HOA Rules in Bexar County, TX (2026)

Texas Property Code Sec. 209.0051 (Open Board Meetings)

Sec. 209.0051. OPEN BOARD MEETINGS. (b) In this section, 'board meeting': (1) means a deliberation between a quorum of the voting board of the property owners' association, or between a quorum of the voting board and another person, during which property owners' association business is considered and the board takes formal action ... (c) Regular and special board meetings must be open to owners...

Texas Property Code Sec. 209.00505 (Architectural Review Authority)

Sec. 209.00505. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AUTHORITY. (a) In this section, 'architectural review authority' means the governing authority for the review and approval of improvements within a subdivision. (b) This section: (1) applies only to a property owners' association that consists of more than 40 lots; and (2) does not apply during a development period or during any period in which the declarant...

Texas Property Code Sec. 209.002 (Definitions - Assessments)

Sec. 209.002. DEFINITIONS. (1) 'Assessment' means a regular assessment, special assessment, or other amount a property owner is required to pay a property owners' association under the dedicatory instrument or by law. ... (8) 'Regular assessment' means an assessment, a charge, a fee, or dues that each owner of property within a residential subdivision is required to pay to the property owners' ...

Texas Property Code Sec. 202.004 (Enforcement of Restrictive Covenants)

Sec. 202.004. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. (a) An exercise of discretionary authority by a property owners' association or other representative designated by an owner of real property concerning a restrictive covenant is presumed reasonable unless the court determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the exercise of discretionary authority was arbitrary, capricious, or discrimin...