Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.053
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.053, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 60.053. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) A district may:
(1) promote all agricultural enterprises, facilities, and services of the district;
(2) encourage the maintenance and conservation of soil and water in the district;
(3) acquire, design, construct, and operate an agricultural enterprise; and
(4) expand, develop, and diversify production, processing, marketing, and export of Texas agricultural products.
(b) A district may acquire property as necessary, including vehicles, farm equipment, and other machinery and related facilities for the harvesting, processing, storage, packaging, distribution, and transportation of agricultural products or by-products.
(1) promote all agricultural enterprises, facilities, and services of the district;
(2) encourage the maintenance and conservation of soil and water in the district;
(3) acquire, design, construct, and operate an agricultural enterprise; and
(4) expand, develop, and diversify production, processing, marketing, and export of Texas agricultural products.
(b) A district may acquire property as necessary, including vehicles, farm equipment, and other machinery and related facilities for the harvesting, processing, storage, packaging, distribution, and transportation of agricultural products or by-products.
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