{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-60.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.006","heading":"PURPOSE AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.","body":"(a) A district is created as a conservation and reclamation district under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to conserve and develop the natural resources of this state, including agricultural resources.\n(b) A district created under this chapter exercises public and essential governmental functions.\n(c) Chapter 49, Water Code, does not apply to a district, except as provided by Section 60.061.\n(d) The creation of a district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 4. AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 60. TEXAS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.60.htm#60.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"55c70ed9c688e4ad5a4dd579781646ec1105a63d2eda2d632fc7425c0f1bf86f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-60.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-60.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}