{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-152.157","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 152.157","heading":"STAFFING AND FUNDING OF PROGRAM.","body":"(a) A river authority may employ staff and spend its resources, other than money received from an ad valorem tax or a general appropriation, to further an economic development program.\n(b) A river authority may apply for and receive money, grants, or other assistance from any source to implement an economic development program.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 5. SPECIAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 152. RIVER AUTHORITIES ENGAGED IN DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY","SUBCHAPTER D. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.152.htm#152.157","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"35e08f2165a596d19d57d1fdc3d02077897cb67a943b4d518541e978be131dee","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-152.156","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-152.158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}