Tex. Gov't Code § 2303.101 · Subchapter C. DESIGNATION OF ENTERPRISE ZONE
QUALIFICATION FOR ENTERPRISE ZONE DESIGNATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
An area automatically qualifies for designation as an enterprise zone if the area is:
(1) a block group, as defined by the most recent federal decennial census available at the time of designation, in which at least 20 percent of the residents of the block group have an income at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level;
(2) an area designated by the federal government as a renewal community, a federal empowerment zone, or a federal enterprise community, including any developable area approved by the federal agency responsible for making that designation;
(3) an area located in a distressed county; or
(4) an area inside the boundaries of a defense base development authority established under Chapter 379B, Local Government Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1243 (H.B. 1659), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1401 (H.B. 3066), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2303.htm
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