82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1263, Chapter 496 Page: 2 of 6
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H.B. No. 1263
1 devoted to general cultural improvement, including scouting
2 programs and programs by which agencies seek to provide facilities
3 for retreats in orban or rural settings;
4 (E) support of agencies devoted to the
5 eradication, elimination, or amelioration of one or more diseases
6 or afflictions affecting health or improving the condition of
7 individuals or groups within a community; and
8 (F) provision of public health and safety and
9 charitable services to communities in times of catastrophe or
10 disaster;
11 (2) the existence, development, and expansion of
12 cultural facilities are essential to the continuing education,
13 health, general welfare, and comfort of the citizens of this state;
14 (3) the means and measures authorized and the
15 assistance provided by this Act are in the public interest and serve
16 a public purpose in promoting the health, education, and general
17 welfare of the people of this state by securing and maintaining
18 cultural facilities and the resulting advancement of culture and
19 civilization;
20 (4) qualified cultural organizations in this state
21 have invested substantial funds in useful and beneficial cultural
22 facilities and have experienced difficulty in undertaking
23 additional projects because of the partial inadequacy of their own
24 funds or of funds potentially available from local subscription
25 sources and because of limitations of local financial institutions
26 in providing necessary financing for these facilities;27 (5) qualified nonprofit corporations in this state
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1263, Chapter 496, legislative document, June 17, 2011; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth310987/m1/2/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.