Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.053: AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.

(a) A district may:

(1) promote all agricultural enterprises, facilities, and services of the district;

(2) encourage the maintenance and conservation of soil and water in the district;

(3) acquire, design, construct, and operate an agricultural enterprise; and

(4) expand, develop, and diversify production, processing, marketing, and export of Texas agricultural products.

(b) A district may acquire property as necessary, including vehicles, farm equipment, and other machinery and related facilities for the harvesting, processing, storage, packaging, distribution, and transportation of agricultural products or by-products.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.