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TX Transp Code § 174.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 174 - Commuter Rail Districts|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 174.301. Revenue Bonds

Sec. 174.301.  REVENUE BONDS.  A district may issue revenue bonds and notes in amounts that the board considers necessary or appropriate for the acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, repair, equipping, improvement, or extension of its commuter rail facilities.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 174.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 174 - Commuter Rail Districts|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 174.302. Security for Payment of Bonds

Sec. 174.302.  SECURITY FOR PAYMENT OF BONDS.  (a)  To secure payment of district bonds or notes, the district may:(1)  encumber and pledge all or part of the revenue of its commuter rail facilities; and(2)  encumber all or part of the property of the commuter rail facilities and everything pertaining to them that is acquired or to be acquired.(b)  Unless prohibited by the resolution or indenture relating to outstanding bonds or notes, a district may encumber separately any item of property.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 174.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 174 - Commuter Rail Districts|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 174.303. Bonds as Authorized Investments and Security for Deposits of Public Funds

Sec. 174.303.  BONDS AS AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS AND SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS OF PUBLIC FUNDS.  (a)  District bonds and notes are legal and authorized investments for:(1)  a bank;(2)  a trust company;(3)  a savings and loan association; and(4)  an insurance company.(b)  The bonds and notes are:(1)  eligible to secure the deposit of public funds of this state or a municipality, a county, a school district, or any other political corporation or subdivision of this state; and(2)  lawful and sufficient security for the deposit to the extent of the principal amount or market value of the bonds or notes, whichever is less.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 174.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 174 - Commuter Rail Districts|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 174.304. Limit on Power

Sec. 174.304.  LIMIT ON POWER.  (a)  A revenue bond indenture may limit the exercise of the power granted by Section 174.003, 174.109, 174.151, 174.152, 174.153, 174.154, 174.155, 174.156, 174.158, 174.159, 174.201, 174.202, 174.203, 174.204, 174.205, 174.206, 174.207, 174.208, 174.209, 174.251, 174.252, 174.253, 174.254, or 174.255.(b)  A limit applies while any of the revenue bonds issued under the indenture are outstanding and unpaid.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 174.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 174 - Commuter Rail Districts|Subchapter H. Taxes|Section 174.351. Tax Authorized

Sec. 174.351.  TAX AUTHORIZED.  A district may impose any kind of tax except an ad valorem property tax.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 174.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 174 - Commuter Rail Districts|Subchapter H. Taxes|Section 174.352. Imposition of Tax

Sec. 174.352.  IMPOSITION OF TAX.  (a)  A district may not impose a tax or increase the rate of an existing tax unless a proposition proposing the imposition or rate increase is approved by a majority of the votes received at an election held for that purpose.(b)  Each new tax or rate increase must be expressed in a separate proposition consisting of a brief statement of the nature of the proposed tax.(c)  The notice of the election must contain a statement of the base or rate of the proposed tax.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 174.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 174 - Commuter Rail Districts|Subchapter H. Taxes|Section 174.353. Tax Rate

Sec. 174.353.  TAX RATE.  (a)  The board, subject to Section 174.352(a), may impose for a district a sales and use tax at the rate of:(1)  one-quarter of one percent;(2)  one-half of one percent;(3)  three-quarters of one percent; or(4)  one percent.(b)  A district may not adopt a sales and use tax rate, including a rate increase, that when combined with the rates of all sales and use taxes imposed by other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the district exceeds two percent in any location in the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 174.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 174 - Commuter Rail Districts|Subchapter H. Taxes|Section 174.354. Effective Date of Tax

Sec. 174.354.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAX.  A district's sales and use tax takes effect on the first day of the second calendar quarter beginning after the election approving the tax.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 201.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 201.001. Definitions

Sec. 201.001.  DEFINITIONS.  (a)  In this title:(1)  "Commission" means the Texas Transportation Commission.(2)  "Department" means the Texas Department of Transportation.(3)  "Director" means the executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation.(b)  In this subtitle, "toll project" means one or more tolled lanes of a highway or an entire toll highway constructed, maintained, or operated as a part of the state highway system and any improvement, extension, or expansion to the highway, including:(1)  a facility to relieve traffic congestion and promote safety;(2)  a bridge, tunnel, overpass, underpass, interchange, entrance plaza, approach, toll booth, toll plaza, service road, ramp, or service center;(3)  an administration, storage, or other building, operations center, maintenance or other facility, equipment, or system the department considers necessary to operate the project;(4)  property rights, easements, and interests the department acquires to construct, maintain, or operate the project;(5)  a parking area or structure, rest stop, park, and any other improvement or amenity the department considers necessary, useful, or beneficial for the operation and maintenance of the project; and(6)  a nontolled facility that is appurtenant to and necessary for the efficient operation and maintenance of the project, including a connector, service road, access road, ramp, interchange, bridge, or tunnel.(c)  In this chapter, "local transportation entity" means an entity that participates in the transportation planning process, including:(1)  a regional tollway authority under Chapter 366;(2)  a rapid transportation authority under Chapter 451;(3)  a regional transportation authority under Chapter 452;(4)  a rural transit district under Chapter 458;(5)  a coordinated county transportation authority under Chapter 460; or(6)  a metropolitan planning organization under Subchapter D, Chapter 472.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.01, eff. June 14, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 201.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 201.002. Operating Expenses; Use of State Highway Fund

Sec. 201.002.  OPERATING EXPENSES;  USE OF STATE HIGHWAY FUND.  (a)  The legislature has the responsibility to:(1)  appropriate money for the maintenance and operational expenses of the department;(2)  determine the number of employees of the department;  and(3)  set the amount of compensation of all employees of the department, including the director, and the members of the commission.(b)  The comptroller shall contract for equipment and supplies, including seals and number plates, required by law in the administration of the registration of vehicles and in the operation of the department.(c)  All money authorized to be appropriated in accordance with this section for the operation of the department and the purchase of equipment shall be appropriated from the state highway fund.  The commission shall use the amount remaining in the fund for the furtherance of public road construction and for establishing a system of state highways.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 3.01, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Transp Code § 201.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 201.003. Title Changes

Sec. 201.003.  TITLE CHANGES.  (a)  A reference in law to the State Highway Department, Texas Highway Department, or State Department of Highways and Public Transportation means the Texas Department of Transportation.(b)  A reference in law to the State Highway Commission or State Highway and Public Transportation Commission means the Texas Transportation Commission.(c)  A reference in law to the State Highway Engineer or State Engineer-Director for Highways and Public Transportation means the director of the Texas Department of Transportation.(d)  A reference in law to the commissioner of transportation means the chair of the commission.(e)  A reference in law to a member of the commission means a commissioner.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 140, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 201.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter B. Texas Transportation Commission|Section 201.052. Terms

Sec. 201.052.  TERMS.  Members of the commission serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of either one or two members expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 140, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 201.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter B. Texas Transportation Commission|Section 201.053. Chair of the Commission

Sec. 201.053.  CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION.  (a)  The governor shall designate one commissioner as the chair of the commission, who shall serve as presiding officer of the commission.(b)  The chair shall:(1)  preside over commission meetings, make rulings on motions and points of order, and determine the order of business;(2)  represent the department in dealing with the governor;(3)   report to the commission the governor's suggestions for department operations;(4)  designate one or more employees of the department as a civil rights division of the department and receive regular reports from the division on the department's efforts to comply with civil rights legislation and administrative rules;(5)  create subcommittees, appoint commissioners to subcommittees, and receive the reports of subcommittees to the commission as a whole;(6)  appoint a commissioner to act in the chair's absence; and(7)  serve as the departmental liaison with the governor and the Office of State-Federal Relations to maximize federal funding for transportation.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 140, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 24, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 201.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter B. Texas Transportation Commission|Section 201.054. Commission Meetings

Sec. 201.054.  COMMISSION MEETINGS.  The commission shall hold regular meetings at least once a month and special meetings at the call of the chair. Commissioners shall attend the meetings of the commission.  The chair shall oversee the preparation of an agenda for each meeting and ensure that a copy is provided to each commissioner at least seven days before the meeting.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 140, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 201.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter B. Texas Transportation Commission|Section 201.056. Compensation

Sec. 201.056.  COMPENSATION.  A member of the commission is entitled to compensation as provided by the General Appropriations Act.  If compensation for members is not provided by that Act, each member is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing functions as a member of the commission.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 201.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter B. Texas Transportation Commission|Section 201.057. Grounds for Removal

Sec. 201.057.  GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the commission if a commissioner:(1)  does not have at the time of taking office or maintain during service on the commission the qualifications required by Section 201.051;(2)  violates a prohibition provided by Section 201.051;(3)  cannot discharge the commissioner's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the commissioner is appointed because of illness or disability; or(4)  is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled commission meetings that the commissioner is eligible to attend during a calendar year, unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the commission.(b)  The validity of an action of the commission is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a commissioner exists.(c)  If the director knows that a potential ground for removal exists, the director shall notify the chair of the commission of the ground, and the chair shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.  If the potential ground for removal relates to the chair, the director shall notify another commissioner, who shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 140, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 201.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter B. Texas Transportation Commission|Section 201.058. Information on Qualifications and Conduct

Sec. 201.058.  INFORMATION ON QUALIFICATIONS AND CONDUCT.  The department shall provide to the members of the commission, as often as necessary, information concerning the members' qualifications for office and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 201.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter B. Texas Transportation Commission|Section 201.059. Commission Member Training

Sec. 201.059.  COMMISSION MEMBER TRAINING.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:(1)  the law governing department operations;(2)  the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the department;(3)  the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the commission;(4)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the department;(5)  the requirements of:(A)  laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and(B)  other laws applicable to members of the commission in performing their duties; and(6)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the department or the Texas Ethics Commission.(c)  A person appointed to the commission is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program, regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.(d)  The director shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b).  The director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each member of the commission.  On receipt of the training manual, each member of the commission shall sign and submit to the director a statement acknowledging receipt of the training manual.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 201.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter C. Commission's Powers and Duties|Section 201.101. Rules; Records

Sec. 201.101.  RULES;  RECORDS.  The commission shall:(1)  adopt rules for the operation of the department;(2)  maintain a record of all proceedings and official orders;  and(3)  keep on file copies of all road plans, specifications, and estimates prepared by the department or under its direction.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 201.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter C. Commission's Powers and Duties|Section 201.102. Separation of Responsibilities

Sec. 201.102.  SEPARATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.  The commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the commission and the management responsibilities of the director and staff of the department.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 201.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter C. Commission's Powers and Duties|Section 201.103. Comprehensive System of Highways and Roads

Sec. 201.103.  COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS AND ROADS.  (a)  The commission shall plan and make policies for the location, construction, and maintenance of a comprehensive system of state highways and public roads.(b)  The commission shall designate as part of the state highway system a highway that it determines is necessary for the proper development and operation of the system.  The commission may remove a segment of the state highway system that it determines is not needed for the system.  In planning and making policies, the commission shall consider, for incorporation into the state highway system, turnpikes that other governmental or private entities are authorized to construct.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312, Sec. 99(29), eff. September 1, 2013.(d)  The director, under the direction and with the approval of the commission, shall prepare a comprehensive plan providing a system of state highways.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 668, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 59), Sec. 99(29), eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 201.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter C. Commission's Powers and Duties|Section 201.104. Designation of Farm-to-Market Roads

Sec. 201.104.  DESIGNATION OF FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS.  (a)  The commission may designate any county road as a farm-to-market road for the purposes of construction, reconstruction, and maintenance only, if the commissioners court of the county in which the county road is located by order entered in its minutes waives any rights the county may have for state participation in any indebtedness incurred by the county in the construction of the road.(b)  The commission and the county commissioners court by contract may set forth the duties of the state in the construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of the county road in consideration for the county's, road district's, or defined road district's relinquishing all claims for state participation in any outstanding county or road district bond, warrant, or other evidence of indebtedness that is for the construction or improvement of the road and that was created before the road was designated by the commission.(c)  The assumption by the state of the obligation to construct and maintain a road designated under this section as a farm-to-market road is full and complete compensation for funds that were spent by the county, road district, or defined road district for the construction and maintenance of the road before its designation.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|