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Terms Used In Texas Property Code 204.008

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005

An extension, addition to, or modification of restrictions proposed by a property owners’ association may be adopted:
(1) by a written ballot that states the substance of the amendment and specifies the date by which a ballot must be received to be counted;
(2) at a meeting of the members represented by the property owners’ association if written notice of the meeting stating the purpose of the meeting is delivered to each owner of property in the subdivision;
(3) by door-to-door circulation of a petition by the property owners’ association or a person authorized by the property owners’ association;
(4) by a method permitted by the existing restrictions; or
(5) by a combination of the methods described by this section.