{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-231.221","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 231.221","heading":"LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PURPOSE.","body":"(a) The legislature finds that:\n(1) all of Hood County is located within the watershed that drains into Lake Granbury and the Brazos River;\n(2) the area that surrounds Lake Granbury and the Brazos River in Hood County is or will be frequented for recreational purposes by residents from every part of the state;\n(3) orderly development of the area and the watershed is of concern to the entire state; and\n(4) without adequate development regulations, the area and the watershed will be developed in ways that endanger and interfere with the proper use of that area as a place of recreation to the detriment of the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.\n(b) The powers granted under this subchapter are for the purpose of:\n(1) promoting the public health, safety, peace, morals, and general welfare;\n(2) encouraging recreation; and\n(3) safeguarding and preventing the pollution of the state's rivers and lakes.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1227, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 231. COUNTY ZONING AUTHORITY","SUBCHAPTER K. DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS IN HOOD COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.231.htm#231.221","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"f356f850cef61513a7e71c0f0cdee4f443a1047ce2b67beb8a9f88865e45c02e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-231.203","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-231.222"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}