Tex. Local Government Code § 231.221
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 231.221, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 231.221. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
Official statutory text
(a) The legislature finds that:
(1) all of Hood County is located within the watershed that drains into Lake Granbury and the Brazos River;
(2) the area that surrounds Lake Granbury and the Brazos River in Hood County is or will be frequented for recreational purposes by residents from every part of the state;
(3) orderly development of the area and the watershed is of concern to the entire state; and
(4) without adequate development regulations, the area and the watershed will be developed in ways that endanger and interfere with the proper use of that area as a place of recreation to the detriment of the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.
(b) The powers granted under this subchapter are for the purpose of:
(1) promoting the public health, safety, peace, morals, and general welfare;
(2) encouraging recreation; and
(3) safeguarding and preventing the pollution of the state's rivers and lakes.
(1) all of Hood County is located within the watershed that drains into Lake Granbury and the Brazos River;
(2) the area that surrounds Lake Granbury and the Brazos River in Hood County is or will be frequented for recreational purposes by residents from every part of the state;
(3) orderly development of the area and the watershed is of concern to the entire state; and
(4) without adequate development regulations, the area and the watershed will be developed in ways that endanger and interfere with the proper use of that area as a place of recreation to the detriment of the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.
(b) The powers granted under this subchapter are for the purpose of:
(1) promoting the public health, safety, peace, morals, and general welfare;
(2) encouraging recreation; and
(3) safeguarding and preventing the pollution of the state's rivers and lakes.
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