The colonia initiatives coordinator shall appoint a colonia ombudsperson in:

1. (1) each of the six border counties that the coordinator determines have the largest colonia populations; and
2. (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.

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.