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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 174.001. Definition of Person - Sec. 174.001. DEFINITION OF PERSON. In this chapter: (1) "person"...
Section 174.002. Definitions - Sec. 174.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means a...
Section 174.003. Nature of District - Sec. 174.003. NATURE OF DISTRICT. (a) A district is a...
Section 174.004. Requirement for Service to Municipalities in District - Sec. 174.004. REQUIREMENT FOR SERVICE TO MUNICIPALITIES IN DISTRICT. A...
Subchapter B. Creation
Section 174.051. Creation of District - Sec. 174.051. CREATION OF DISTRICT. (a) A district may be...
Subchapter C. Board of Directors and Employees
Section 174.101. Control of District - Sec. 174.101. CONTROL OF DISTRICT. A district is governed by...
Section 174.102. Composition of Board; Terms - Sec. 174.102. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The board is...
Section 174.103. Presiding Officer - Sec. 174.103. PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) The directors shall elect one...
Section 174.104. Meetings - Sec. 174.104. MEETINGS. The presiding officer shall call at least...
Section 174.105. Rules for Proceedings - Sec. 174.105. RULES FOR PROCEEDINGS. The board shall adopt rules...
Section 174.106. Compensation; Reimbursement - Sec. 174.106. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. A director is not entitled to...
Section 174.107. Employees - Sec. 174.107. EMPLOYEES. The board may employ and compensate persons...
Section 174.108. Executive Committee - Sec. 174.108. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The board shall appoint an executive...
Section 174.109. Retirement Benefits - Sec. 174.109. RETIREMENT BENEFITS. A district is eligible to participate...
Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties
Section 174.151. General Powers of District; Governmental Functions - Sec. 174.151. GENERAL POWERS OF DISTRICT; GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS. (a) A...
Section 174.152. Rules - Sec. 174.152. RULES. To protect the health, safety, and general...
Section 174.153. Agreements Generally - Sec. 174.153. AGREEMENTS GENERALLY. A district may make contracts, leases,...
Section 174.154. Agreements With Other Entities for Joint Use - Sec. 174.154. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER ENTITIES FOR JOINT USE. A...
Section 174.155. Joint Ownership Agreements - Sec. 174.155. JOINT OWNERSHIP AGREEMENTS. A district may enter into...
Section 174.156. Interlocal Agreements With Commission - Sec. 174.156. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH COMMISSION. The commission may enter...
Section 174.157. Awarding Construction or Purchase Contracts - Sec. 174.157. AWARDING CONSTRUCTION OR PURCHASE CONTRACTS. (a) A contract...
Section 174.158. Eminent Domain - Sec. 174.158. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) A district may exercise the...
Section 174.159. Suits - Sec. 174.159. SUITS. (a) A district may: (1) sue and...
Subchapter E. Powers and Duties Relating to Acquisition, Construction, and Operation of Commuter Rail Facilities
Section 174.201. General Authority Over Commuter Rail Facilities - Sec. 174.201. GENERAL AUTHORITY OVER COMMUTER RAIL FACILITIES. A district...
Section 174.202. Powers Relating to District Property - Sec. 174.202. POWERS RELATING TO DISTRICT PROPERTY. A district may...
Section 174.203. Use and Alteration of Property of Another Political Subdivision - Sec. 174.203. USE AND ALTERATION OF PROPERTY OF ANOTHER POLITICAL...
Section 174.204. Rules Governing System and Routings - Sec. 174.204. RULES GOVERNING SYSTEM AND ROUTINGS. A district by...
Section 174.205. Acquisition of Property - Sec. 174.205. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. (a) A district may purchase...
Section 174.206. Acquisition of Rolling Stock and Other Property - Sec. 174.206. ACQUISITION OF ROLLING STOCK AND OTHER PROPERTY. A...
Section 174.207. Compensation for Use of System Facilities - Sec. 174.207. COMPENSATION FOR USE OF SYSTEM FACILITIES. (a) A...
Section 174.208. Operation or Use Contracts - Sec. 174.208. OPERATION OR USE CONTRACTS. (a) A district may:...
Section 174.209. Rail Transportation Services Agreements With Other Political Subdivisions - Sec. 174.209. RAIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS....
Subchapter F. Financial Provisions
Section 174.251. Fiscal Year - Sec. 174.251. FISCAL YEAR. Unless the board changes the fiscal...
Section 174.252. Annual Budget - Sec. 174.252. ANNUAL BUDGET. (a) Before beginning the operation of...
Section 174.253. Grants and Loans - Sec. 174.253. GRANTS AND LOANS. A district may accept grants...
Section 174.254. Depository - Sec. 174.254. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board by resolution shall name...
Section 174.255. Purchase of Additional Insured Provisions - Sec. 174.255. PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL INSURED PROVISIONS. A district may...
Section 174.256. Tax Exemption - Sec. 174.256. TAX EXEMPTION. District property, material purchases, revenue, and...
Subchapter G. Bonds
Section 174.301. Revenue Bonds - Sec. 174.301. REVENUE BONDS. A district may issue revenue bonds...
Section 174.302. Security for Payment of Bonds - Sec. 174.302. SECURITY FOR PAYMENT OF BONDS. (a) To secure...
Section 174.303. Bonds as Authorized Investments and Security for Deposits of Public Funds - Sec. 174.303. BONDS AS AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS AND SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS...
Section 174.304. Limit on Power - Sec. 174.304. LIMIT ON POWER. (a) A revenue bond indenture...
Subchapter H. Taxes
Section 174.351. Tax Authorized - Sec. 174.351. TAX AUTHORIZED. A district may impose any kind...
Section 174.352. Imposition of Tax - Sec. 174.352. IMPOSITION OF TAX. (a) A district may not...
Section 174.353. Tax Rate - Sec. 174.353. TAX RATE. (a) The board, subject to Section...
Section 174.354. Effective Date of Tax - Sec. 174.354. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAX. A district's sales and...