Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3880.003
PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT
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- Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3880.003, PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/596014
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(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the City of Houston, Harris County, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.
(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the City of Houston or Harris County from providing the level of services provided, as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the city and county services provided in the area in the district.