Texas Statutes
Subtitle K - Mass Transportation
Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 457.001. Definitions - Sec. 457.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Authority" means a...

Section 457.002. Applicability - Sec. 457.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to a county...

Subchapter B. Creation and Administration of Authority

Section 457.051. Creation of Authority - Sec. 457.051. CREATION OF AUTHORITY. (a) An authority is created...

Section 457.052. Board of Authority - Sec. 457.052. BOARD OF AUTHORITY. (a) The board of an...

Section 457.053. Confirmation Election - Sec. 457.053. CONFIRMATION ELECTION. (a) If an authority is created...

Section 457.054. Conflicts of Interest: Authority Employees - Sec. 457.054. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES. An employee of...

Section 457.055. Transfer of Resources Between Municipality and Authority - Sec. 457.055. TRANSFER OF RESOURCES BETWEEN MUNICIPALITY AND AUTHORITY. (a)...

Section 457.056. Investments - Sec. 457.056. INVESTMENTS. (a) A board may invest authority funds...

Section 457.057. Deposit of Money - Sec. 457.057. DEPOSIT OF MONEY. (a) The board shall designate...

Section 457.058. Liability of Creating Entities - Sec. 457.058. LIABILITY OF CREATING ENTITIES. The political subdivisions that...

Subchapter C. Powers of Authority

Section 457.101. Acquiring and Disposing of Property - Sec. 457.101. ACQUIRING AND DISPOSING OF PROPERTY. (a) An authority...

Section 457.102. Transit Authority System - Sec. 457.102. TRANSIT AUTHORITY SYSTEM. (a) An authority may: (1)...

Section 457.103. Fares and Other Charges - Sec. 457.103. FARES AND OTHER CHARGES. The board shall, after...

Section 457.104. Agreement With Utilities and Carriers - Sec. 457.104. AGREEMENT WITH UTILITIES AND CARRIERS. An authority may...

Section 457.105. Contracts; Acquisition of Property by Agreement - Sec. 457.105. CONTRACTS; ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY AGREEMENT. (a) An...

Section 457.106. Use and Acquisition of Property of Others - Sec. 457.106. USE AND ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY OF OTHERS. (a)...

Section 457.107. Routes - Sec. 457.107. ROUTES. An authority shall determine each route, including...

Section 457.108. Tort Liability and Governmental Immunity - Sec. 457.108. TORT LIABILITY AND GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY. (a) An authority...

Section 457.109. Tax Exemption - Sec. 457.109. TAX EXEMPTION. The assets of an authority are...

Subchapter D. Special Transportation Programs

Section 457.151. Transportation for Jobs Program Participants - Sec. 457.151. TRANSPORTATION FOR JOBS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. (a) An authority...

Section 457.152. Waiver of Federal Requirements - Sec. 457.152. WAIVER OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. If, before implementing Section...

Subchapter E. Alternative Fuel Use Program

Section 457.201. Purchase and Percent of Vehicles Using Alternative Fuel - Sec. 457.201. PURCHASE AND PERCENT OF VEHICLES USING ALTERNATIVE FUEL....

Section 457.202. Alternative Fuel Use Program: Exceptions - Sec. 457.202. ALTERNATIVE FUEL USE PROGRAM: EXCEPTIONS. (a) An authority...

Section 457.203. Alternative Fuel Equipment and Facilities - Sec. 457.203. ALTERNATIVE FUEL EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES. (a) In addition...

Section 457.204. Alternative Fuel Use Program: Vehicles Covered and Safety - Sec. 457.204. ALTERNATIVE FUEL USE PROGRAM: VEHICLES COVERED AND SAFETY....

Subchapter F. Bonds

Section 457.251. Power to Issue Bonds - Sec. 457.251. POWER TO ISSUE BONDS. (a) An authority may...

Section 457.252. Bond Terms - Sec. 457.252. BOND TERMS. (a) An authority's bonds are fully...

Section 457.253. Sale - Sec. 457.253. SALE. Bonds may be sold at a public...

Section 457.254. Approval; Registration - Sec. 457.254. APPROVAL; REGISTRATION. (a) An authority's bonds and the...

Section 457.255. Incontestability - Sec. 457.255. INCONTESTABILITY. Bonds are incontestable after they are: (1)...

Section 457.256. Security Pledged - Sec. 457.256. SECURITY PLEDGED. (a) To secure the payment of...

Section 457.257. Pledge of Revenue Limited - Sec. 457.257. PLEDGE OF REVENUE LIMITED. The expenses of operation...

Section 457.258. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 457.258. REFUNDING BONDS. An authority may issue refunding bonds...

Section 457.259. Bonds as Authorized Investments - Sec. 457.259. BONDS AS AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS. (a) An authority's bonds...

Section 457.260. Interest Exemption - Sec. 457.260. INTEREST EXEMPTION. Interest on bonds issued by an...

Subchapter G. Taxes

Section 457.301. Sales and Use Tax - Sec. 457.301. SALES AND USE TAX. (a) The board may...

Section 457.302. Maximum Tax Rate - Sec. 457.302. MAXIMUM TAX RATE. (a) A board may not...

Section 457.303. Election to Change Tax Rate - Sec. 457.303. ELECTION TO CHANGE TAX RATE. (a) At an...

Section 457.304. Sales Tax: Effective Dates - Sec. 457.304. SALES TAX: EFFECTIVE DATES. (a) An authority's sales...

Subchapter H. Dissolution of Authority; Withdrawal of Unit of Election

Section 457.351. Election to Dissolve Authority - Sec. 457.351. ELECTION TO DISSOLVE AUTHORITY. (a) A board may...

Section 457.352. Withdrawal From Authority - Sec. 457.352. WITHDRAWAL FROM AUTHORITY. (a) The governing body of...

Section 457.353. Petition for Withdrawal - Sec. 457.353. PETITION FOR WITHDRAWAL. (a) At the request of...

Section 457.354. Withdrawal Election - Sec. 457.354. WITHDRAWAL ELECTION. (a) An election to withdraw from...

Section 457.355. Procedure After Withdrawal Election - Sec. 457.355. PROCEDURE AFTER WITHDRAWAL ELECTION. (a) Until the amount...