Texas Statutes
Subtitle K - Mass Transportation
Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities

Section 452.003. Municipalities May Provide Transportation Services - Sec. 452.003. MUNICIPALITIES MAY PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. This chapter does...

Section 452.004. Executive Committee of Authority Consisting of One Subregion - Sec. 452.004. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF AUTHORITY CONSISTING OF ONE SUBREGION....

Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities

Section 452.051. Powers Applicable to Confirmed Authority - Sec. 452.051. POWERS APPLICABLE TO CONFIRMED AUTHORITY. This subchapter applies...

Section 452.052. Nature of Authority - Sec. 452.052. NATURE OF AUTHORITY. (a) An authority: (1) is...

Section 452.053. Responsibility for Control of Authority - Sec. 452.053. RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTROL OF AUTHORITY. Except as provided...

Section 452.054. General Powers of Authority - Sec. 452.054. GENERAL POWERS OF AUTHORITY. (a) An authority has...

Section 452.055. Contracts; Grants and Loans - Sec. 452.055. CONTRACTS; GRANTS AND LOANS. (a) An authority may...

Section 452.056. Operation of Public Transportation System - Sec. 452.056. OPERATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. (a) An authority...

Section 452.0561. Liability of Transportation Entity Providing Public Transportation - Sec. 452.0561. LIABILITY OF TRANSPORTATION ENTITY PROVIDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. (a)...

Section 452.057. Acquisition of Property by Agreement - Sec. 452.057. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY AGREEMENT. An authority may...

Section 452.058. Use and Acquisition of Property of Others - Sec. 452.058. USE AND ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY OF OTHERS. (a)...

Section 452.059. Eminent Domain Proceedings - Sec. 452.059. EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS. (a) An eminent domain proceeding...

Section 452.060. Agreement With Utilities, Carriers - Sec. 452.060. AGREEMENT WITH UTILITIES, CARRIERS. An authority may agree...

Section 452.061. Fares and Other Charges - Sec. 452.061. FARES AND OTHER CHARGES. (a) An authority shall...

Section 452.0611. Enforcement of Fares and Other Charges; Penalties - Sec. 452.0611. ENFORCEMENT OF FARES AND OTHER CHARGES; PENALTIES. (a)...

Section 452.0612. Fare Enforcement Officers - Sec. 452.0612. FARE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. (a) The authority may employ...

Section 452.0613. Enforcement of High Occupancy Vehicle Lane Usage; Penalties - Sec. 452.0613. ENFORCEMENT OF HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE USAGE; PENALTIES....

Section 452.062. Insurance - Sec. 452.062. INSURANCE. (a) An authority may insure, through purchased...

Section 452.063. Tax Exemption - Sec. 452.063. TAX EXEMPTION. The property, revenue, and income of...

Section 452.064. Light Rail System: Regulatory Exemption - Sec. 452.064. LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM: REGULATORY EXEMPTION. (a) An authority...

Section 452.065. Electric Power for Rail System: Certain Authorities - Sec. 452.065. ELECTRIC POWER FOR RAIL SYSTEM: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a)...

Section 452.066. Elections - Sec. 452.066. ELECTIONS. (a) In an election ordered by the...

Subchapter C. Management of Authority

Section 452.101. Executive Committee: Powers - Sec. 452.101. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: POWERS. The executive committee may: (1)...

Section 452.102. Investments - Sec. 452.102. INVESTMENTS. (a) The executive committee may invest authority...

Section 452.103. Depository; Deposit of Funds - Sec. 452.103. DEPOSITORY; DEPOSIT OF FUNDS. (a) The executive committee...

Section 452.104. Chief Executive: Duties - Sec. 452.104. CHIEF EXECUTIVE: DUTIES. (a) The general manager or...

Section 452.105. Rules - Sec. 452.105. RULES. (a) The executive committee by resolution may...

Section 452.1055. Prohibition of Consumption of Alcoholic Beverage - Sec. 452.1055. PROHIBITION OF CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE. (a) A...

Section 452.106. Procurement Rules - Sec. 452.106. PROCUREMENT RULES. (a) The executive committee may adopt...

Section 452.107. Purchases: Competitive Bidding - Sec. 452.107. PURCHASES: COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 452.108. Duration of Contracts and Delegation of Powers - Sec. 452.108. DURATION OF CONTRACTS AND DELEGATION OF POWERS. (a)...

Section 452.109. Explanation of Contract Awards in Certain Authorities - Sec. 452.109. EXPLANATION OF CONTRACT AWARDS IN CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a)...

Section 452.1095. Exemption From Other Contracting Law for Certain Authorities - Sec. 452.1095. EXEMPTION FROM OTHER CONTRACTING LAW FOR CERTAIN AUTHORITIES....

Section 452.110. Peace Officers - Sec. 452.110. PEACE OFFICERS. (a) The executive committee may establish...

Section 452.111. Extraordinary Vote Required in Certain Authorities - Sec. 452.111. EXTRAORDINARY VOTE REQUIRED IN CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. A subregional...

Section 452.112. Advisory Committees in Certain Authorities - Sec. 452.112. ADVISORY COMMITTEES IN CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) A subregional...

Section 452.113. Budget Recommendations - Sec. 452.113. BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS. The executive committee shall: (1) receive...

Section 452.114. Budget in Authority Created by Contiguous Municipality - Sec. 452.114. BUDGET IN AUTHORITY CREATED BY CONTIGUOUS MUNICIPALITY. (a)...

Section 452.115. Public Hearing on Fare and Service Changes in Certain Authorities - Sec. 452.115. PUBLIC HEARING ON FARE AND SERVICE CHANGES IN...

Section 452.116. Public Hearing on Fare and Service Changes in Certain Authorities: Exceptions - Sec. 452.116. PUBLIC HEARING ON FARE AND SERVICE CHANGES IN...

Section 452.117. Public Hearing on Experimental Service Change - Sec. 452.117. PUBLIC HEARING ON EXPERIMENTAL SERVICE CHANGE. A hearing...

Section 452.118. Notice of Hearing on Fare or Service Change in Certain Authorities - Sec. 452.118. NOTICE OF HEARING ON FARE OR SERVICE CHANGE...

Subchapter D. Station or Terminal Complex Systems

Section 452.151. Station or Terminal Complex: System Plan - Sec. 452.151. STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX: SYSTEM PLAN. (a) An...

Section 452.152. Station or Terminal Complex: Facilities - Sec. 452.152. STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX: FACILITIES. A station or...

Section 452.153. Approval of Municipality - Sec. 452.153. APPROVAL OF MUNICIPALITY. The location of a station...

Section 452.154. Station or Terminal Complex: Limitation on Real Property Acquisition by Condemnation - Sec. 452.154. STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX: LIMITATION ON REAL PROPERTY...

Section 452.155. Transfer of Real Property in Station or Terminal Complex - Sec. 452.155. TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY IN STATION OR TERMINAL...

Subchapter E. Special Programs and Services

Section 452.201. Minority and Women-Owned Business Program in Certain Authorities - Sec. 452.201. MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS PROGRAM IN CERTAIN AUTHORITIES....

Section 452.202. Transportation for Jobs Program Participants - Sec. 452.202. TRANSPORTATION FOR JOBS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. (a) An authority...

Section 452.203. Waiver of Federal Requirements - Sec. 452.203. WAIVER OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. If, before implementing Section...

Subchapter G. Service Plans

Section 452.301. Implementation of Service Plan: Certain Authorities - Sec. 452.301. IMPLEMENTATION OF SERVICE PLAN: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. A subregional...

Section 452.302. Change in Service Plan: General Rule - Sec. 452.302. CHANGE IN SERVICE PLAN: GENERAL RULE. A service...

Section 452.303. Major Service Plan Change: Notice and Hearing - Sec. 452.303. MAJOR SERVICE PLAN CHANGE: NOTICE AND HEARING. (a)...

Section 452.304. Adoption of Major Service Plan Change - Sec. 452.304. ADOPTION OF MAJOR SERVICE PLAN CHANGE. (a) After...

Section 452.305. Service Plan Change: Authority Created by Contiguous Municipality - Sec. 452.305. SERVICE PLAN CHANGE: AUTHORITY CREATED BY CONTIGUOUS MUNICIPALITY....

Subchapter H. Bonds

Section 452.351. Definition - Sec. 452.351. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "bond" includes a note....

Section 452.352. Power to Issue Bonds - Sec. 452.352. POWER TO ISSUE BONDS. (a) An authority may...

Section 452.353. Bond Terms - Sec. 452.353. BOND TERMS. (a) An authority's bonds are fully...

Section 452.354. Sale - Sec. 452.354. SALE. An authority's bonds may be sold at...

Section 452.355. Approval; Registration - Sec. 452.355. APPROVAL; REGISTRATION. (a) An authority's bonds and the...

Section 452.356. Incontestability - Sec. 452.356. INCONTESTABILITY. Bonds are incontestable after they are: (1)...

Section 452.357. Security Pledged - Sec. 452.357. SECURITY PLEDGED. (a) To secure the payment of...

Section 452.358. Use of Revenue - Sec. 452.358. USE OF REVENUE. Revenue in excess of amounts...

Section 452.359. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 452.359. REFUNDING BONDS. An authority may issue refunding bonds...

Section 452.360. Bonds as Authorized Investments - Sec. 452.360. BONDS AS AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS. (a) An authority's bonds...

Section 452.361. Exchange of Bonds for Existing System - Sec. 452.361. EXCHANGE OF BONDS FOR EXISTING SYSTEM. An authority's...

Section 452.362. Election to Pledge Taxes - Sec. 452.362. ELECTION TO PLEDGE TAXES. (a) The executive committee...

Section 452.363. Alternate Election Procedures for Certain Authorities - Sec. 452.363. ALTERNATE ELECTION PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) The...

Section 452.364. Tax Exemption - Sec. 452.364. TAX EXEMPTION. The interest on bonds issued by...

Subchapter I. Taxation

Section 452.401. Sales and Use Tax - Sec. 452.401. SALES AND USE TAX. (a) The executive committee...

Section 452.402. Rate Increase: Sales and Use Tax - Sec. 452.402. RATE INCREASE: SALES AND USE TAX. The executive...

Section 452.403. Maximum Tax Rate in Authority Area - Sec. 452.403. MAXIMUM TAX RATE IN AUTHORITY AREA. (a) An...

Section 452.404. Initial Sales Tax: Effective Date - Sec. 452.404. INITIAL SALES TAX: EFFECTIVE DATE. The adoption of...

Section 452.405. Rate Decrease: Sales and Use Tax - Sec. 452.405. RATE DECREASE: SALES AND USE TAX. (a) The...

Section 452.406. Different Subregional Sales and Use Tax Rates - Sec. 452.406. DIFFERENT SUBREGIONAL SALES AND USE TAX RATES. (a)...

Section 452.407. Property Taxes - Sec. 452.407. PROPERTY TAXES. An authority may not impose an...

Subchapter J. Financial and Performance Audits

Section 452.451. Financial Audits - Sec. 452.451. FINANCIAL AUDITS. (a) The executive committee of an...

Section 452.452. Review of Audit: Certain Authorities - Sec. 452.452. REVIEW OF AUDIT: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) The subregional...

Section 452.454. Performance Audits: Certain Authorities - Sec. 452.454. PERFORMANCE AUDITS: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) A subregional board...

Section 452.455. Computation of Performance Indicators - Sec. 452.455. COMPUTATION OF PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. (a) This section applies...

Section 452.456. Performance Audit Response; Hearing - Sec. 452.456. PERFORMANCE AUDIT RESPONSE; HEARING. (a) An authority for...

Section 452.457. Delivery of Report and Response - Sec. 452.457. DELIVERY OF REPORT AND RESPONSE. An authority required...

Subchapter K. Provisions Generally Applicable to Executive Committees

Section 452.501. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 452.501. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter does not apply...

Section 452.502. Executive Committee of Regional Authority - Sec. 452.502. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF REGIONAL AUTHORITY. (a) The executive...

Section 452.503. Terms; Vacancy - Sec. 452.503. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) A member of the executive...

Section 452.504. Officers - Sec. 452.504. OFFICERS. (a) The members of the executive committee...

Section 452.505. Conflicts of Interest - Sec. 452.505. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. Members of the executive committee...

Section 452.506. Meetings - Sec. 452.506. MEETINGS. (a) The executive committee shall hold at...

Section 452.507. Quorum; Voting Requirements - Sec. 452.507. QUORUM; VOTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Eight members are a...

Subchapter L. Executive Committee of Authority Created by Contiguous Municipality

Section 452.521. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 452.521. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to...

Section 452.522. Executive Committee - Sec. 452.522. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. (a) The executive committee of an...

Section 452.523. Membership Terms; Vacancies - Sec. 452.523. MEMBERSHIP TERMS; VACANCIES. (a) Each member of the...

Section 452.524. Officers - Sec. 452.524. OFFICERS. (a) The members of the executive committee...

Section 452.525. Removal of Members - Sec. 452.525. REMOVAL OF MEMBERS. The governing body of the...

Section 452.526. Conflicts of Interest - Sec. 452.526. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. A member of the executive...

Section 452.527. Meetings - Sec. 452.527. MEETINGS. (a) The executive committee shall hold at...

Section 452.528. Quorum; Voting Requirement - Sec. 452.528. QUORUM; VOTING REQUIREMENT. (a) Three members are a...

Subchapter M. Provisions Generally Applicable to Subregional Boards

Section 452.541. Board Membership: Residency in Authority - Sec. 452.541. BOARD MEMBERSHIP: RESIDENCY IN AUTHORITY. (a) Except as...

Section 452.542. Service on Board; Vacancies - Sec. 452.542. SERVICE ON BOARD; VACANCIES. (a) A member of...

Section 452.543. Board Officers - Sec. 452.543. BOARD OFFICERS. (a) A subregional board shall elect...

Section 452.544. Conflicts of Interest - Sec. 452.544. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. A member of a subregional...

Section 452.545. Duties - Sec. 452.545. DUTIES. A subregional board shall: (1) develop, recommend,...

Section 452.546. Board Meetings - Sec. 452.546. BOARD MEETINGS. (a) A subregional board, by resolution,...

Section 452.547. Compensation; Expenses - Sec. 452.547. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. Each member of a subregional board...

Subchapter N. Subregional Board in Authority Having No Municipality With Population of More Than 1.1 Million

Section 452.561. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 452.561. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to...

Section 452.562. Board Membership; Appointments - Sec. 452.562. BOARD MEMBERSHIP; APPOINTMENTS. (a) A subregional board is...

Section 452.563. Quorum - Sec. 452.563. QUORUM. (a) Six members of the subregional board...

Subchapter O. Subregional Board in Subregion Having Principal Municipality With Population of More Than 1.1 Million

Section 452.571. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 452.571. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to...

Section 452.572. Board Membership; Municipal Representation - Sec. 452.572. BOARD MEMBERSHIP; MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATION. (a) The subregional board...

Section 452.573. Allocation of Membership Among Municipalities - Sec. 452.573. ALLOCATION OF MEMBERSHIP AMONG MUNICIPALITIES. (a) A governing...

Section 452.574. Board Membership: Eligibility - Sec. 452.574. BOARD MEMBERSHIP: ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be eligible for...

Section 452.575. Appointments to Reflect Composition of Municipality - Sec. 452.575. APPOINTMENTS TO REFLECT COMPOSITION OF MUNICIPALITY. The governing...

Section 452.576. Maximum Municipal Membership Entitlement; Reallocation - Sec. 452.576. MAXIMUM MUNICIPAL MEMBERSHIP ENTITLEMENT; REALLOCATION. (a) A municipality...

Section 452.577. Reapportionment - Sec. 452.577. REAPPORTIONMENT. As needed because of the withdrawal or...

Section 452.578. Terms of Board Members - Sec. 452.578. TERMS OF BOARD MEMBERS. (a) Each member of...

Section 452.579. Quorum; Actions - Sec. 452.579. QUORUM; ACTIONS. (a) Sixty-five percent of the members...

Section 452.580. Change of Budgeting Policy - Sec. 452.580. CHANGE OF BUDGETING POLICY. A subregional board may...

Subchapter P. Addition of Territory

Section 452.601. Addition of Territory by Municipal Annexation - Sec. 452.601. ADDITION OF TERRITORY BY MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION. (a) When...

Section 452.602. Addition of Municipality by Election - Sec. 452.602. ADDITION OF MUNICIPALITY BY ELECTION. (a) The territory...

Section 452.6025. Addition of Certain Municipalities by Election - Sec. 452.6025. ADDITION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES BY ELECTION. (a) In...

Section 452.603. Addition of County Area by Election - Sec. 452.603. ADDITION OF COUNTY AREA BY ELECTION. (a) Unincorporated...

Section 452.604. Procedure for Annexation of All or Part of Another Subregion - Sec. 452.604. PROCEDURE FOR ANNEXATION OF ALL OR PART OF...

Section 452.605. Joining Authority: Certain Authorities - Sec. 452.605. JOINING AUTHORITY: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) A municipality with...

Section 452.606. Executive Committee Approval of Annexation: Effective Date - Sec. 452.606. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVAL OF ANNEXATION: EFFECTIVE DATE. (a)...

Section 452.607. Added Territory: Effective Date of Taxes - Sec. 452.607. ADDED TERRITORY: EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAXES. (a) A...

Subchapter Q. Withdrawal of Territory From Authority; Dissolution

Section 452.651. Withdrawal of Unit of Election - Sec. 452.651. WITHDRAWAL OF UNIT OF ELECTION. (a) The governing...

Section 452.652. Petition for Withdrawal Election - Sec. 452.652. PETITION FOR WITHDRAWAL ELECTION. (a) At the request...

Section 452.653. Review of Petition - Sec. 452.653. REVIEW OF PETITION. (a) The secretary, clerk, or...

Section 452.654. Invalid Petition - Sec. 452.654. INVALID PETITION. (a) The governing body of a...

Section 452.655. Election - Sec. 452.655. ELECTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b),...

Section 452.656. Result of Withdrawal Election - Sec. 452.656. RESULT OF WITHDRAWAL ELECTION. (a) If a majority...

Section 452.657. Effect of Withdrawal - Sec. 452.657. EFFECT OF WITHDRAWAL. (a) On the effective date...

Section 452.658. Collection of Sales and Use Tax After Withdrawal - Sec. 452.658. COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAX AFTER WITHDRAWAL....

Section 452.659. Determination of Total Amount of Financial Obligations of Withdrawn Unit - Sec. 452.659. DETERMINATION OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS OF...

Section 452.660. Additional Computations for Certain Authorities - Sec. 452.660. ADDITIONAL COMPUTATIONS FOR CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) In addition...

Section 452.661. Certification of Net Financial Obligation of Unit - Sec. 452.661. CERTIFICATION OF NET FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OF UNIT. The...

Section 452.662. Dissolution of Authority Created by Contiguous Municipality - Sec. 452.662. DISSOLUTION OF AUTHORITY CREATED BY CONTIGUOUS MUNICIPALITY. (a)...

Subchapter R. Creation of Authorities

Section 452.701. Creation of Regional or Subregional Authority Authorized - Sec. 452.701. CREATION OF REGIONAL OR SUBREGIONAL AUTHORITY AUTHORIZED. (a)...

Section 452.702. Joint or Merged Subregional Authorities - Sec. 452.702. JOINT OR MERGED SUBREGIONAL AUTHORITIES. (a) Separate subregional...

Section 452.703. Initiating Order or Resolution: Contents - Sec. 452.703. INITIATING ORDER OR RESOLUTION: CONTENTS. To initiate the...

Section 452.704. Boundaries of Authority - Sec. 452.704. BOUNDARIES OF AUTHORITY. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 452.705. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 452.705. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) Notice of the time...

Section 452.706. Conduct of Hearing - Sec. 452.706. CONDUCT OF HEARING. (a) The entity or entities...

Section 452.707. Participation by Other Entities - Sec. 452.707. PARTICIPATION BY OTHER ENTITIES. (a) Before the confirmation...

Section 452.708. Resolution or Order - Sec. 452.708. RESOLUTION OR ORDER. (a) After hearing the evidence...

Section 452.709. Failure of Other Entities to Join - Sec. 452.709. FAILURE OF OTHER ENTITIES TO JOIN. A creating...

Section 452.710. Interim Subregional Board - Sec. 452.710. INTERIM SUBREGIONAL BOARD. (a) After the adoption of...

Section 452.711. Interim Executive Committee - Sec. 452.711. INTERIM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. (a) Each subregional board shall...

Section 452.712. Approval of Service Plan and Tax Rate - Sec. 452.712. APPROVAL OF SERVICE PLAN AND TAX RATE. (a)...

Section 452.713. Approval of Service Plan and Notice of Intent to Order Election - Sec. 452.713. APPROVAL OF SERVICE PLAN AND NOTICE OF INTENT...

Section 452.714. Creation of Units of Election - Sec. 452.714. CREATION OF UNITS OF ELECTION. (a) Within 30...

Section 452.715. Confirmation Election - Sec. 452.715. CONFIRMATION ELECTION. (a) The interim executive committee, or...

Section 452.716. Conduct of Election: Separate Tabulations - Sec. 452.716. CONDUCT OF ELECTION: SEPARATE TABULATIONS. (a) A confirmation...

Section 452.717. Results of Election; Order - Sec. 452.717. RESULTS OF ELECTION; ORDER. (a) In each unit...

Section 452.718. Results of Election in Contiguous Municipalities - Sec. 452.718. RESULTS OF ELECTION IN CONTIGUOUS MUNICIPALITIES. After the...

Section 452.719. Cost of Election - Sec. 452.719. COST OF ELECTION. A creating entity shall pay...

Section 452.720. Expiration of Unconfirmed Authority - Sec. 452.720. EXPIRATION OF UNCONFIRMED AUTHORITY. An authority that has...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle K - Mass Transportation Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities

Texas Statutes
Subtitle K - Mass Transportation
Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities