(a) To be created as a development zone, an area must:
(1) have a continuous boundary;
(2) be at least 10 square miles but not larger than an area that is equal to five percent of the area, excluding lakes, waterways, and transportation arteries, of the municipality, county, or combination of municipalities and the county nominating the area as a development zone;
(3) be an area of pervasive poverty, unemployment, or economic distress;
(4) be located in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more;
(5) be adjacent to major transportation nodes and thoroughfares that may be used for exporting products to major airports, railways, and ports; and
(6) be designated as a development zone by an ordinance or order adopted by each creating body.
(b) A municipality may contain not more than three development zones within its jurisdiction.

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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 386.031

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) A county may contain not more than three development zones in its unincorporated areas.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 6.01(9).