{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-60.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.053","heading":"AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.","body":"(a) A district may:\n(1) promote all agricultural enterprises, facilities, and services of the district;\n(2) encourage the maintenance and conservation of soil and water in the district;\n(3) acquire, design, construct, and operate an agricultural enterprise; and\n(4) expand, develop, and diversify production, processing, marketing, and export of Texas agricultural products.\n(b) A district may acquire property as necessary, including vehicles, farm equipment, and other machinery and related facilities for the harvesting, processing, storage, packaging, distribution, and transportation of agricultural products or by-products.\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 C. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.60.htm#60.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"b9decfad9a68a3ce14aaac275cc9bedca46d94dfd09e9b860eaa22571ab6fcc9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-60.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-60.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}