{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-81.501","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 81.501","heading":"CREATION OF SCIENTIFIC AREAS.","body":"The department may promote and establish a state system of scientific areas for the purposes of education, scientific research, and preservation of flora and fauna of scientific or educational value.\nActs 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION","SUBTITLE E. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS, SANCTUARIES, AND PRESERVES","CHAPTER 81. MANAGEMENT AREAS AND PRESERVES: GENERAL AUTHORITY","SUBCHAPTER F. SCIENTIFIC AREAS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.81.htm#81.501","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"01046166daa4d10cb4ac5a4bc69f663c251ad62b45654271bd414d7bd5823c73","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-81.405","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-81.502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}