Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3001.107: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

(a) The district may encourage state economic development as provided by this chapter, including making a loan or grant of public money for the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The district may encourage the economic development of the district by:

(1) fostering the growth of enterprises based on certain types of agriculture;

(2) stimulating innovation in certain agricultural enterprises;

(3) seeking to eliminate unemployment or underemployment in the state; and

(4) developing or expanding transportation resources.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.