{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-3813.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3813.003","heading":"PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.","body":"(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.\n(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, scenic beauty, and the public welfare in the Old Town Spring area of Harris County.\n(c) This chapter and the creation of the district do not relieve Harris County from providing the level of services provided as of September 1, 2001, to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to replace the county services provided in the area in the district.\nActs 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 4. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT","SUBTITLE C. DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENT, AND MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 3813. OLD TOWN SPRING IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.3813.htm#3813.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"37fc2ca8ef6c75d009ee68a195c39ce1abafb8fa45716c1bb167a0bf53036be0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-3813.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-3813.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}