Texas Statutes
§ 5003.003 — LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Texas § 5003.003
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Code SDSpecial District Local Laws Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code Code Ann. § 5003.003 (2026).
Text
Sec. 5003.003. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
(a)The creation of the port authority is essential:
(1)to accomplish the purposes of Section 59 , Article XVI, Texas Constitution;
(2)to the general welfare of this state; and
(3)for the development of marine shipping.
(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.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166 ), Sec. 1.04, eff. April 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969 ), Sec. 21.055, eff. September 1, 2009.
Nearby Sections
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§ 5003.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 5003.002
NATURE AND PURPOSE OF PORT AUTHORITY.§ 5003.003
LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.§ 5003.004
PORT AUTHORITY TERRITORY.§ 5003.051
BOARD OF NAVIGATION COMMISSIONERS.§ 5003.052
NAVIGATION PRECINCTS.§ 5003.053
ELECTION; TERMS.§ 5003.055
VACANCY.§ 5003.101
GENERAL NAVIGATION DISTRICT POWERS.§ 5003.102
AD VALOREM TAXES; BOND ELECTION.§ 5003.103
CHANGE OF PORT AUTHORITY NOT AUTHORIZED.§ 5003.104
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