{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-71.205","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.205","heading":"SPECIAL FUNDING CONSIDERATIONS.","body":"The department shall provide money to an institution of higher education to carry out plant pest and disease detection and surveillance under a cooperative agreement if the department determines that:\n(1) the institution of higher education is in a region of this state that has a high risk of being affected by one or more plant pests or diseases based on:\n(A) the region's conduciveness to agricultural pest and disease establishment due to location, agricultural commodities produced, climate, crop diversity, or natural resources; or\n(B) the department's determination that an agricultural pest or disease in the region is a state or federal concern; and\n(2) the plant pest and disease detection and surveillance supported by the money will likely:\n(A) prevent the introduction, establishment, or widespread dissemination of plant pests and diseases; and\n(B) provide a comprehensive approach to complement federal and state plant pest and disease detection efforts.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 27 (H.B. 2089), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS","CHAPTER 71. GENERAL CONTROL","SUBCHAPTER E. PLANT PEST AND DISEASE DETECTION AND SURVEILLANCE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.71.htm#71.205","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"7687925c348673fe21a35e8003de8a3d2a18588bd43bd413b1c7fc9a9359cc72","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-71.204","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-71.206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}