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Terms Used In Texas Property Code 216.010

  • 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.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005

An extension or amendment of a restriction under this chapter takes effect on the date the extension or amendment and the petition or ballots that reflect the written consent of the required number of owners in the subdivision for the adoption of the extension or amendment are filed and recorded in the real property records of the county in which the subdivision is located.