Tex. Gov't Code § 488.002 · Chapter 488. SOUTHEAST TEXAS BIOTECHNOLOGY PARK
PURPOSE; LOCATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The park shall be operated for the purposes of:
(1) furthering the mission of the coalition members;
(2) economic development of the state, including the production of net revenue to the state and coalition members, from the commercialization of biotechnology research;
(3) recruiting and retaining leading scientists and established biotechnology enterprises; and
(4) supporting the growth and development of new biotechnology enterprises.
(b) The park shall be located in the area of Houston, Texas, known as the Texas Medical Center.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 574, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.488.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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