Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3887.003
PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS
Texas · Texas Special District Local Laws Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3887.003, PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/596379
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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 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, and protect the environment and the other natural resources of the state, and to 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 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 county services provided in the district.