Sec. 452.115. PUBLIC HEARING ON FARE AND SERVICE CHANGES IN CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) An authority consisting of one subregion governed by a subregional board created under Subchapter O must hold a public hearing on:
(1) any fare change;
(2) a service change involving:
(A) 25 percent or more of the number of transit route miles of a transit route; or
(B) 25 percent or more of the number of transit revenue vehicle miles of a transit route, computed daily, for the day of the week for which the change is made; or
(3) the establishment of a new transit route.
(b) When the number of changes of a type described by Subsection (a)(2) in a fiscal year would equal the percentage applicable in that subsection, the public hearing must be held before the change that would equal or exceed the percentage.
(c) In this section:
(1) "Transit route" means a route over which a transit vehicle travels and that is specifically labeled or numbered for the purpose of picking up or discharging passengers at regularly scheduled stops and intervals.
(2) "Transit route mile" means one mile along a transit route regularly traveled by transit vehicles while available for the general public to carry passengers.
(3) "Transit revenue vehicle mile" means one mile traveled by a transit vehicle while the vehicle is available to the general public to carry passengers.
(4) "Service change" means any addition or deletion resulting in the physical realignment of a transit route or a change in the type or frequency of service provided in a specific, regularly scheduled transit route.
(d) The length of a transit route is the distance traversed in traveling completely over the route and returning to the starting point to begin another circuit of the route. If a route is defined in one direction only, the one-directional distance is the route length.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle K - Mass Transportation
Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities
Subchapter C. Management of Authority
Section 452.101. Executive Committee: Powers
Section 452.103. Depository; Deposit of Funds
Section 452.104. Chief Executive: Duties
Section 452.1055. Prohibition of Consumption of Alcoholic Beverage
Section 452.106. Procurement Rules
Section 452.107. Purchases: Competitive Bidding
Section 452.108. Duration of Contracts and Delegation of Powers
Section 452.109. Explanation of Contract Awards in Certain Authorities
Section 452.1095. Exemption From Other Contracting Law for Certain Authorities
Section 452.110. Peace Officers
Section 452.111. Extraordinary Vote Required in Certain Authorities
Section 452.112. Advisory Committees in Certain Authorities
Section 452.113. Budget Recommendations
Section 452.114. Budget in Authority Created by Contiguous Municipality
Section 452.115. Public Hearing on Fare and Service Changes in Certain Authorities
Section 452.116. Public Hearing on Fare and Service Changes in Certain Authorities: Exceptions
Section 452.117. Public Hearing on Experimental Service Change
Section 452.118. Notice of Hearing on Fare or Service Change in Certain Authorities