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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 173.001. Definition of Person - Sec. 173.001. DEFINITION OF PERSON. In this chapter: (1) "person"...
Section 173.002. Definitions - Sec. 173.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means a...
Section 173.003. Location of Municipality in County - Sec. 173.003. LOCATION OF MUNICIPALITY IN COUNTY. For purposes of...
Section 173.004. Nature of District - Sec. 173.004. NATURE OF DISTRICT. (a) A district is a...
Subchapter B. Creation
Section 173.051. Creation of District - Sec. 173.051. CREATION OF DISTRICT. (a) A district may be...
Section 173.052. Addition of Political Subdivision or Other Public Entity to District - Sec. 173.052. ADDITION OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR OTHER PUBLIC ENTITY...
Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees
Section 173.101. Control of District - Sec. 173.101. CONTROL OF DISTRICT. A district is governed by...
Section 173.102. Composition of Board; Terms - Sec. 173.102. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The board is...
Section 173.103. Vacancy - Sec. 173.103. VACANCY. A vacancy on the board shall be...
Section 173.104. Presiding Officer - Sec. 173.104. PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) The directors shall elect one...
Section 173.105. Meetings - Sec. 173.105. MEETINGS. The presiding officer shall call at least...
Section 173.106. Board Meetings by Telephone or Videoconference - Sec. 173.106. BOARD MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE OR VIDEOCONFERENCE. (a) Chapter...
Section 173.107. Rules for Proceedings - Sec. 173.107. RULES FOR PROCEEDINGS. The board shall adopt rules...
Section 173.108. Compensation; Reimbursement - Sec. 173.108. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. A director is not entitled to...
Section 173.109. Employees - Sec. 173.109. EMPLOYEES. The board may employ and compensate persons...
Section 173.110. Executive Committee - Sec. 173.110. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The board shall appoint an executive...
Section 173.111. Retirement Benefits - Sec. 173.111. RETIREMENT BENEFITS. A district is eligible to participate...
Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties
Section 173.151. General Powers of District - Sec. 173.151. GENERAL POWERS OF DISTRICT. (a) A district has...
Section 173.152. Rules - Sec. 173.152. RULES. To protect district residents' health, safety, and...
Section 173.153. Agreements Generally - Sec. 173.153. AGREEMENTS GENERALLY. A district may make contracts, leases,...
Section 173.154. Agreements With Other Entities for Joint Use - Sec. 173.154. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER ENTITIES FOR JOINT USE. A...
Section 173.155. Joint Ownership Agreements - Sec. 173.155. JOINT OWNERSHIP AGREEMENTS. A district may make a...
Section 173.156. Exclusive Development Agreements - Sec. 173.156. EXCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS. (a) A board may enter...
Section 173.157. Interlocal Agreements With Commission - Sec. 173.157. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH COMMISSION. The commission may enter...
Section 173.158. Awarding Construction or Purchase Contracts - Sec. 173.158. AWARDING CONSTRUCTION OR PURCHASE CONTRACTS. (a) A contract...
Section 173.159. Eminent Domain - Sec. 173.159. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) A district may exercise the...
Section 173.160. Suits - Sec. 173.160. SUITS. (a) A district may: (1) sue and...
Section 173.161. Changing Name of District - Sec. 173.161. CHANGING NAME OF DISTRICT. The board shall adopt...
Subchapter E. Powers and Duties Relating to Acquisition, Construction, and Operation of Commuter Rail Facilities
Section 173.201. General Authority Over Commuter Rail Facilities - Sec. 173.201. GENERAL AUTHORITY OVER COMMUTER RAIL FACILITIES. A district...
Section 173.202. Powers Relating to District Property - Sec. 173.202. POWERS RELATING TO DISTRICT PROPERTY. A district may...
Section 173.203. Use and Alteration of Property of Another Political Subdivision - Sec. 173.203. USE AND ALTERATION OF PROPERTY OF ANOTHER POLITICAL...
Section 173.204. Rules Governing System and Routings - Sec. 173.204. RULES GOVERNING SYSTEM AND ROUTINGS. A district by...
Section 173.205. Acquisition of Property - Sec. 173.205. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. (a) A district may purchase...
Section 173.206. Acquisition of Rolling Stock and Other Property - Sec. 173.206. ACQUISITION OF ROLLING STOCK AND OTHER PROPERTY. A...
Section 173.207. Compensation for Use of System Facilities - Sec. 173.207. COMPENSATION FOR USE OF SYSTEM FACILITIES. (a) A...
Section 173.208. Operation or Use Contracts - Sec. 173.208. OPERATION OR USE CONTRACTS. (a) A district may:...
Section 173.209. Rail Transportation Services Agreements With Other Political Subdivisions - Sec. 173.209. RAIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS....
Subchapter F. Financial Provisions
Section 173.251. Fiscal Year - Sec. 173.251. FISCAL YEAR. Unless the board changes the fiscal...
Section 173.252. Annual Budget - Sec. 173.252. ANNUAL BUDGET. (a) Before beginning the operation of...
Section 173.253. Grants and Loans - Sec. 173.253. GRANTS AND LOANS. A district may accept grants...
Section 173.254. Depository - Sec. 173.254. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board by resolution shall name...
Section 173.255. Purchase of Additional Insured Provisions - Sec. 173.255. PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL INSURED PROVISIONS. A district may...
Section 173.256. Financing of Certain Transportation Infrastructure - Sec. 173.256. FINANCING OF CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) This section...
Section 173.257. Tax Exemption - Sec. 173.257. TAX EXEMPTION. District property, material purchases, revenue, and...
Subchapter G. Bonds
Section 173.301. Revenue Bonds - Sec. 173.301. REVENUE BONDS. A district may issue revenue bonds...
Section 173.302. Security for Payment of Bonds - Sec. 173.302. SECURITY FOR PAYMENT OF BONDS. (a) To secure...
Section 173.303. Bonds as Authorized Investments and Security for Deposits of Public Funds - Sec. 173.303. BONDS AS AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS AND SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS...
Section 173.304. Limit on Power - Sec. 173.304. LIMIT ON POWER. (a) A revenue bond indenture...
Section 173.305. Tax Increment Fund for Transportation Infrastructure Zone in Certain Districts - Sec. 173.305. TAX INCREMENT FUND FOR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ZONE IN...
Section 173.306. Tax Increment Bonds and Notes Issued by Local Government Member in Certain Districts - Sec. 173.306. TAX INCREMENT BONDS AND NOTES ISSUED BY LOCAL...
Subchapter H. Sales and Use Taxes
Section 173.351. Tax Authorized - Sec. 173.351. TAX AUTHORIZED. A sales and use tax is...
Section 173.352. Tax Rate - Sec. 173.352. TAX RATE. The sales and use tax shall...
Section 173.353. Preemption of Other Sales and Use Taxes - Sec. 173.353. PREEMPTION OF OTHER SALES AND USE TAXES. The...
Section 173.354. Applicability of Tax Code - Sec. 173.354. APPLICABILITY OF TAX CODE. Chapter 321, Tax Code,...
Section 173.355. Notice to Comptroller - Sec. 173.355. NOTICE TO COMPTROLLER. (a) The district shall notify...
Section 173.356. Notice to Local Governments - Sec. 173.356. NOTICE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. At the same time...
Section 173.357. Acquisition of Additional Territory Subject to Tax - Sec. 173.357. ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL TERRITORY SUBJECT TO TAX. (a)...
Section 173.358. Duty of Comptroller - Sec. 173.358. DUTY OF COMPTROLLER. The comptroller shall: (1) administer,...
Section 173.359. Effective Date of Tax - Sec. 173.359. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAX. A tax imposed under...