{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-81.503","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 81.503","heading":"LAND OF PUBLIC ENTITIES.","body":"All public entities and their agencies are authorized and urged to acquire, administer, and dedicate land as state scientific areas within the system under the policies of the commission authorized by this subchapter.\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#81.503","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"83c3878065df7d2969160f67694ff46a951f2757935e5c7d78caf15d06c689d5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-81.502","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-81.504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}