Amend CSHB 252 by adding:

SECTION 1. Section 11.43, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsection (____) to read as follows:

(____) The application form for an exemption authorized by Section 11.13 must require an applicant for an exemption under Subsection (c) or (d) of that section who is not specifically identified on a deed or other appropriate instrument recorded in the applicable real property records as an owner of the residence homestead to provide an affidavit or other compelling evidence establishing the applicant's ownership of an interest in the homestead.

And renumber the sections accordingly.