Tex. Agriculture Code § 163.002: COOPERATIVE PROGRAM.

In order to bring about effective control of bovine brucellosis, to allow Texas cattle to move in interstate and international commerce with the fewest possible restrictions, and to accomplish those purposes in the most effective, practical, and expeditious manner, the commission may enforce this chapter and enter into cooperative agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1413, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 15, ch. 3, Sec. 2, eff. June 27, 1983.