{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-505.157","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 505.157","heading":"PROJECTS RELATED TO BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN LANDLOCKED COMMUNITIES.","body":"(a) In this section, \"landlocked community\" means a municipality that:\n(1) is wholly or partly located in a county with a population of 2.5 million or more; and\n(2) has within its municipal limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction less than 100 acres that can be used for the development of manufacturing or industrial facilities in accordance with the municipality's zoning laws or land use restrictions.\n(b) For a landlocked community that authorizes or has authorized the creation of a Type B corporation, \"project\" also includes expenditures found by the board of directors to be required for the promotion of new or expanded business enterprises in the landlocked community.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 196, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT","SUBTITLE C1. ADDITIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 505. TYPE B CORPORATIONS","SUBCHAPTER D. AUTHORIZED PROJECTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.505.htm#505.157","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"0ff3fcbd0481aa94227ab760acad0b310b49963af6be3106927bd00e671f91ed","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-505.1561","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-505.158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}