{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-5010.0103","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5010.0103","heading":"LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.","body":"The creation of the district:\n(1) is essential to:\n(A) accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and\n(B) the general welfare of this state for the development of maritime shipping to and from the state's ports;\n(2) is in the interest of national defense, the Port of Beaumont being strategically located on the Gulf Coast with an inland-protected harbor and in a rapidly developing industrial area where wharves, docks, and intermodal facilities are located; and\n(3) will result in:\n(A) material benefits and improvements to district territory;\n(B) the increase of the taxable value of property in the district; and\n(C) material benefit to that part of the state in which the district is located.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 495 (H.B. 4666), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 5. TRANSPORTATION","SUBTITLE A. NAVIGATION DISTRICTS AND PORT AUTHORITIES","CHAPTER 5010. PORT OF BEAUMONT NAVIGATION DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.5010.htm#5010.0103","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"cd4042ea69ad66082e3f59d7a7d21f4136b9fd122cbd24556e28ea971a3bd9c5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-5010.0102","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-5010.0104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}