Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 5010.0103 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The creation of the district:
(1) is essential to:
(A) accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
(B) the general welfare of this state for the development of maritime shipping to and from the state's ports;
(2) is in the interest of national defense, the Port of Beaumont being strategically located on the Gulf Coast with an inland-protected harbor and in a rapidly developing industrial area where wharves, docks, and intermodal facilities are located; and
(3) will result in:
(A) material benefits and improvements to district territory;
(B) the increase of the taxable value of property in the district; and
(C) material benefit to that part of the state in which the district is located.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 495 (H.B. 4666), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.5010.htm
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