Tex. Local Government Code § 231.101: LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

(a) The legislature finds that:

(1) those parts of a county that surround Lake Tawakoni and Lake Ray Roberts will be frequented for recreational purposes by residents from every part of the state;

(2) orderly development and use of the area is of concern to the entire state; and

(3) buildings in the area that will be frequented for resort or recreational purposes will tend to become congested and to be used in ways that interfere with the proper use of the area as a place of recreation to the detriment of the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.

(b) The powers granted under this subchapter are for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, peace, morals, and general welfare and encouraging recreation.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 52(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.