{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-386.033","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 386.033","heading":"CREATION OF DEVELOPMENT ZONE.","body":"(a) A development zone is created to promote and encourage:\n(1) commercial development, including the development of businesses in the technology field;\n(2) workforce development;\n(3) excellence in education through cooperation with public schools, junior colleges, and institutions of higher education;\n(4) public and private sector partnerships; and\n(5) the revitalization of neighborhoods.\n(b) The governing body of a municipality or county, individually or in combination with other municipalities, by ordinance or order may create as a development zone an area within its jurisdiction that meets the criteria under Section 386.031.\n(c) Each creating body must hold a public hearing before adopting an ordinance or order under this section.\n(d) The governing body of a county may not designate territory in the jurisdiction of a municipality as part of a proposed development zone unless the governing body of the municipality also designates the territory.\n(e) A development zone created under this section is a:\n(1) political subdivision of the state; and\n(2) special district.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1390, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 386. COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONES","SUBCHAPTER B. CREATION OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.386.htm#386.033","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"9e586ba34aa4f246c0bdb0e11b68f8cf16de633693ec5d281c60be4011253ab4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-386.032","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-386.034"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}