Tex. Local Government Code § 378.003
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 378.003, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 378.003. ADOPTION OF ZONE.
Official statutory text
(a) A municipality may create a zone if the governing body of the municipality adopts a resolution containing:
(1) the determination described by Section 378.002;
(2) a description of the boundaries of the zone;
(3) a finding by the governing body that the creation of the zone benefits and is for the public purpose of increasing the public health, safety, and welfare of the persons in the municipality; and
(4) a finding by the governing body that the creation of the zone satisfies the requirements of Section 312.202, Tax Code.
(b) A municipality may create more than one zone and may include an area in more than one zone.
(1) the determination described by Section 378.002;
(2) a description of the boundaries of the zone;
(3) a finding by the governing body that the creation of the zone benefits and is for the public purpose of increasing the public health, safety, and welfare of the persons in the municipality; and
(4) a finding by the governing body that the creation of the zone satisfies the requirements of Section 312.202, Tax Code.
(b) A municipality may create more than one zone and may include an area in more than one zone.
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