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Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 21.001. Definitions - Sec. 21.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Aeronautics" means: (A)...
Section 21.002. Aviation Division - Sec. 21.002. AVIATION DIVISION. The powers and duties granted to...
Section 21.003. Aviation Advisory Committee - Sec. 21.003. AVIATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The aviation advisory committee...
Section 21.004. Urban Air Mobility Advisory Committee - Sec. 21.004. URBAN AIR MOBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The commission...
Section 21.005. Suit Against Department - Sec. 21.005. SUIT AGAINST DEPARTMENT. (a) An interested party who...
Section 21.006. Safe Aircraft Operation - Sec. 21.006. SAFE AIRCRAFT OPERATION. (a) An aircraft operated in...
Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties
Section 21.051. Aeronautic Development - Sec. 21.051. AERONAUTIC DEVELOPMENT. The department and the director shall...
Section 21.052. Cooperation With Other Entities in Aeronautic Development - Sec. 21.052. COOPERATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES IN AERONAUTIC DEVELOPMENT. The...
Section 21.053. Governmental Subdivision Cooperation in Aeronautic Development - Sec. 21.053. GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISION COOPERATION IN AERONAUTIC DEVELOPMENT. A governmental...
Section 21.054. Authority to Contract - Sec. 21.054. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. (a) The department may contract...
Section 21.055. Grant or Gift With Prescribed Purpose - Sec. 21.055. GRANT OR GIFT WITH PRESCRIBED PURPOSE. The department...
Section 21.056. Record of Grant or Gift - Sec. 21.056. RECORD OF GRANT OR GIFT. The department shall...
Section 21.057. Use of Grant or Gift According to Terms - Sec. 21.057. USE OF GRANT OR GIFT ACCORDING TO TERMS....
Section 21.058. Expenditure of Grants or Gifts of Money - Sec. 21.058. EXPENDITURE OF GRANTS OR GIFTS OF MONEY. The...
Section 21.059. Gifts of Land - Sec. 21.059. GIFTS OF LAND. To develop aeronautics for the...
Section 21.060. Jurisdiction, Administration, and Leasing of Land, Navigational Aids, or Facilities - Sec. 21.060. JURISDICTION, ADMINISTRATION, AND LEASING OF LAND, NAVIGATIONAL AIDS,...
Section 21.061. Funding Construction of Facilities and Improvements - Sec. 21.061. FUNDING CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS. (a) The...
Section 21.062. Lease of Land or Improvement - Sec. 21.062. LEASE OF LAND OR IMPROVEMENT. (a) The department...
Section 21.063. Terms of Lease of Land or Improvement - Sec. 21.063. TERMS OF LEASE OF LAND OR IMPROVEMENT. (a)...
Section 21.064. Reports and Information - Sec. 21.064. REPORTS AND INFORMATION. (a) The department may report...
Section 21.065. Aeronautical Education Programs and Flight Clinics - Sec. 21.065. AERONAUTICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND FLIGHT CLINICS. (a) The...
Section 21.066. Aeronautical Publications - Sec. 21.066. AERONAUTICAL PUBLICATIONS. (a) The department may issue aeronautical...
Section 21.067. Texas Airport Directory - Sec. 21.067. TEXAS AIRPORT DIRECTORY. (a) The department may: (1)...
Section 21.068. Engineering and Technical Services - Sec. 21.068. ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES. (a) The department may...
Section 21.069. State Airport in Central Texas - Sec. 21.069. STATE AIRPORT IN CENTRAL TEXAS. (a) The department...
Section 21.070. Marking of Wireless Communication Facility - Sec. 21.070. MARKING OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY. (a) In this...
Section 21.071. Painting and Marking Requirements for Certain Meteorological Evaluation Towers; Offense - Sec. 21.071. PAINTING AND MARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN METEOROLOGICAL EVALUATION...
Subchapter C. Aviation Facilities Development and Financial Assistance
Section 21.101. Financial Assistance for Construction and Repair of Aviation Facilities - Sec. 21.101. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF AVIATION...
Section 21.102. Loan Preferred - Sec. 21.102. LOAN PREFERRED. The department shall: (1) make a...
Section 21.103. Commission Vote Required for Grant or Loan - Sec. 21.103. COMMISSION VOTE REQUIRED FOR GRANT OR LOAN. Under...
Section 21.104. Revolving Loan Fund - Sec. 21.104. REVOLVING LOAN FUND. The department shall: (1) place...
Section 21.105. Requirements for Loan or Grant - Sec. 21.105. REQUIREMENTS FOR LOAN OR GRANT. (a) The commission...
Section 21.106. Priorities for Financial Assistance - Sec. 21.106. PRIORITIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The commission, with the...
Section 21.107. Aviation Facilities Development Program - Sec. 21.107. AVIATION FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. (a) The commission, with...
Section 21.108. Aviation Facilities Capital Improvement Program - Sec. 21.108. AVIATION FACILITIES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. (a) The commission,...
Section 21.109. Review and Revision of Aviation Facilities Capital Improvement Program - Sec. 21.109. REVIEW AND REVISION OF AVIATION FACILITIES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT...
Section 21.110. Aviation Facilities Capital Improvement Program; Budget Preparation - Sec. 21.110. AVIATION FACILITIES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; BUDGET PREPARATION. The...
Section 21.111. Public Hearing - Sec. 21.111. PUBLIC HEARING. (a) The commission or the commission's...
Section 21.1115. Emergency Loan or Grant - Sec. 21.1115. EMERGENCY LOAN OR GRANT. (a) In an emergency,...
Section 21.112. Expenditure of Air Facility Construction Money by State Governmental Entities - Sec. 21.112. EXPENDITURE OF AIR FACILITY CONSTRUCTION MONEY BY STATE...
Section 21.113. Airport Hazard Zoning Ordinance Required - Sec. 21.113. AIRPORT HAZARD ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIRED. The department may...
Section 21.114. Agent for Federal Funds - Sec. 21.114. AGENT FOR FEDERAL FUNDS. (a) The department is...
Section 21.115. Funding for Certain Commercial Service Airports - Sec. 21.115. FUNDING FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL SERVICE AIRPORTS. To the...
Subchapter D. Investigation and Enforcement
Section 21.151. Investigation, Inquiry, or Hearing - Sec. 21.151. INVESTIGATION, INQUIRY, OR HEARING. (a) The department may...
Section 21.152. Conduct of Investigation, Inquiry, or Hearing - Sec. 21.152. CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATION, INQUIRY, OR HEARING. A member...
Section 21.153. Noncompliance With Subpoena or Order - Sec. 21.153. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENA OR ORDER. (a) If a...
Section 21.154. Civil Penalty - Sec. 21.154. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person, including an officer,...
Section 21.155. Injunctive Relief - Sec. 21.155. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) A district court of a...
Section 21.156. Enforcement of Chapter - Sec. 21.156. ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER. (a) The department may enforce...
Section 21.157. Cooperation With United States in Law Enforcement - Sec. 21.157. COOPERATION WITH UNITED STATES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. The...
Chapter 22 - County and Municipal Airports
Section 22.001. Definitions - Sec. 22.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Air navigation facility"...
Section 22.002. Public Purpose; County or Municipal Purpose - Sec. 22.002. PUBLIC PURPOSE; COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL PURPOSE. (a) Subject...
Section 22.003. Interpretation and Construction - Sec. 22.003. INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION. This chapter shall be interpreted...
Subchapter B. Establishment, Acquisition, Operation, Maintenance, and Disposal of Airports and Air Navigation Facilities
Section 22.011. General Powers Regarding Airports and Air Navigation Facilities - Sec. 22.011. GENERAL POWERS REGARDING AIRPORTS AND AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES....
Section 22.012. Financing of Airport Facilities - Sec. 22.012. FINANCING OF AIRPORT FACILITIES. Under Section 52-a, Article...
Section 22.013. Establishment of Airports on Public Waters - Sec. 22.013. ESTABLISHMENT OF AIRPORTS ON PUBLIC WATERS. For the...
Section 22.014. Rules and Jurisdiction - Sec. 22.014. RULES AND JURISDICTION. (a) A local government may...
Section 22.015. Enforcement of Rules - Sec. 22.015. ENFORCEMENT OF RULES. To enforce an ordinance, resolution,...
Section 22.016. Relationship to Zoning - Sec. 22.016. RELATIONSHIP TO ZONING. This chapter does not: (1)...
Section 22.017. Delegation of Authority to Officer, Board, or Agency - Sec. 22.017. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO OFFICER, BOARD, OR AGENCY....
Section 22.018. Designation of Texas Department of Transportation as Agent in Contracting and Supervising - Sec. 22.018. DESIGNATION OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AS AGENT...
Section 22.019. Contracts - Sec. 22.019. CONTRACTS. A local government may enter into a...
Section 22.020. Operation of Airport by Another - Sec. 22.020. OPERATION OF AIRPORT BY ANOTHER. (a) A local...
Section 22.021. Use of Airport by Another - Sec. 22.021. USE OF AIRPORT BY ANOTHER. (a) In operating...
Section 22.022. Duration of Certain Leases - Sec. 22.022. DURATION OF CERTAIN LEASES. (a) A lease of...
Section 22.023. Liens - Sec. 22.023. LIENS. A local government has a lien on...
Section 22.024. Disposal of Airport Property by Local Government - Sec. 22.024. DISPOSAL OF AIRPORT PROPERTY BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT. (a)...
Section 22.025. Limitation on Design and Operation of Air Navigation Facilities - Sec. 22.025. LIMITATION ON DESIGN AND OPERATION OF AIR NAVIGATION...
Section 22.026. Noise Abatement - Sec. 22.026. NOISE ABATEMENT. (a) The governing body of a...
Section 22.027. Municipal Permission for Ground Transportation; Offense - Sec. 22.027. MUNICIPAL PERMISSION FOR GROUND TRANSPORTATION; OFFENSE. (a) In...
Subchapter C. Airport Financing
Section 22.051. Taxation - Sec. 22.051. TAXATION. (a) The governing body of a local...
Section 22.052. Bonds - Sec. 22.052. BONDS. (a) A local government may pay wholly...
Section 22.053. Time Warrants - Sec. 22.053. TIME WARRANTS. (a) The commissioners court of a...
Section 22.054. Application of Airport Revenue and Sale Proceeds - Sec. 22.054. APPLICATION OF AIRPORT REVENUE AND SALE PROCEEDS. A...
Section 22.055. Federal and State Aid; Other Grants and Loans - Sec. 22.055. FEDERAL AND STATE AID; OTHER GRANTS AND LOANS....
Subchapter D. Joint Operations
Section 22.071. Definitions - Sec. 22.071. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Constituent agency" means...
Section 22.072. Joint-Action Agreement - Sec. 22.072. JOINT-ACTION AGREEMENT. (a) Two or more public agencies...
Section 22.073. Additional Authorization - Sec. 22.073. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION. A power or privilege granted to...
Section 22.074. Joint Board - Sec. 22.074. JOINT BOARD. (a) Public agencies acting jointly under...
Section 22.0745. Nonconstituent Municipality Representation on Joint Board - Sec. 22.0745. NONCONSTITUENT MUNICIPALITY REPRESENTATION ON JOINT BOARD. (a) In...
Section 22.075. Acquisition of Property by Populous Home-Rule Municipalities - Sec. 22.075. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY POPULOUS HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES. (a)...
Section 22.076. Treatment of Hazardous Waste Prohibited - Sec. 22.076. TREATMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE PROHIBITED. (a) A joint...
Section 22.077. Certain Activities Near Airport Boundaries Prohibited - Sec. 22.077. CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NEAR AIRPORT BOUNDARIES PROHIBITED. (a) A...
Section 22.078. Intergovernmental Agreement With Political Subdivision - Sec. 22.078. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. A joint board...
Section 22.0781. Revenue Sharing Agreement With Municipality - Sec. 22.0781. REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT WITH MUNICIPALITY. (a) A municipality,...
Section 22.079. Budget - Sec. 22.079. BUDGET. On or before December 1 of each...
Section 22.080. Acquisition and Disposal of Property - Sec. 22.080. ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY. (a) A joint...
Section 22.081. Licensing of Vehicles for Hire and Passenger Transportation Services - Sec. 22.081. LICENSING OF VEHICLES FOR HIRE AND PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION...
Section 22.0815. Offense: Unauthorized Ground Transportation - Sec. 22.0815. OFFENSE: UNAUTHORIZED GROUND TRANSPORTATION. (a) In this section,...
Section 22.082. Rules - Sec. 22.082. RULES. A resolution, rule, or order of a...
Section 22.083. Joint Fund - Sec. 22.083. JOINT FUND. (a) Each constituent agency shall deposit...
Section 22.084. Airport Revenue and Revenue Bond Proceeds; Contracting Opportunities for Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses - Sec. 22.084. AIRPORT REVENUE AND REVENUE BOND PROCEEDS; CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES...
Section 22.085. Insurance - Sec. 22.085. INSURANCE. (a) A joint board, through self-insurance, purchased...
Section 22.086. Acceptance of Credit Cards - Sec. 22.086. ACCEPTANCE OF CREDIT CARDS. A joint board may:...
Section 22.087. Use of Terminal Facilities by Manufacturers and Concessionaires - Sec. 22.087. USE OF TERMINAL FACILITIES BY MANUFACTURERS AND CONCESSIONAIRES....
Section 22.088. Expenditure of Bond Revenue by Joint Board Without Competitive Bidding - Sec. 22.088. EXPENDITURE OF BOND REVENUE BY JOINT BOARD WITHOUT...
Section 22.089. Airport Revenue of Nonconstituent Municipalities - Sec. 22.089. AIRPORT REVENUE OF NONCONSTITUENT MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In this...
Section 22.091. Confidentiality of Certain Information Collected by Joint Board - Sec. 22.091. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION COLLECTED BY JOINT BOARD....
Section 22.092. Airport Security Vehicles - Sec. 22.092. AIRPORT SECURITY VEHICLES. (a) In this section, "airport...
Subchapter E. Nonprofit Airport Facility Financing Corporations
Section 22.151. Definitions - Sec. 22.151. DEFINITIONS. The definitions in Subchapter D apply to...
Section 22.152. Nonprofit Airport Facility Financing Corporations - Sec. 22.152. NONPROFIT AIRPORT FACILITY FINANCING CORPORATIONS. (a) The public...
Section 22.153. Approval of Articles of Incorporation; Appointment of Board of Directors - Sec. 22.153. APPROVAL OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION; APPOINTMENT OF BOARD...
Section 22.154. Incorporation - Sec. 22.154. INCORPORATION. A nonprofit airport facility financing corporation may...
Section 22.155. Bylaws - Sec. 22.155. BYLAWS. The joint board under whose authority the...
Section 22.156. Applicable Laws - Sec. 22.156. APPLICABLE LAWS. The corporation has the powers granted...
Section 22.157. Bonds - Sec. 22.157. BONDS. (a) A nonprofit airport facility financing corporation...
Section 22.158. Earnings - Sec. 22.158. EARNINGS. (a) No part of a nonprofit airport...
Section 22.159. Alteration or Termination of Corporation - Sec. 22.159. ALTERATION OR TERMINATION OF CORPORATION. The constituent agencies...
Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 22.901. Disposal of Abandoned Aircraft - Sec. 22.901. DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED AIRCRAFT. (a) A local government...
Chapter 23 - Airport Police Forces
Section 23.001. Establishment of Airport Police Force; Commissioning of Peace Officers - Sec. 23.001. ESTABLISHMENT OF AIRPORT POLICE FORCE; COMMISSIONING OF PEACE...
Chapter 24 - Operation of Aircraft
Subchapter A. Federal Requirements Regarding Airman Certification
Section 24.001. Definitions - Sec. 24.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Aircraft" means a...
Section 24.002. Application - Sec. 24.002. APPLICATION. This subchapter does not apply to an...
Section 24.003. Operation of Aircraft Without Airman Certificate; Offense - Sec. 24.003. OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT WITHOUT AIRMAN CERTIFICATE; OFFENSE. (a)...
Section 24.004. Inspection of Airman Certificate - Sec. 24.004. INSPECTION OF AIRMAN CERTIFICATE. A person holding an...
Section 24.005. Aircraft Licensure and Registration - Sec. 24.005. AIRCRAFT LICENSURE AND REGISTRATION. A person may not...
Subchapter B. Other Federal Requirements Regarding Aircraft
Section 24.011. Failure to Register Aircraft; Offense - Sec. 24.011. FAILURE TO REGISTER AIRCRAFT; OFFENSE. (a) A person...
Section 24.012. Aircraft Identification Numbers; Offense - Sec. 24.012. AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS; OFFENSE. (a) The failure to...
Section 24.013. Aircraft Fuel Containers; Offense - Sec. 24.013. AIRCRAFT FUEL CONTAINERS; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits...
Subchapter C. Use of Public Roads by Aircraft
Section 24.021. Taking Off, Landing, or Maneuvering Aircraft on Highways, Roads, or Streets; Offense - Sec. 24.021. TAKING OFF, LANDING, OR MANEUVERING AIRCRAFT ON HIGHWAYS,...
Section 24.022. Use of Aircraft on County Roads - Sec. 24.022. USE OF AIRCRAFT ON COUNTY ROADS. (a) A...
Chapter 25 - Notice of Construction of Wireless Communication Facility
Section 25.001. Definition - Sec. 25.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "wireless communication facility" means...
Section 25.002. Notice of Construction - Sec. 25.002. NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION. (a) A person proposing to...
Section 25.003. Inapplicability of Chapter - Sec. 25.003. INAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter does not apply...
Section 25.004. Effect on Local Ordinances - Sec. 25.004. EFFECT ON LOCAL ORDINANCES. This chapter does not...
Chapter 26 - Aquatic Aircraft
Section 26.001. Definitions - Sec. 26.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Aquatic aircraft" means...
Section 26.002. Application - Sec. 26.002. APPLICATION. This chapter applies to all navigable bodies...
Section 26.003. Regulation Prohibited - Sec. 26.003. REGULATION PROHIBITED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...
Section 26.004. Rules - Sec. 26.004. RULES. The department shall adopt rules to implement...