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Texas Agriculture Code - Chapter 43 County And Railway Agricultural Experiment Farms And Stations And County Demonstration WorkLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Agriculture Code > Texas Agriculture Code - Chapter 43 County And Railway Agricultural Experiment Farms And Stations And County Demonstration Work In this subchapter: (1) "Director" means the director of the county experiment station. (2) "Experiment station" means an agricultural experiment farm and station established under ... In accordance with this subchapter, the commissioners court of any county may establish and operate an experiment station in that county. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., ... (a) If a number of qualified voters equal to 10 percent or more of the voters of the county who voted for governor in the ... Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the election shall be conducted in accordance with general law relating to county elections. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., ... The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Establishment of a county experiment station." Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. ... The election officers shall certify to the commissioners court the number of votes cast for each proposition. If the majority of votes are cast in ... (a) The commissioners court shall acquire an amount of land reasonably expected to support an experiment station that will produce revenue sufficient to maintain the ... The experiment station shall be located at or as near the county seat as practicable. If no land is donated for the station within two ... (a) The experiment station shall be operated in cooperation with, and in a manner similar to, state experiment stations. The director of the Texas Agricultural ... The commissioners court shall supply the experiment station with all necessary buildings, equipment, and materials and shall provide for needed improvements. In addition, the commissioners ... With the advice and approval of the commissioners court, the director may employ labor necessary to the operation of the experiment station. The county may ... The director shall keep a complete and accurate record of: (1) rainfall, temperature, winds, and general climatic conditions; (2) the planting, cultivation, and marketing of ... The director shall make an annual report to the commissioners court detailing the methods employed and results received on the county experiment station. With approval ... (a) The director shall at all reasonable times keep the experiment station open to public inspection. (b) The director shall disseminate information to the public ... (a) In accordance with the rules of the commissioners court, the director shall market and sell the products of the experiment station. (b) The director ... On warrants drawn by the director and approved by the county judge, the county shall pay all expenses incurred in the operation of the experiment ... (a) The commissioners court may not lease or allow to be leased an experiment station acquired by donation. (b) The commissioners court may lease an ... The commissioners court of any county may establish and conduct cooperative demonstration work in agriculture and home economics in cooperation with Texas A & M ... The demonstration work shall be conducted on terms and conditions agreed to by the commissioners court and the agents of Texas A & M University. ... The commissioners court may employ any means and may appropriate and expend money as necessary to establish and conduct demonstration work under this subchapter. Acts ... For the purpose of aiding in the development of the agricultural and horticultural resources of Texas, any railway corporation operating in Texas may acquire, maintain, ... A railway corporation may acquire a farm, orchard, or garden by lease or purchase. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1096, ch. 388, § 1, eff. ... (a) A farm, orchard, or garden established under this subchapter may not exceed 1,000 acres in size. (b) A railway corporation may not own or ... Texas Lawyers
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