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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to extension or modification of restrictive covenants in |
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certain residential real estate subdivisions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 210.001(4), Property Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(4) "Residential real estate subdivision" or |
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"subdivision" has the meaning assigned by Section 201.003, except |
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that the subdivision need not be located in a city, town, or village |
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or within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city, town, or |
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village. |
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SECTION 2. Section 210.002, Property Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 210.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter |
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applies to a residential real estate subdivision that is located in |
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a county with a population of: |
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(1) more than 170,000 and less than 250,000 [175,000]; |
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or |
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(2) more than 45,000 and less than 75,000 that is |
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adjacent to a county with a population of more than 170,000 and less |
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than 250,000 [175,000]. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |