Relating to the applicability of the law governing a grant program for public improvement projects for unincorporated communities in certain counties.

SB 1533 amends Texas law to update eligibility criteria for a grant program supporting public improvement projects in unincorporated communities. It changes which counties qualify by specifying two new scenarios: (1) counties on an international border with a population under 3,000 adjacent to three counties of under 10,000 residents, or (2) counties on an international border partially containing a national park under 100,000 acres. This directly affects unincorporated communities in qualifying counties by determining their access to these state grants. The bill modifies existing code without altering the grant program’s core purpose.