Sec. 209.0055.  VOTING.  (a)  This section applies only to a property owners' association that:
(1)  provides maintenance, preservation, and architectural control of residential and commercial property within a defined geographic area in a county with a population of 2.8 million or more or in a county adjacent to a county with a population of 2.8 million or more; and
(2)  is a corporation that:
(A)  is governed by a board of trustees who may employ a general manager to execute the association's bylaws and administer the business of the corporation;
(B)  does not require membership in the corporation by the owners of the property within the defined area; and
(C)  was incorporated before January 1, 2006.
(b)  A property owners' association described by Subsection (a) may not bar a property owner from voting in an association election solely based on the fact that:
(1)  there is a pending enforcement action against the property owner; or
(2)  the property owner owes the association any delinquent assessments, fees, or fines.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1367 (H.B. 3674), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2007.