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TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter I. Hueco Tanks State Park|Section 22.111. Control

Sec. 22.111.  CONTROL.  The department has control of Hueco Tanks State Park and shall improve, preserve, restore, and protect the land and property in the park.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter I. Hueco Tanks State Park|Section 22.112. Acceptance of Gifts

Sec. 22.112.  ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.  The department may accept gifts for constructing, building, advertising, or creating the park, including gifts for public exhibition that relate to the history of the park or the state.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter I. Hueco Tanks State Park|Section 22.113. Title to Park

Sec. 22.113.  TITLE TO PARK.  The title of the land known as Hueco Tanks in El Paso County is in the name of the state and is subject to limitations, conditions, and exceptions made by the former owners and approved by the department or the department's predecessor.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter J. Stephen F. Austin State Park|Section 22.121. Jurisdiction

Sec. 22.121.  JURISDICTION.  Stephen F. Austin State Park is under the jurisdiction of the department.  The department shall improve, preserve, and protect the land in the park.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter K. Nimitz State Park|Section 22.151. Jurisdiction

Sec. 22.151.  JURISDICTION.  The Nimitz State Park, located near Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, is under the jurisdiction of the department.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter K. Nimitz State Park|Section 22.152. Powers of Department

Sec. 22.152.  POWERS OF DEPARTMENT.  The department may:(1)  accept gifts for the construction, building, or advertising of the park;(2)  accept gifts for exhibition dealing with the history or life of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz;(3)  advertise the affairs of the park;(4)  make rules and regulations for administration of the park;(5)  hire personnel necessary to carry out its duties;(6)  grant concessions;  and(7)  operate and maintain the park.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter L. Eisenhower State Park|Section 22.161. Jurisdiction

Sec. 22.161.  JURISDICTION.  The Eisenhower State Park, located near Lake Texoma in Grayson County, is under the jurisdiction of the department.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter L. Eisenhower State Park|Section 22.162. Powers of Department

Sec. 22.162.  POWERS OF DEPARTMENT.  The department may:(1)  accept gifts for the construction, building, or advertising of the park;(2)  accept gifts for exhibition dealing with the history or life of Dwight D. Eisenhower;(3)  advertise the affairs of the park;(4)  make rules and regulations for administration of the park;(5)  hire personnel necessary to carry out its duties;(6)  grant concessions;  and(7)  operate and maintain the park.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.163 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter L. Eisenhower State Park|Section 22.163. Definitions

Sec. 22.163.  DEFINITIONS.  As used in this subchapter:(1)  "Impacted property" means that real property located in Grayson County adjacent to or near the western end of Eisenhower State Park that is described as:(A)  Lots 54-79 in "Elm Ridge Homesite Area" as described on a survey and plat of this area by B. & B. Engineering Co. in May, 1958, recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 73, Deed Records, Grayson County, Texas;  and(B)  the East one-half and the West one-half of a 60.49 acre tract being part of the survey patented to Alan Carter, Abstract No. 231, dated June 22, 1851, and also being part of the J. A. Sadler 380 acre tract except the 316.05 acres thereof described in a deed to the United States of America, recorded in Volume 432, Page 389, Deed Records, Grayson County, Texas.(2)  "Owner" means the owner or a lessee of impacted property.(3)  "Guest" means a business or personal guest or an employee of an owner of impacted property.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.164 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter L. Eisenhower State Park|Section 22.164. Right to Use Roads

Sec. 22.164.  RIGHT TO USE ROADS.  (a)  Owners, their family members, and their guests may use the roads of the park without charge for egress from or ingress to the impacted property when traveling between the impacted property and points east of the park.(b)  Owners, their family members, and their guests may use throughout the year whatever road is maintained by the department for travel by automobiles between the eastern and western points of the park and may enter the park at the points at which they were able to enter the park and its roads prior to November 1, 1968, or other reasonably located points the department may direct by regulation.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.165 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter L. Eisenhower State Park|Section 22.165. Permits

Sec. 22.165.  PERMITS.  (a)  The department may require owners, their family members, and their guests to obtain permits for entrance into and use of park roads under this subchapter.(b)  Permits shall be issued automatically on presentation of proper identification.(c)  Permits are valid for at least one year and shall be automatically renewed for owners and their family members.(d)  Permits for guests of owners shall be valid for the period of time requested by the owner.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter M. Governor James Stephen Hogg Memorial Shrine|Section 22.171. Governor Hogg Memorial

Sec. 22.171.  GOVERNOR HOGG MEMORIAL.  The Governor James Stephen Hogg Memorial Shrine, located near Quitman, Wood County, is established.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.181 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter N. Acquisition of Certain State Parks|Section 22.181. Spanish Missions

Sec. 22.181.  SPANISH MISSIONS.  (a)  The department may acquire the following Spanish Mission sites, located in Milam County:(1)  Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria;(2)  San Francisco Xavier de los Dolores;  and(3)  San Ildefonso.(b)  The department may acquire the sites with available or appropriated funds or may accept gifts for acquisition, construction, or restoration of the sites.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.183 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter N. Acquisition of Certain State Parks|Section 22.183. Hubbard Lake

Sec. 22.183.  HUBBARD LAKE.  (a)  The department may create, develop, operate, and maintain a state park on the land donated by the West Central Texas Municipal Water District located on Hubbard Lake in Stephens County.(b)  The department may accept additional gifts of any adjoining land or interest in land donated by the West Central Texas Water Municipal District to enlarge the park created by Subsection (a) of this section.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.184 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter N. Acquisition of Certain State Parks|Section 22.184. Fishing Piers

Sec. 22.184.  FISHING PIERS.  (a)  The department may repair and maintain the old causeway across Copano Bay on Highway 35 in Aransas County and the old causeway across Lavaca Bay on Highway 35 in Calhoun County as public fishing piers and recreation areas.(b)  The department and the Texas Department of Transportation may solicit and receive gifts of labor and materials for the construction and improvement of the fishing piers.(c)  The department may grant concessions to persons allowing the concessioners to charge for use of the piers and approaches.(d)  All revenue received under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state parks account.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 22(65), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter O. Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area|Section 22.201. Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area

Sec. 22.201.  MATAGORDA ISLAND STATE PARK AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.  (a)  The Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area is established under the jurisdiction of the department to be used for public recreational and wildlife conservation purposes as a state park and to be used as a wildlife management area.(b)  The Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area consists of all land, including tideland, submerged land, and beaches, on Matagorda Island in Calhoun County belonging to the state on June 1, 1979, other than permanent school fund land, and any other land on Matagorda Island acquired after that date by the department for inclusion in the park and wildlife management area.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 254, ch. 132, Sec. 1, eff. May 9, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 121, ch. 28, Sec. 1, eff. April 19, 1983.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter O. Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area|Section 22.202. Dedicated Land

Sec. 22.202.  DEDICATED LAND.  All land within the Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area on June 1, 1979, and all land included within the park and management area after that date are dedicated for park and wildlife management area purposes.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 254, ch. 132, Sec. 1, eff. May 9, 1979.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.221 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter P. Franklin Mountains State Park|Section 22.221. Park Established: Jurisdiction of Department

Sec. 22.221.  PARK ESTABLISHED:  JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT.  The Franklin Mountains State Park is established under the jurisdiction of the department.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1804, ch. 736, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979.  Redesignated from Sec. 22.201 by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3272, ch. 860, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.222 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter P. Franklin Mountains State Park|Section 22.222. Department to Acquire Park Land

Sec. 22.222.  DEPARTMENT TO ACQUIRE PARK LAND.  (a)  The department shall acquire by purchase, gift, lease, or condemnation all of the land described in Section 2 of the Act  that added this subchapter to this code.  The department may acquire the mineral interests in the land to be acquired.(b)  A lease executed under this section may only be from a public entity.  A lease executed under this section from the state may not exceed 30 years and may be renewed on its expiration.  A lease executed under this section from any other public entity is not limited to any term of years.  For purposes of this subsection, "public entity" means an agency or instrumentality of federal, state, or local government, including the board of directors of a municipally owned utility system.(c)  The department shall acquire the land with money from the Texas Park Development Fund, or any fund or account created to finance the acquisition of state parks.(d)  The department may expend funds for the operation and maintenance of the Franklin Mountains State Park.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1804, ch. 736, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979.  Redesignated from Sec. 22.202 and amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3272, ch. 860, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 74, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 304, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 383, Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.223 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter P. Franklin Mountains State Park|Section 22.223. Condemnation

Sec. 22.223.  CONDEMNATION.  (a)  If necessary for the acquisition of the Franklin Mountains State Park, the department shall institute condemnation proceedings according to the laws of this state against any person, including a governmental entity.(b)  Costs incurred in the exercise of eminent domain under this section for the relocation, raising, lowering, rerouting, or change in grade, or alteration in the construction of any electric transmission, telegraph, or telephone line, railroad, conduit, pole, property, facility, or pipeline are the sole expense of the department.(c)  "Sole expense" means the actual cost of the lowering, rerouting, or change in grade or alteration of construction in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.|Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1804, ch. 736, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979.  Redesignated from Sec. 22.203 by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3272, ch. 860, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter S. Trinity River State Park|Section 22.251. Park Established: Jurisdiction of Department

Sec. 22.251.  PARK ESTABLISHED:  JURISDICTION OF DEPARTMENT.  The Trinity River State Park is established under the jurisdiction of the department on property that may be acquired according to this Act.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5356, ch. 983, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter S. Trinity River State Park|Section 22.252. Department to Acquire Park Land

Sec. 22.252.  DEPARTMENT TO ACQUIRE PARK LAND.  (a)  The department may acquire by purchase, gift, lease, or condemnation all of the land described in Section 4 of the Act  that added this subchapter to this code.  The department may acquire the mineral interests in that land.(b)  A lease executed under this section from the state may not exceed 30 years and may be renewed on its expiration.  A lease executed under this section from any other public entity is not limited to any term of years.  For purposes of this subsection, "public entity" means an agency or instrumentality of federal, state, or local government, including the board of directors of a municipally owned utility system.(c)  The department may acquire the land with money from the urban park fund.(d)  The department may expend funds for the operation and maintenance of the Trinity River State Park.(e)  The department will honor all existing easements on the property to be acquired under this Act, as well as all existing permits to pump water from the Trinity River and to discharge water into the Trinity River.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5356, ch. 983, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 76, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter S. Trinity River State Park|Section 22.253. Condemnation

Sec. 22.253.  CONDEMNATION.  (a)  If necessary for the acquisition of the Trinity River State Park, the department may institute condemnation proceedings according to the laws of this state against any person, including a governmental entity.(b)  Costs incurred in the exercise of eminent domain under this section for the relocation, raising, lowering, rerouting, or change in grade or alteration in the construction of any electric transmission, telegraph, or telephone line, railroad, conduit, pole, property, facility, or pipeline may be the sole expense of the department.(c)  "Sole expense" means the actual cost of the lowering, rerouting, or change in grade or alteration of construction in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5356, ch. 983, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter S. Trinity River State Park|Section 22.254. Powers of City of Dallas

Sec. 22.254.  POWERS OF CITY OF DALLAS.  (a)  Nothing in this Act shall preclude or prohibit the city of Dallas from initiating, developing, completing, extending, or maintaining any project, as described in Subsection (b) of this section, whether the project may be located within, partially within, or adjacent to the boundaries of Trinity River State Park.(b)  For purposes of this section, the city of Dallas by ordinance or resolution of the governing body may approve and authorize any or all of the following:(1)  the development of a lake to be located within the flood plain of the Trinity River within the city of Dallas;(2)  the extension of Trinity River flood controls which shall include but not be limited to the construction of drainage channels, swales, levees, and associated flood control appurtenances in the Trinity River flood plain which may be constructed and maintained within the boundaries of Trinity River State Park;(3)  the extension of Simpson Stuart Road at the point where it may cross the flood plain of the Trinity River;  and(4)  the construction of swales in or adjacent to the natural channel of the Trinity River as necessary to provide offset capacity for full utilization of the McCommas Bluff Reclamation landfill.(c)  If the city of Dallas approves a project, as authorized by this section, the department shall grant the city of Dallas access to land within Trinity River State Park and whatever permissions are necessary in order to attain the purposes of the project.(d)  For purposes of this section, Chapter 276, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969 (Article 5421q, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), does not apply.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5356, ch. 983, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.261 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter T. Battleship "Texas"|Section 22.261. Jurisdiction

Sec. 22.261.  JURISDICTION.  The Battleship "Texas" is under the jurisdiction of the department.  The department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for a term of 99 years with an appropriate nonprofit foundation for the operation and maintenance of the Battleship "Texas."|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2190, ch. 407, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Redesignated from Sec. 22.251 by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 5.01(a)(36), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 636 (S.B. 1511), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 22.262 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 22 - State Parks|Subchapter T. Battleship "Texas"|Section 22.262. Preservation Standards

Sec. 22.262.  PRESERVATION STANDARDS.  The memorandum of understanding required by Section 22.261 must include provisions:(1)  governing the preservation, management, and operation of the Battleship "Texas" consistent with the Standards for Historic Vessel Preservation Projects with Guidelines for Applying the Standards published by the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior as those standards existed on January 1, 2019;(2)  requiring the nonprofit foundation described by Section 22.261 to consult with the state historic preservation officer on matters related to the preservation or repair of the battleship; and(3)  regarding the protection of the public's interest in maintaining and preserving a priceless historical asset in a manner that ensures the public has access to the asset and an opportunity to provide comment regarding the preservation of the asset.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 636 (S.B. 1511), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 23.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 23 - National Parks, National Seashores, and Other Federal Lands|Subchapter A. Big Bend National Park|Section 23.001. Limited Jurisdiction Retained

Sec. 23.001.  LIMITED JURISDICTION RETAINED.  The state retains jurisdiction in the Big Bend National Park, concurrently with the United States, as though cession had not occurred, for:(1)  the service of criminal and civil process, issued under the authority of the state, on any person amenable to service;  and(2)  the assessment and collection of taxes on the sales of products and commodities and on franchises and property.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 23.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 23 - National Parks, National Seashores, and Other Federal Lands|Subchapter A. Big Bend National Park|Section 23.002. Park Residents May Vote

Sec. 23.002.  PARK RESIDENTS MAY VOTE.  A person residing in Big Bend National Park may vote in all elections in the county of his residence, subject to the same conditions as other residents of the county, as though cession had not occurred.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 23.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 3 - Parks|Chapter 23 - National Parks, National Seashores, and Other Federal Lands|Subchapter B. Padre Island National Seashore|Section 23.011. Limited Jurisdiction Retained

Sec. 23.011.  LIMITED JURISDICTION RETAINED.  The state retains jurisdiction in the Padre Island National Seashore, concurrently with the United States, as though cession had not occurred, for:(1)  the service of criminal and civil process, issued under the authority of the state, on any person amenable to service;  and(2)  the assessment and collection of taxes on the sales and use, or the gross receipts from the sales, of products and commodities and on franchises, properties, and incomes.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|