Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Roadways
Subtitle K - Mass Transportation

Section 451.066. Spending Limitation: Trails and Lighting in Certain Authorities - Sec. 451.066. SPENDING LIMITATION: TRAILS AND LIGHTING IN CERTAIN AUTHORITIES....

Section 451.067. Emergency Medical Services: Certain Authorities - Sec. 451.067. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. An authority in...

Section 451.068. Free Fares Program: Certain Authorities - Sec. 451.068. FREE FARES PROGRAM: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) An authority...

Section 451.070. Elections - Sec. 451.070. ELECTIONS. (a) In an election ordered by a...

Section 451.071. Referendum for Rail Plan; Certain Authorities - Sec. 451.071. REFERENDUM FOR RAIL PLAN; CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) This...

Section 451.072. General Authority to Call Election: Certain Authorities - Sec. 451.072. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO CALL ELECTION: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a)...

Subchapter C. Management of Authority

Section 451.101. Board Powers - Sec. 451.101. BOARD POWERS. A board may: (1) employ a...

Section 451.102. Budget - Sec. 451.102. BUDGET. (a) A board shall adopt an annual...

Section 451.103. Operating Expenditures - Sec. 451.103. OPERATING EXPENDITURES. An authority may not spend for...

Section 451.104. Investment Powers: Certain Authorities - Sec. 451.104. INVESTMENT POWERS: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. An authority created before...

Section 451.105. Depository; Deposit of Funds - Sec. 451.105. DEPOSITORY; DEPOSIT OF FUNDS. (a) A board shall...

Section 451.106. General Manager; Management Policies: Certain Authorities - Sec. 451.106. GENERAL MANAGER; MANAGEMENT POLICIES: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) The...

Section 451.107. Rules - Sec. 451.107. RULES. (a) The board by resolution may adopt...

Section 451.1075. Prohibition of Consumption of Alcoholic Beverage - Sec. 451.1075. PROHIBITION OF CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE. (a) A...

Section 451.108. Peace Officers - Sec. 451.108. PEACE OFFICERS. (a) An authority may commission and...

Section 451.109. Advisory Committee - Sec. 451.109. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) A board may establish one...

Section 451.110. Purchases: Competitive Bidding - Sec. 451.110. PURCHASES: COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 451.111. Purchases: Notice of Noncompetitive Bid Proposals - Sec. 451.111. PURCHASES: NOTICE OF NONCOMPETITIVE BID PROPOSALS. (a) Except...

Section 451.112. Conflicts of Interest: Board Members - Sec. 451.112. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: BOARD MEMBERS. Chapter 171, Local...

Section 451.113. Driving on Certain Authority Right-of-Way; Penalty - Sec. 451.113. DRIVING ON CERTAIN AUTHORITY RIGHT-OF-WAY; PENALTY. (a) A...

Subchapter C. -1. Additional Management Provisions for Certain Authorities

Section 451.131. Applicability - Sec. 451.131. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to an authority...

Section 451.132. Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan - Sec. 451.132. FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. (a) The board shall...

Section 451.133. Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures - Sec. 451.133. OPERATING EXPENSES AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. (a) An authority...

Section 451.134. Operating Reserve Account - Sec. 451.134. OPERATING RESERVE ACCOUNT. (a) The board shall establish,...

Section 451.135. Strategic Plan - Sec. 451.135. STRATEGIC PLAN. (a) The board shall adopt a...

Section 451.136. Rail Safety Plan and Reports - Sec. 451.136. RAIL SAFETY PLAN AND REPORTS. (a) The board...

Section 451.137. Competitive Bids for and Purchase of Transit Services - Sec. 451.137. COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR AND PURCHASE OF TRANSIT SERVICES....

Section 451.138. Public Involvement Policy - Sec. 451.138. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT POLICY. (a) The board shall adopt...

Section 451.139. Issuance of Bonds for Self-Insurance or Retirement or Pension Fund Reserves - Sec. 451.139. ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR SELF-INSURANCE OR RETIREMENT OR...

Subchapter D. Station or Terminal Complex Systems

Section 451.151. Station or Terminal Complex: System Plan - Sec. 451.151. STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX: SYSTEM PLAN. (a) An...

Section 451.152. Station or Terminal Complex: Facilities - Sec. 451.152. STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX: FACILITIES. A station or...

Section 451.153. Approval of Municipality - Sec. 451.153. APPROVAL OF MUNICIPALITY. The location of a station...

Section 451.154. Station or Terminal Complex: Limitation on Real Property Acquisition - Sec. 451.154. STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX: LIMITATION ON REAL PROPERTY...

Section 451.155. Transfer of Real Property in Station or Terminal Complex - Sec. 451.155. TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY IN STATION OR TERMINAL...

Subchapter E. Regional Economic Development Facilities in Stations or Terminal Complexes

Section 451.201. Definition - Sec. 451.201. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "regional economic development facilities"...

Section 451.202. Application of Subchapter Limited to Certain Authorities - Sec. 451.202. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER LIMITED TO CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. This...

Section 451.203. Station or Terminal Complex: Regional Economic Development Facilities in Certain Authorities - Sec. 451.203. STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX: REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES...

Section 451.204. Contracts for Regional Economic Development Facilities - Sec. 451.204. CONTRACTS FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES. (a) An...

Section 451.205. Station or Terminal Complex: Regional Economic Development Facilities Additional Tax - Sec. 451.205. STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX: REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES...

Section 451.206. Use of Revenue for Regional Economic Development Facilities - Sec. 451.206. USE OF REVENUE FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES....

Section 451.207. Continuation of Tax Rate Increase - Sec. 451.207. CONTINUATION OF TAX RATE INCREASE. On the expiration...

Subchapter F. Special Programs and Services

Section 451.251. Contract Goals for Disadvantaged Businesses - Sec. 451.251. CONTRACT GOALS FOR DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES. An authority that...

Section 451.252. Minority and Disadvantaged Individuals Program: Certain Authorities - Sec. 451.252. MINORITY AND DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS PROGRAM: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a)...

Section 451.253. Minority and Women-Owned Business Program: Certain Authorities - Sec. 451.253. MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS PROGRAM: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a)...

Section 451.254. Program for Persons With Physical Disabilities: Certain Authorities - Sec. 451.254. PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES....

Section 451.255. Transportation for Jobs Program Participants - Sec. 451.255. TRANSPORTATION FOR JOBS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. (a) An authority...

Section 451.256. Waiver of Federal Requirements - Sec. 451.256. WAIVER OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. If, before implementing Section...

Subchapter H. Bonds

Section 451.351. Definition - Sec. 451.351. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "bond" includes a note....

Section 451.352. Power to Issue Bonds - Sec. 451.352. POWER TO ISSUE BONDS. (a) An authority may...

Section 451.353. Bond Terms - Sec. 451.353. BOND TERMS. (a) An authority's bonds are fully...

Section 451.354. Sale - Sec. 451.354. SALE. An authority's bonds may be sold at...

Section 451.355. Approval; Registration - Sec. 451.355. APPROVAL; REGISTRATION. (a) An authority's bonds and the...

Section 451.356. Incontestability - Sec. 451.356. INCONTESTABILITY. Bonds are incontestable after they are: (1)...

Section 451.357. Security Pledged - Sec. 451.357. SECURITY PLEDGED. (a) To secure the payment of...

Section 451.358. Pledge of Revenue Limited - Sec. 451.358. PLEDGE OF REVENUE LIMITED. The expenses of operation...

Section 451.359. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 451.359. REFUNDING BONDS. An authority may issue refunding bonds...

Section 451.360. Bonds as Authorized Investments - Sec. 451.360. BONDS AS AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS. (a) An authority's bonds...

Section 451.361. Exchange of Bonds for Existing System - Sec. 451.361. EXCHANGE OF BONDS FOR EXISTING SYSTEM. An authority's...

Section 451.362. Short-Term Bonds - Sec. 451.362. SHORT-TERM BONDS. (a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this...

Section 451.3625. Bonds for Rail System; Certain Authorities - Sec. 451.3625. BONDS FOR RAIL SYSTEM; CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) This...

Section 451.363. Tax Exemption - Sec. 451.363. TAX EXEMPTION. The interest on an authority's bonds...

Subchapter I. Taxation

Section 451.401. General Power of Taxation - Sec. 451.401. GENERAL POWER OF TAXATION. An authority may impose...

Section 451.402. Voter Approval Required for Tax - Sec. 451.402. VOTER APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR TAX. (a) An authority...

Section 451.403. Authority Tax Code and Rules - Sec. 451.403. AUTHORITY TAX CODE AND RULES. (a) The board...

Section 451.404. Sales and Use Tax - Sec. 451.404. SALES AND USE TAX. (a) The board, subject...

Section 451.405. Maximum Tax Rate in Authority Area - Sec. 451.405. MAXIMUM TAX RATE IN AUTHORITY AREA. (a) An...

Section 451.406. Initial Sales Tax: Effective Date - Sec. 451.406. INITIAL SALES TAX: EFFECTIVE DATE. The adoption of...

Section 451.407. Rate Decrease: Sales and Use Tax - Sec. 451.407. RATE DECREASE: SALES AND USE TAX. The board...

Section 451.408. Rate Increase: Sales and Use Tax - Sec. 451.408. RATE INCREASE: SALES AND USE TAX. (a) The...

Section 451.409. Sales and Use Tax Rate Increase: Petition and Election - Sec. 451.409. SALES AND USE TAX RATE INCREASE: PETITION AND...

Section 451.410. Sales and Use Tax Increase or Decrease: Ballots - Sec. 451.410. SALES AND USE TAX INCREASE OR DECREASE: BALLOTS....

Section 451.411. Results of Election; Notice - Sec. 451.411. RESULTS OF ELECTION; NOTICE. (a) If a majority...

Section 451.412. Effective Date of Tax Rate Change - Sec. 451.412. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAX RATE CHANGE. A rate...

Section 451.413. Tax Effective Dates After Election Contest - Sec. 451.413. TAX EFFECTIVE DATES AFTER ELECTION CONTEST. (a) The...

Section 451.414. Maximum Rate of Vehicle Emissions Tax - Sec. 451.414. MAXIMUM RATE OF VEHICLE EMISSIONS TAX. (a) Each...

Section 451.415. Exemptions - Sec. 451.415. EXEMPTIONS. (a) The following vehicles are exempt from...

Section 451.416. Emissions Tax Year - Sec. 451.416. EMISSIONS TAX YEAR. (a) A motor vehicle emissions...

Section 451.417. Emissions Tax Payments: Delinquency - Sec. 451.417. EMISSIONS TAX PAYMENTS: DELINQUENCY. Motor vehicle emissions taxes...

Section 451.418. Collection of Emissions Taxes by County Assessor-Collector - Sec. 451.418. COLLECTION OF EMISSIONS TAXES BY COUNTY ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. (a)...

Section 451.419. Penalties and Interest: Emissions Taxes - Sec. 451.419. PENALTIES AND INTEREST: EMISSIONS TAXES. (a) The following...

Section 451.420. Board Rules: Emissions Taxes - Sec. 451.420. BOARD RULES: EMISSIONS TAXES. The board may adopt...

Subchapter J. Financial and Performance Audits

Section 451.451. Financial Audits - Sec. 451.451. FINANCIAL AUDITS. (a) The board of an authority...

Section 451.452. Review of Audit: Certain Authorities - Sec. 451.452. REVIEW OF AUDIT: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) The board...

Section 451.454. Performance Audits: Certain Authorities - Sec. 451.454. PERFORMANCE AUDITS: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) The board of...

Section 451.455. Computation of Performance Indicators - Sec. 451.455. COMPUTATION OF PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. (a) An authority's operating...

Section 451.456. Performance Audit Response; Hearing - Sec. 451.456. PERFORMANCE AUDIT RESPONSE; HEARING. (a) An authority for...

Section 451.457. Delivery of Report and Response - Sec. 451.457. DELIVERY OF REPORT AND RESPONSE. An authority required...

Section 451.458. Internal Auditor - Sec. 451.458. INTERNAL AUDITOR. (a) This section applies only to...

Section 451.460. Annual Report - Sec. 451.460. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) This section applies only to...

Subchapter K. Boards

Section 451.501. Board Membership - Sec. 451.501. BOARD MEMBERSHIP. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 451.502. Appointment of Members - Sec. 451.502. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS. (a) The five board members...

Section 451.5021. Board Composition; Certain Authorities - Sec. 451.5021. BOARD COMPOSITION; CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) This section applies...

Section 451.503. Appointments Panel - Sec. 451.503. APPOINTMENTS PANEL. (a) The mayor of the most...

Section 451.5035. Designation of Alternate by Mayor - Sec. 451.5035. DESIGNATION OF ALTERNATE BY MAYOR. (a) This section...

Section 451.504. Board Vacancies - Sec. 451.504. BOARD VACANCIES. (a) A vacancy on a board...

Section 451.505. Board Terms - Sec. 451.505. BOARD TERMS. (a) The term of board membership...

Section 451.506. Term Limitations - Sec. 451.506. TERM LIMITATIONS. (a) A member of the board...

Section 451.507. Board Membership: Residency in Authority - Sec. 451.507. BOARD MEMBERSHIP: RESIDENCY IN AUTHORITY. A member of...

Section 451.508. Removal by Board - Sec. 451.508. REMOVAL BY BOARD. A board member may be...

Section 451.509. Removal by Appointing Person or Entity - Sec. 451.509. REMOVAL BY APPOINTING PERSON OR ENTITY. (a) In...

Section 451.510. Grounds for Removal From Board - Sec. 451.510. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL FROM BOARD. The grounds for...

Section 451.511. Removal of Board Member: Notice and Hearing - Sec. 451.511. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER: NOTICE AND HEARING. (a)...

Section 451.512. Ground for Removal: Validity of Board Acts - Sec. 451.512. GROUND FOR REMOVAL: VALIDITY OF BOARD ACTS. (a)...

Section 451.513. Recall of Members: Certain Authorities - Sec. 451.513. RECALL OF MEMBERS: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) A board...

Section 451.514. Board Meetings: When Held - Sec. 451.514. BOARD MEETINGS: WHEN HELD. (a) A board shall...

Section 451.515. Board Meetings: Voting - Sec. 451.515. BOARD MEETINGS: VOTING. (a) An action of a...

Section 451.516. Increase of Membership: Continuity - Sec. 451.516. INCREASE OF MEMBERSHIP: CONTINUITY. If the membership of...

Section 451.517. Board Meetings: Rules and Bylaws - Sec. 451.517. BOARD MEETINGS: RULES AND BYLAWS. A board by...

Section 451.518. Board Meetings: Notice - Sec. 451.518. BOARD MEETINGS: NOTICE. In addition to notice required...

Section 451.519. Board Members: Expenses; per Diem - Sec. 451.519. BOARD MEMBERS: EXPENSES; PER DIEM. (a) An authority...

Section 451.520. Board Officers and Secretaries - Sec. 451.520. BOARD OFFICERS AND SECRETARIES. (a) The board shall...

Subchapter L. Addition of Territory

Section 451.551. Addition of Territory by Municipal Annexation - Sec. 451.551. ADDITION OF TERRITORY BY MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION. When a...

Section 451.552. Addition of Municipality by Election - Sec. 451.552. ADDITION OF MUNICIPALITY BY ELECTION. (a) The territory...

Section 451.553. Addition of County Area by Election - Sec. 451.553. ADDITION OF COUNTY AREA BY ELECTION. (a) The...

Section 451.554. Board Approval of Annexation: Effective Date - Sec. 451.554. BOARD APPROVAL OF ANNEXATION: EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) The...

Section 451.555. Added Territory: Effective Date of Taxes - Sec. 451.555. ADDED TERRITORY: EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAXES. (a) Except...

Subchapter M. Withdrawal of Territory From Authority

Section 451.601. Unit of Election Defined - Sec. 451.601. UNIT OF ELECTION DEFINED. In this subchapter, "unit...

Section 451.602. Authorities Covered by Subchapter - Sec. 451.602. AUTHORITIES COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. Except as provided by...

Section 451.603. Withdrawal of Unit of Election - Sec. 451.603. WITHDRAWAL OF UNIT OF ELECTION. (a) The governing...

Section 451.604. Petition for Withdrawal Election - Sec. 451.604. PETITION FOR WITHDRAWAL ELECTION. (a) At the request...

Section 451.605. Review of Petition - Sec. 451.605. REVIEW OF PETITION. (a) The secretary, clerk, or...

Section 451.606. Invalid Petition - Sec. 451.606. INVALID PETITION. (a) The governing body of a...

Section 451.607. Election - Sec. 451.607. ELECTION. (a) An election to withdraw from an...

Section 451.608. Result of Withdrawal Election - Sec. 451.608. RESULT OF WITHDRAWAL ELECTION. (a) If a majority...

Section 451.609. Effect of Withdrawal - Sec. 451.609. EFFECT OF WITHDRAWAL. (a) On the effective date...

Section 451.610. Continuation of Services to Persons With Disabilities - Sec. 451.610. CONTINUATION OF SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. (a)...

Section 451.611. Determination of Total Amount of Financial Obligations of Withdrawn Unit - Sec. 451.611. DETERMINATION OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS OF...

Section 451.612. Certification of Net Financial Obligation of Unit - Sec. 451.612. CERTIFICATION OF NET FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OF UNIT. (a)...

Section 451.613. Collection of Sales and Use Tax After Withdrawal - Sec. 451.613. COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAX AFTER WITHDRAWAL....

Section 451.614. Refunds of Excess Sales and Use Tax Revenue - Sec. 451.614. REFUNDS OF EXCESS SALES AND USE TAX REVENUE....

Section 451.615. Use of Refunded Revenue - Sec. 451.615. USE OF REFUNDED REVENUE. (a) The governing body...

Section 451.616. Revenue From Withdrawn Unit for Providing Services for Persons With Disabilities - Sec. 451.616. REVENUE FROM WITHDRAWN UNIT FOR PROVIDING SERVICES FOR...

Section 451.617. Withdrawal: Alternative Method for Certain Authorities - Sec. 451.617. WITHDRAWAL: ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) In...

Section 451.618. Withdrawal: Alternative Method for Certain Emergency Services Districts - Sec. 451.618. WITHDRAWAL: ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR CERTAIN EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICTS....

Subchapter N. Creation of Authority

Section 451.651. Initial Proceedings to Create Authority - Sec. 451.651. INITIAL PROCEEDINGS TO CREATE AUTHORITY. (a) The governing...

Section 451.652. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 451.652. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) Notice of the time...

Section 451.653. Conduct of Hearing - Sec. 451.653. CONDUCT OF HEARING. (a) The governing body of...

Section 451.654. Ordinance of Creation; Findings - Sec. 451.654. ORDINANCE OF CREATION; FINDINGS. (a) The governing body...

Section 451.655. Municipality to Fund Board - Sec. 451.655. MUNICIPALITY TO FUND BOARD. The alternate municipality shall...

Section 451.656. Board to Order Election - Sec. 451.656. BOARD TO ORDER ELECTION. The original board shall...

Section 451.657. Commissioners Court to Designate Election Areas - Sec. 451.657. COMMISSIONERS COURT TO DESIGNATE ELECTION AREAS. (a) Before...

Section 451.658. Election Notice - Sec. 451.658. ELECTION NOTICE. In addition to notice required by...

Section 451.659. Proposition - Sec. 451.659. PROPOSITION. The board, in ordering an election under...

Section 451.660. Conduct of Election: Separate Results for Unit of Election - Sec. 451.660. CONDUCT OF ELECTION: SEPARATE RESULTS FOR UNIT OF...

Section 451.661. Results of Election; Order - Sec. 451.661. RESULTS OF ELECTION; ORDER. (a) The board shall...

Section 451.662. Costs of Board - Sec. 451.662. COSTS OF BOARD. (a) The alternate municipality shall...

Section 451.663. Composition of Board on Confirmation - Sec. 451.663. COMPOSITION OF BOARD ON CONFIRMATION. Except as required...

Section 451.664. Cost of Election - Sec. 451.664. COST OF ELECTION. The alternate municipality shall pay...

Section 451.665. Expiration of Unconfirmed Authority - Sec. 451.665. EXPIRATION OF UNCONFIRMED AUTHORITY. An authority, the existence...

Subchapter O. Advanced Transportation District

Section 451.701. Definitions - Sec. 451.701. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Advanced transportation" means...

Section 451.702. Election Authorized - Sec. 451.702. ELECTION AUTHORIZED. (a) The board of an authority...

Section 451.703. Conduct of Initial Election: Separate Result - Sec. 451.703. CONDUCT OF INITIAL ELECTION: SEPARATE RESULT. The election...

Section 451.704. Results of Election; Order - Sec. 451.704. RESULTS OF ELECTION; ORDER. (a) If a majority...

Section 451.705. Subsequent Elections - Sec. 451.705. SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS. (a) If the initial election under...

Section 451.706. Limitation on Tax Rate - Sec. 451.706. LIMITATION ON TAX RATE. (a) The combined rate...

Section 451.707. Governance of District - Sec. 451.707. GOVERNANCE OF DISTRICT. (a) The board of the...

Section 451.708. District Assets and Recordkeeping - Sec. 451.708. DISTRICT ASSETS AND RECORDKEEPING. (a) An asset of...

Section 451.709. Nature of District - Sec. 451.709. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a governmental...

Section 451.710. Annexation of Territory by Municipality - Sec. 451.710. ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY BY MUNICIPALITY. On annexation by...

Subchapter P. Local Control of Peace Officer Employment Matters in Certain Authorities

Section 451.751. Applicability - Sec. 451.751. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to an authority...

Section 451.752. Definitions - Sec. 451.752. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Association" means an...

Section 451.753. General Provisions Relating to Agreements, Recognition, and Strikes - Sec. 451.753. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS, RECOGNITION, AND STRIKES....

Section 451.754. Recognition of Peace Officer Association - Sec. 451.754. RECOGNITION OF PEACE OFFICER ASSOCIATION. (a) In an...

Section 451.755. Open Records - Sec. 451.755. OPEN RECORDS. (a) A proposed agreement and a...

Section 451.756. Ratification and Enforceability of Agreement - Sec. 451.756. RATIFICATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT. (a) An agreement...

Section 451.757. Agreement Supersedes Conflicting Provisions - Sec. 451.757. AGREEMENT SUPERSEDES CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. (a) A written agreement...

Section 451.758. Election to Repeal Agreement - Sec. 451.758. ELECTION TO REPEAL AGREEMENT. (a) Not later than...

Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 452.001. Definitions - Sec. 452.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Authority" means a...

Section 452.002. Determination of Population - Sec. 452.002. DETERMINATION OF POPULATION. In this chapter, population of...

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...

Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 453.001. Definitions - Sec. 453.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 453.002. Excluded Municipalities - Sec. 453.002. EXCLUDED MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This chapter does not apply...

Section 453.003. Continuing Application of Chapter - Sec. 453.003. CONTINUING APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. The continuation of a...

Subchapter B. Creation and Administration of Transit Department

Section 453.051. Creation of Transit Department - Sec. 453.051. CREATION OF TRANSIT DEPARTMENT. (a) The governing body...

Section 453.052. Administration of Transit Department - Sec. 453.052. ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSIT DEPARTMENT. The board of a...

Section 453.053. Board - Sec. 453.053. BOARD. (a) The board of a transit department...

Section 453.054. Board Meetings - Sec. 453.054. BOARD MEETINGS. (a) The board shall hold at...

Section 453.055. Conflicts of Interest: Transit Department Employees - Sec. 453.055. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: TRANSIT DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES. An employee...

Section 453.056. Transfer of Municipal Resources to Transit Department - Sec. 453.056. TRANSFER OF MUNICIPAL RESOURCES TO TRANSIT DEPARTMENT. (a)...

Section 453.057. Investments - Sec. 453.057. INVESTMENTS. (a) A board may invest transit department...

Section 453.058. Accounts and Deposit of Money; Dedication of Money - Sec. 453.058. ACCOUNTS AND DEPOSIT OF MONEY; DEDICATION OF MONEY....

Section 453.059. Liability of Creating Municipality - Sec. 453.059. LIABILITY OF CREATING MUNICIPALITY. A municipality that creates...

Section 453.060. Prohibition of Consumption of Alcoholic Beverage - Sec. 453.060. PROHIBITION OF CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE. (a) A...

Section 453.061. Transportation Disadvantaged - Sec. 453.061. TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED. The board shall consider the interests...

Subchapter C. Powers of Transit Department

Section 453.101. Powers Applicable to Transit Department Having Tax - Sec. 453.101. POWERS APPLICABLE TO TRANSIT DEPARTMENT HAVING TAX. Except...

Section 453.102. Acquiring and Disposing of Property - Sec. 453.102. ACQUIRING AND DISPOSING OF PROPERTY. (a) A transit...

Section 453.103. Transit Department System - Sec. 453.103. TRANSIT DEPARTMENT SYSTEM. (a) A transit department may...

Section 453.104. Fares and Other Charges - Sec. 453.104. FARES AND OTHER CHARGES. (a) The board shall,...

Section 453.105. Agreement With Utilities, Carriers - Sec. 453.105. AGREEMENT WITH UTILITIES, CARRIERS. A transit department may...

Section 453.106. Contracts; Acquisition of Property by Agreement - Sec. 453.106. CONTRACTS; ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY AGREEMENT. (a) A...

Section 453.107. Use and Acquisition of Property of Others - Sec. 453.107. USE AND ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY OF OTHERS. (a)...

Section 453.108. Routes - Sec. 453.108. ROUTES. A transit department shall determine each route,...

Section 453.109. Tort Liability and Governmental Immunity - Sec. 453.109. TORT LIABILITY AND GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY. (a) A transit...

Section 453.110. Tax Exemption - Sec. 453.110. TAX EXEMPTION. The assets of a transit department...

Subchapter D. Transit Department Tax Election

Section 453.151. Board to Order Tax Election - Sec. 453.151. BOARD TO ORDER TAX ELECTION. (a) If the...

Section 453.152. Notice of Election - Sec. 453.152. NOTICE OF ELECTION. (a) Notice of the election...

Section 453.153. Ballot Proposition - Sec. 453.153. BALLOT PROPOSITION. At an election under this subchapter,...

Section 453.154. Results of Election - Sec. 453.154. RESULTS OF ELECTION. (a) If a majority of...

Subchapter E. Special Transportation Programs

Section 453.201. Transportation for Jobs Program Participants - Sec. 453.201. TRANSPORTATION FOR JOBS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. (a) A transit...

Section 453.202. Waiver of Federal Requirements - Sec. 453.202. WAIVER OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. If, before implementing Section...

Subchapter G. Bonds

Section 453.301. Definition - Sec. 453.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "bond" includes a note....

Section 453.302. Power to Issue Bonds - Sec. 453.302. POWER TO ISSUE BONDS. (a) A transit department...

Section 453.303. Bond Terms - Sec. 453.303. BOND TERMS. (a) A transit department's bonds are...

Section 453.304. Sale - Sec. 453.304. SALE. Bonds may be sold at a public...

Section 453.305. Approval; Registration - Sec. 453.305. APPROVAL; REGISTRATION. (a) A transit department's bonds and...

Section 453.306. Incontestability - Sec. 453.306. INCONTESTABILITY. Bonds are incontestable after they are: (1)...

Section 453.307. Security Pledged - Sec. 453.307. SECURITY PLEDGED. (a) To secure the payment of...

Section 453.308. Pledge of Revenue Limited - Sec. 453.308. PLEDGE OF REVENUE LIMITED. The expenses of operation...

Section 453.309. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 453.309. REFUNDING BONDS. A transit department may issue refunding...

Section 453.310. Bonds as Authorized Investments - Sec. 453.310. BONDS AS AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS. (a) A transit department's...

Section 453.311. Interest Exemption - Sec. 453.311. INTEREST EXEMPTION. Interest on bonds issued by a...

Subchapter H. Taxes

Section 453.401. Sales and Use Tax - Sec. 453.401. SALES AND USE TAX. (a) The board may...

Section 453.402. Maximum Tax Rate - Sec. 453.402. MAXIMUM TAX RATE. (a) A board may not...

Section 453.403. Election to Change Tax Rate - Sec. 453.403. ELECTION TO CHANGE TAX RATE. (a) At an...

Section 453.404. Sales Tax: Effective Dates - Sec. 453.404. SALES TAX: EFFECTIVE DATES. (a) A transit department's...

Subchapter I. Dissolution of Transit Department

Section 453.451. Election to Dissolve Transit Department - Sec. 453.451. ELECTION TO DISSOLVE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT. (a) A board...

Section 453.452. Election Procedures - Sec. 453.452. ELECTION PROCEDURES. (a) The provisions of Subchapter D...

Section 453.453. Ballots; Notice of Election Results - Sec. 453.453. BALLOTS; NOTICE OF ELECTION RESULTS. (a) At the...

Section 453.454. Effective Date of Dissolution - Sec. 453.454. EFFECTIVE DATE OF DISSOLUTION. The repeal of a...

Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 454.001. Authority - Sec. 454.001. AUTHORITY. (a) A municipality may own, purchase, construct,...

Section 454.002. Essential Governmental Functions - Sec. 454.002. ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS. (a) Mass transportation service provided...

Section 454.003. Federal Grants and Loans - Sec. 454.003. FEDERAL GRANTS AND LOANS. (a) A municipality may...

Section 454.004. Management - Sec. 454.004. MANAGEMENT. (a) By the terms of an instrument...

Section 454.005. Lease of System - Sec. 454.005. LEASE OF SYSTEM. (a) In lieu of operating...

Section 454.006. Fares - Sec. 454.006. FARES. (a) Fares charged by a mass transportation...

Section 454.007. Use of Revenue to Pay Other Municipal Debts Prohibited - Sec. 454.007. USE OF REVENUE TO PAY OTHER MUNICIPAL DEBTS...

Section 454.008. Records and Accounts - Sec. 454.008. RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS. (a) The mayor of a...

Section 454.009. Annual Report - Sec. 454.009. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) Not later than February 1...

Section 454.010. Enforcement - Sec. 454.010. ENFORCEMENT. A taxpayer or holder of indebtedness of...

Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Notes

Section 454.021. Authority to Issue - Sec. 454.021. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE. (a) A municipality may issue...

Section 454.022. Notice of Ordinance Authorizing Issuance - Sec. 454.022. NOTICE OF ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE. Before adopting an...

Section 454.023. Petition for Election - Sec. 454.023. PETITION FOR ELECTION. (a) The governing body of...

Section 454.024. Election - Sec. 454.024. ELECTION. (a) If a petition meeting the requirements...

Section 454.025. Encumbrance of Transportation System - Sec. 454.025. ENCUMBRANCE OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. (a) To secure the...

Section 454.026. Transportation System Franchise - Sec. 454.026. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FRANCHISE. In addition to encumbering the...

Section 454.027. Operating Expenses as Lien on Revenue - Sec. 454.027. OPERATING EXPENSES AS LIEN ON REVENUE. If the...

Section 454.028. Obligation of Transportation System Not Municipal Debt - Sec. 454.028. OBLIGATION OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM NOT MUNICIPAL DEBT. (a)...

Section 454.029. Additional Bonds or Notes - Sec. 454.029. ADDITIONAL BONDS OR NOTES. (a) While bonds or...

Section 454.030. Refunding Bonds or Notes - Sec. 454.030. REFUNDING BONDS OR NOTES. (a) A municipality may...

Chapter 455 - Powers and Duties of Department of Transportation Regarding Mass Transportation

Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties

Section 455.001. Department Duties Regarding Mass Transportation - Sec. 455.001. DEPARTMENT DUTIES REGARDING MASS TRANSPORTATION. The Texas Department...

Section 455.002. Department Powers Regarding Mass Transportation - Sec. 455.002. DEPARTMENT POWERS REGARDING MASS TRANSPORTATION. The Texas Department...

Section 455.003. Restriction on Use of Eminent Domain - Sec. 455.003. RESTRICTION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN. The Texas...

Section 455.004. Public Transportation Advisory Committee - Sec. 455.004. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) A public transportation...

Subchapter B. State Safety Oversight Program

Section 455.051. Definition - Sec. 455.051. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "rail fixed guideway public...

Section 455.052. Designation of State Safety Oversight Agency; Requirements and Prohibitions - Sec. 455.052. DESIGNATION OF STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT AGENCY; REQUIREMENTS AND...

Section 455.053. Oversight - Sec. 455.053. OVERSIGHT. The department shall oversee all safety aspects...

Section 455.054. Enforcement - Sec. 455.054. ENFORCEMENT. The department shall: (1) enforce federal and...

Section 455.055. Staffing Levels; Training - Sec. 455.055. STAFFING LEVELS; TRAINING. (a) The department, in consultation...

Section 455.056. Audit of Compliance With Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan - Sec. 455.056. AUDIT OF COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY...

Section 455.057. Annual Status Report - Sec. 455.057. ANNUAL STATUS REPORT. The department shall provide an...

Section 455.058. Use of Contractor - Sec. 455.058. USE OF CONTRACTOR. (a) The department may enter...

Section 455.059. Confidential Information - Sec. 455.059. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. The data collected for and the...

Section 455.060. Rules - Sec. 455.060. RULES. The commission shall adopt rules necessary to...

Chapter 456 - State Financing of Public Transportation

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 456.001. Definitions - Sec. 456.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Capital improvement" means...

Section 456.002. Administration and Purpose - Sec. 456.002. ADMINISTRATION AND PURPOSE. (a) The commission shall administer...

Section 456.003. Participation Ineligibility - Sec. 456.003. PARTICIPATION INELIGIBILITY. A transit authority is ineligible to...

Section 456.004. General Financing Application Requirements - Sec. 456.004. GENERAL FINANCING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. An application for project...

Section 456.005. Evaluation of Project - Sec. 456.005. EVALUATION OF PROJECT. In evaluating a project under...

Section 456.006. Use of Financing - Sec. 456.006. USE OF FINANCING. (a) A designated recipient that...

Section 456.007. Public Transportation Account Fund; Appropriations and Grants - Sec. 456.007. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT FUND; APPROPRIATIONS AND GRANTS. (a)...

Section 456.008. Commission Report on Public Transportation Providers - Sec. 456.008. COMMISSION REPORT ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS. (a) Not...

Subchapter B. Formula Program

Section 456.021. Biennial Allocation - Sec. 456.021. BIENNIAL ALLOCATION. (a) The commission shall allocate to...

Section 456.022. Formula Allocation - Sec. 456.022. FORMULA ALLOCATION. The commission shall adopt rules establishing...

Section 456.023. Application; Use of Money Not Applied For - Sec. 456.023. APPLICATION; USE OF MONEY NOT APPLIED FOR. (a)...

Section 456.026. Reporting by Designated Recipients - Sec. 456.026. REPORTING BY DESIGNATED RECIPIENTS. The commission by rule...

Subchapter C. Discretionary Program

Section 456.041. Project Financing Application by Designated Recipient - Sec. 456.041. PROJECT FINANCING APPLICATION BY DESIGNATED RECIPIENT. (a) To...

Section 456.042. Ride-Sharing Activities - Sec. 456.042. RIDE-SHARING ACTIVITIES. (a) A designated recipient or a...

Subchapter D. Passenger Rail Service Assistance Program

Section 456.061. Definition - Sec. 456.061. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "eligible corporation" means a...

Section 456.062. Loans to Corporation - Sec. 456.062. LOANS TO CORPORATION. (a) Under the authority of...

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Texas Statutes Title 6 - Roadways Subtitle K - Mass Transportation

Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Roadways
Subtitle K - Mass Transportation