S.B. No. 254
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to court appointment of a receiver for a property that is
  in violation of certain ordinances in certain municipalities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 214.003, Local Government Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
  read as follows:
         (b)  Except as provided by Subsections (b-1) and
  [Subsection] (c), the court may appoint as a receiver for the
  property a nonprofit organization or an individual with a
  demonstrated record of rehabilitating properties if the court finds
  that:
               (1)  the structures on the property are in violation of
  the standards set forth in Section 214.001(b) and an ordinance
  described by Subsection (a);
               (2)  notice of violation was given to the record owner
  of the property; and
               (3)  a public hearing as required by Section 214.001(b)
  has been conducted.
         (b-1)  This subsection applies only to a municipality wholly
  or partly located in a county that is located along the
  international border and has a population of 800,000 or more.  The
  court may appoint as a receiver under Subsection (b) an individual
  without a demonstrated record of rehabilitating properties if the
  municipality demonstrates that:
               (1)  no individual with a demonstrated record of
  rehabilitating properties is available; and
               (2)  the individual being appointed is competent and
  able to fulfill the duties of a receiver.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 254 passed the Senate on
  April 8, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 254 passed the House on
  May 3, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 139, Nays 1, two present
  not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor