{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-5002.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5002.002","heading":"NATURE AND PURPOSE OF DISTRICT.","body":"The district is created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to make improvements for the navigation of inland and coastal waters, and for the preservation and conservation of inland and coastal waters for navigation and for control and distribution of storm and flood waters of rivers and streams in aid of navigation.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 5. TRANSPORTATION","SUBTITLE A. NAVIGATION DISTRICTS AND PORT AUTHORITIES","CHAPTER 5002. PORT FREEPORT","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.5002.htm#5002.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"3195933711e2c383ae656256b37a23922eba8f7db8440c265fb712050b023716","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-5002.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-5002.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}