Texas Statutes
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 78.002. Legislative Determination

Sec. 78.002. LEGISLATIVE DETERMINATION. The legislature has determined that:
(1) noxious weeds are present in this state to a degree that poses a threat to agriculture and is deleterious to the proper use of soil and other natural resources; and
(2) reclamation of land from noxious weeds is a public right and duty in the interest of conservation and development of the natural resources of the state.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1209, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.