Texas Governor Signs Mezuzah Bill

Last week Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed HB 1278 (full text).  The new law bars condominium property owners' associations from adopting restrictive covenants that would prevent Jewish property owners or residents from placing a mezuzah on the door of their home. When the bill was passed earlier this month, it was unclear whether or not the governor would sign it. (See prior posting.) Kate Shellnutt's blog at the Houston Chronicle reports on the bill's signing.