87R12668 BEE-D By: Taylor S.B. No. 1830 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the powers of property owners' associations relating to restrictive covenants in certain subdivisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 204.002(a), Property Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) This chapter applies only to a residential real estate subdivision, excluding a condominium development governed by Title 7, Property Code, that is located in whole or in part: (1) in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more; (2) in a county with a population of not less than 285,000 and not more than 360,000 [300,000] that is adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico and that is adjacent to a county having a population of 3.3 million or more; or (3) in a county with a population of 275,000 or more that: (A) is adjacent to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more; and (B) contains part of a national forest. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.