population of 2,400,000 or more; or (3) in the incorporated area of a county having a population of 30,000 [190,000] or more that is adjacent to a county having a population of 2,400,000 or more. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 638 was passed by the House on March 23, 2005, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 638 was passed by the Senate on May 25, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor