Tex. Natural Resources Code § 152.013: DETERMINATION OF AREA CONTROL MEASURES.

If the service finds an infestation existent or threatened in the state, it shall determine:

(1) when control measures are needed;

(2) the nature of the control measures;

(3) availability of control measures; and

(4) the techniques by which the control measures shall be applied.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2648, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.