{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-5003.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5003.003","heading":"LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.","body":"(a) The creation of the port authority is essential:\n(1) to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution;\n(2) to the general welfare of this state; and\n(3) for the development of marine shipping.\n(b) All property in the port authority benefits from the creation of the port authority by the improvements to be constructed or acquired by the port authority in carrying out the port authority's purposes.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 21.055, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 5. TRANSPORTATION","SUBTITLE A. NAVIGATION DISTRICTS AND PORT AUTHORITIES","CHAPTER 5003. CALHOUN PORT AUTHORITY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.5003.htm#5003.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"f72169f435c95077d257616bf9dac24055b4f3a684b7cbf843c8c7afa03f32f6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-5003.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-5003.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}