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TX Transp Code § 452.528 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter L. Executive Committee of Authority Created by Contiguous Municipality|Section 452.528. Quorum; Voting Requirement

Sec. 452.528.  QUORUM;  VOTING REQUIREMENT.  (a)  Three members are a quorum of the executive committee.(b)  An action of the executive committee requires a vote of a majority of the members present unless the bylaws require a larger number for a particular action.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 452.541 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|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 provided by Subsection (b), a member of a subregional board must be a qualified voter residing in the authority.(b)  An individual who does not reside in the authority may be appointed to the board under Section 452.562(c)(1) if the individual is a qualified voter of and resides in a municipality that:(1)  has entered into a contract with the authority to receive services; and(2)  has adopted a sales tax to participate in the funding of a transportation project being planned, developed, or operated by the authority.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 360 (H.B. 2536), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 452.542 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter M. Provisions Generally Applicable to Subregional Boards|Section 452.542. Service on Board; Vacancies

Sec. 452.542.  SERVICE ON BOARD;  VACANCIES.  (a)  A member of a subregional board serves at the pleasure of the appointing governing body.(b)  Each September each appointment must be reaffirmed.(c)  A vacancy on a subregional board is filled in the same manner as the original appointment.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 452.543 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter M. Provisions Generally Applicable to Subregional Boards|Section 452.543. Board Officers

Sec. 452.543.  BOARD OFFICERS.  (a)  A subregional board shall elect from its membership a presiding officer, assistant presiding officer, and secretary.(b)  The board may appoint, as necessary, members or nonmembers as assistant secretaries.(c)  The secretary or assistant secretary shall:(1)  keep permanent records of each proceeding and transaction of the board;  and(2)  perform other duties assigned by the board.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 452.544 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter M. Provisions Generally Applicable to Subregional Boards|Section 452.544. Conflicts of Interest

Sec. 452.544.  CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.  A member of a subregional board is subject to Chapter 171, Local Government Code.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 452.545 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter M. Provisions Generally Applicable to Subregional Boards|Section 452.545. Duties

Sec. 452.545.  DUTIES.  A subregional board shall:(1)  develop, recommend, and approve the annual budget for its subregion;  and(2)  if the subregion is a part of a regional authority, make recommendations to the executive committee for:(A)  the overall budget;  and(B)  the operation of services provided by the authority.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 452.546 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter M. Provisions Generally Applicable to Subregional Boards|Section 452.546. Board Meetings

Sec. 452.546.  BOARD MEETINGS.  (a)  A subregional board, by resolution, shall:(1)  set the time, place, and day of regular meetings;  and(2)  adopt rules and bylaws as necessary to conduct meetings.(b)  A special meeting must be called by written notice of the presiding officer or assistant presiding officer.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 452.547 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter M. Provisions Generally Applicable to Subregional Boards|Section 452.547. Compensation; Expenses

Sec. 452.547.  COMPENSATION;  EXPENSES.  Each member of a subregional board is entitled to:(1)  reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in the discharge of duties;  and(2)  $50 for each meeting of the executive committee or subregional board attended.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 452.561 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|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 the board of a subregion that has no principal municipality with a population of more than 1.1 million according to the most recent federal decennial census.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1122 (H.B. 3777), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 452.562 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter N. Subregional Board in Authority Having No Municipality With Population of More Than 1.1 Million|Section 452.562. Board Membership; Appointments

Sec. 452.562.  BOARD MEMBERSHIP;  APPOINTMENTS.  (a)  A subregional board is composed of 11 members.(b)  If the entire county of the principal municipality is included in the authority, the subregional board consists of:(1)  five members appointed by the governing body of the principal municipality;(2)  five members appointed by the commissioners court of the county of the principal municipality; and(3)  one member appointed by the governing body of a municipality that is in the authority and has a population of more than 100,000.(c)  If Subsection (b) does not apply, the subregional board shall be appointed as follows:(1)  the commissioners court of the county of the principal municipality shall appoint at least three members to represent:(A)  the unincorporated areas and municipalities in the county that are not otherwise represented on the subregional board; and(B)  the municipalities that have entered into a contract with the authority to receive services; and(2)  the remaining members shall be apportioned to the municipalities confirmed as all or part of the subregion according to the ratio that the population of each unit of election bears to the total population of the area confirmed as the subregion.(d)  Units of election that do not receive at least one member are to be aggregated with the county to determine population represented by the county, and appropriate additional members, if any, are to be so apportioned to the county.(e)  Units of election that are entitled to one or more members are to have the number of members rounded to the nearest whole number to determine actual apportionment.(f)  The principal municipality shall make its appointments to the board so that at least one of the appointees is designated to represent the interests of the transportation disadvantaged.(g)  An elected officer of the state or a political subdivision of this state who is not prohibited by the Texas Constitution from serving on the board is eligible, as an additional duty of office, to serve on the board.  An elected officer who is a board member is not entitled to receive compensation for serving as a member but is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in performing duties as a member.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1038, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 360 (H.B. 2536), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1122 (H.B. 3777), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 452.563 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter N. Subregional Board in Authority Having No Municipality With Population of More Than 1.1 Million|Section 452.563. Quorum

Sec. 452.563.  QUORUM.  (a)  Six members of the subregional board are a quorum.(b)  An action of the board requires a majority vote of the members present.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 452.571 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|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 the board of a subregion that has a principal municipality with a population of more than 1.1 million according to the most recent federal decennial census.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1122 (H.B. 3777), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 452.572 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter O. Subregional Board in Subregion Having Principal Municipality With Population of More Than 1.1 Million|Section 452.572. Board Membership; Municipal Representation

Sec. 452.572.  BOARD MEMBERSHIP;  MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATION.  (a)  The subregional board is composed of 15 members appointed by the governing bodies of the municipalities in the subregional authority.(b)  The governing body of a municipality entitled to appoint more than one board member may appoint a number of members less than the number allocated to the municipality.  Those appointed members may cast the same number of votes as the number of members allocated, but a member may not cast a divided vote.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 452.573 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter O. Subregional Board in Subregion Having Principal Municipality With Population of More Than 1.1 Million|Section 452.573. Allocation of Membership Among Municipalities

Sec. 452.573.  ALLOCATION OF MEMBERSHIP AMONG MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  A governing body of a municipality in a subregion may make appointments to the subregional board in the same ratio as the population of the appointing municipality bears to the population of the subregion.(b)  A municipality the population of which entitles it to make a fraction of an appointment may combine that fraction with one or more other municipalities in the subregion to be entitled to make one appointment.(c)  Municipalities combining population under Subsection (b) must agree on the method of making the appointment.(d)  A municipality may not combine its population with another municipality for the purpose of minimizing the representation on the board of a racial or ethnic minority.(e)  A combination under Subsection (b) of two or more municipalities having insufficient population to receive an allocation of one membership must be made before the 61st day after the date for establishing or restructuring a board under Section 452.577.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 452.574 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter O. Subregional Board in Subregion Having Principal Municipality With Population of More Than 1.1 Million|Section 452.574. Board Membership: Eligibility

Sec. 452.574.  BOARD MEMBERSHIP:  ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  To be eligible for appointment to a subregional board, a person must reside in the municipality making the appointment.(b)  An elected officer of the state or a political subdivision of this state who is not prohibited by the Texas Constitution from serving on the board is eligible, as an additional duty of office, to serve on the board.  An elected officer who is a board member is not entitled to receive compensation for serving as a member but is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in performing duties as a member.(c)  The principal municipality shall make its appointments to the board so that at least one of the appointees is designated to represent the interests of the transportation disadvantaged.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1038, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 452.575 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter O. Subregional Board in Subregion Having Principal Municipality With Population of More Than 1.1 Million|Section 452.575. Appointments to Reflect Composition of Municipality

Sec. 452.575.  APPOINTMENTS TO REFLECT COMPOSITION OF MUNICIPALITY.  The governing body of a municipality that makes more than one appointment shall, to the greatest extent practicable, select persons who accurately reflect the racial and ethnic composition of the municipality.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 452.576 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter O. Subregional Board in Subregion Having Principal Municipality With Population of More Than 1.1 Million|Section 452.576. Maximum Municipal Membership Entitlement; Reallocation

Sec. 452.576.  MAXIMUM MUNICIPAL MEMBERSHIP ENTITLEMENT;  REALLOCATION.  (a)  A municipality may not make more than 65 percent of the appointments to the subregional board.(b)  If the number of appointments to which a municipality would be entitled under Section 452.573 exceeds the limitation provided by Subsection (a), the excess is apportioned according to that section among the other municipalities in the subregion.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 452.577 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter O. Subregional Board in Subregion Having Principal Municipality With Population of More Than 1.1 Million|Section 452.577. Reapportionment

Sec. 452.577.  REAPPORTIONMENT.  As needed because of the withdrawal or addition of a municipality or unincorporated area, population changes, or changes in combinations established under Section 452.573(b), the board of a subregional authority shall be restructured under Section 452.573(a):(1)  each fifth year as of September 1 after the date that the census data or population estimates become available;  or(2)  when a municipality or unincorporated area withdraws from or joins the authority.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 452.578 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter O. Subregional Board in Subregion Having Principal Municipality With Population of More Than 1.1 Million|Section 452.578. Terms of Board Members

Sec. 452.578.  TERMS OF BOARD MEMBERS.  (a)  Each member of the subregional board serves a staggered term of two years.  Eight of the terms begin on July 1 of odd-numbered years, and seven terms begin on July 1 of even-numbered years.(b)  The term of a member does not end because of a reapportionment under Section 452.577, and the board shall have a plan for filling vacancies after a reapportionment to ensure that each municipality maintains the representation to which it is entitled.(c)  The governing body of a principal municipality may not limit the number of terms that members of the board may serve.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 452.579 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter O. Subregional Board in Subregion Having Principal Municipality With Population of More Than 1.1 Million|Section 452.579. Quorum; Actions

Sec. 452.579.  QUORUM;  ACTIONS.  (a)  Sixty-five percent of the members is a quorum.(b)  An action of the subregional board requires a majority vote of the members present.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 452.580 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter O. Subregional Board in Subregion Having Principal Municipality With Population of More Than 1.1 Million|Section 452.580. Change of Budgeting Policy

Sec. 452.580.  CHANGE OF BUDGETING POLICY.  A subregional board may adopt on a two-thirds vote of the board a budgeting policy for the authority that provides for the adoption and implementation of a budget that extends for two fiscal years, with annual reviews as needed.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 509, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 452.601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|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 a municipality that is part of an authority annexes territory that before the annexation is not part of the authority, the annexed territory becomes part of the authority.(b)  When a contiguous municipality annexes additional territory, the annexed territory becomes a part of the subregional authority created by the contiguous municipality.(c)  Except for Subsection (b), this subchapter does not apply to an authority created by a contiguous municipality.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 452.602 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter P. Addition of Territory|Section 452.602. Addition of Municipality by Election

Sec. 452.602.  ADDITION OF MUNICIPALITY BY ELECTION.  (a)  The territory of a municipality that is not part of an authority may be added to an authority if:(1)  any part of the municipality is located in a county in which the authority is located;(2)  the governing body of the municipality orders an election under this section on whether the territory of the municipality should be added to the authority;  and(3)  a majority of the votes received in the election favor the measure.(b)  The governing body of the municipality shall certify to the executive committee the result of an election in which the addition is approved.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 452.6025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter P. Addition of Territory|Section 452.6025. Addition of Certain Municipalities by Election

Sec. 452.6025.  ADDITION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES BY ELECTION.  (a)  In this section, "special sales and use tax" means a sales and use tax levied by a municipality that is in excess of one percent.(b)  This section applies only to a municipality that levies a special sales and use tax that, when combined with the authority's sales and use tax, would result in a sales and use tax rate of more than two percent in the territory of the municipality.(c)  A municipality that does not have territory that is part of an authority may be added to the territory of an authority on a date determined by the executive committee if:(1)  any part of the territory of the municipality is located in a county in which the authority has territory or in a county that is adjacent to a county in which the authority has territory;(2)  the executive committee states, by resolution, the authority's intention to provide transportation services in the territory of the municipality;(3)  the governing body of the municipality calls an election on the addition of the territory of the municipality to the territory of the authority; and(4)  a majority of the votes cast in the election favor the proposition.(d)  The election in a municipality to approve the addition of the territory of the municipality to the territory of the authority is to be treated for all purposes as an election to reduce the rate of the municipality's special sales and use tax, on the effective date determined by the executive committee, to the highest rate that will not impair the imposition of the authority's sales and use tax.(e)  At any time after the date of the election approving the addition of the territory of the municipality to the territory of the authority, the executive committee and the governing body of the municipality may enter into an interlocal agreement that provides for the eventual admission of the territory of the municipality to the territory of the authority.(f)  Notwithstanding Section 452.607, a sales and use tax imposed by the authority takes effect in the territory of the municipality on the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives a certified copy of an order adopted by the executive committee adding the territory of the municipality, accompanied by a map of the authority clearly showing the territory added.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 915, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.74, eff. April 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 794 (S.B. 1461), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 452.603 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 452 - Regional Transportation Authorities|Subchapter P. Addition of Territory|Section 452.603. Addition of County Area by Election

Sec. 452.603.  ADDITION OF COUNTY AREA BY ELECTION.  (a)  Unincorporated territory that is a part of a county, not a part of an authority, and designated by the commissioners court of the county may be added to an authority if:(1)  any part of the county is located in the authority or any part of an adjacent county is located in the authority;(2)  the commissioners court orders an election in the designated area under this section on whether the area should be added to the authority;  and(3)  a majority of the votes received in the election favor the measure.(b)  In designating an area under this section, the commissioners court may not, to the extent practicable, divide a county election precinct.(c)  The commissioners court shall certify to the authority the result of an election in which the addition is approved.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|