| 12 | | - | SECTION 1. Section 214.233, Local Government Code, is |
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| 13 | | - | amended by adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows: |
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| 14 | | - | (a-1) A municipality located in a county that has a |
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| 15 | | - | population of more than 285,000 and less than 300,000 and borders |
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| 16 | | - | the Gulf of Mexico may adopt an ordinance that allows but does not |
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| 17 | | - | require owners of vacant buildings to register their buildings by |
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| 18 | | - | filing a registration form with a designated municipal official. A |
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| 19 | | - | municipality that adopts an ordinance under this subsection may not |
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| 20 | | - | place a lien on a property solely because the property is registered |
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| 21 | | - | under this subsection. |
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| 22 | | - | (a-2) Subsection (a) may not be construed to grant a |
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| 23 | | - | municipality authority other than the authority to adopt an |
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| 24 | | - | ordinance described by that subsection. |
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| 9 | + | SECTION 1. Section 214.233(a), Local Government Code, is |
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| 10 | + | amended to read as follows: |
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| 11 | + | (a) A municipality [located in a county with a population of |
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| 12 | + | two million or more] may adopt an ordinance requiring owners of |
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| 13 | + | vacant buildings to register their buildings by filing a |
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| 14 | + | registration form with a designated municipal official if the |
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| 15 | + | municipality is located in: |
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| 16 | + | (1) a county that has a population of two million or |
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| 17 | + | more; or |
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| 18 | + | (2) a county that: |
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| 19 | + | (A) has a population of more than 285,000 and |
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| 20 | + | less than 300,000; and |
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| 21 | + | (B) borders the Gulf of Mexico. |
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