{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-12.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.002","heading":"DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE.","body":"The department shall encourage the proper development and promotion of agriculture, horticulture, and other industries that grow, process, or produce products in this state.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1017, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 208, Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 265, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2003.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 12. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.12.htm#12.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"ee072d7b270abec410529e5050c1f75947566012ef04901198c5d7f1cd4f9297","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-12.0012","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-12.0025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}