Tex. Government Code § 775.003: COLONIA OMBUDSPERSON PROGRAM.

The colonia initiatives coordinator shall appoint a colonia ombudsperson in:

(1) each of the six border counties that the coordinator determines have the largest colonia populations; and

(2) each additional county any part of which is within 100 miles of an international border and that contains the majority of the area of a municipality with a population of more than 250,000.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 404, Sec. 44, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 708 (S.B. 425), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (S.B. 99), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2007.