Tex. Property Code § 216.012
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 216.012, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 216.012. UNCONSTITUTIONAL RESTRICTIONS NOT EXTENDED.
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If a provision in restrictions extended under this chapter is void and unenforceable under the United States Constitution or Section 5.026, the restrictions are considered as if the void and unenforceable provision was never contained in the restrictions.
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