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TX Transp Code § 451.456 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter J. Financial and Performance Audits|Section 451.456. Performance Audit Response; Hearing

Sec. 451.456.  PERFORMANCE AUDIT RESPONSE;  HEARING.  (a)  An authority for which a performance audit is conducted under Section 451.454 shall prepare a written response to the audit report.  The response must include each proposal for action relating to recommendations included in the report, whether the proposal for action is pending, adopted, or rejected.(b)  The authority shall make copies of the report and the response available for public inspection at the offices of the authority during normal business hours.(c)  The authority shall conduct a public hearing on each performance audit report and the authority's response under Subsection (a).  The authority shall give notice of the hearing by publication of the notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the area included in the authority at least 14 days before the date of the hearing.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.457 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter J. Financial and Performance Audits|Section 451.457. Delivery of Report and Response

Sec. 451.457.  DELIVERY OF REPORT AND RESPONSE.  An authority required by Section 451.454 to contract for a performance audit shall, before February 1 of every second odd-numbered year, deliver a copy of each audit report and of the authority's response to the report to:(1)  the governor;(2)  the lieutenant governor;(3)  the speaker of the house of representatives;(4)  each member of the legislature whose district includes territory in the authority;(5)  the state auditor;(6)  the county judge of each county having territory in the authority;  and(7)  the presiding officer of the governing body of each municipality having territory in the authority.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.458 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter J. Financial and Performance Audits|Section 451.458. Internal Auditor

Sec. 451.458.  INTERNAL AUDITOR.  (a)  This section applies only to an authority confirmed before July 1, 1985, in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 850,000.(b)  The board shall appoint a qualified individual to perform internal auditing services for a term of five years.  The board may remove the auditor only on the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the members of the board.(c)  The auditor shall report directly to the board.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1221 (S.B. 1263), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 159, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.460 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter J. Financial and Performance Audits|Section 451.460. Annual Report

Sec. 451.460.  ANNUAL REPORT.  (a)  This section applies only to an authority confirmed before July 1, 1985, in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 850,000.(b)  The authority shall provide an annual report to each governing body of a municipality or county in the authority regarding the status of any financial obligation of the authority to the municipality or county.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1221 (S.B. 1263), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 161, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter K. Boards|Section 451.501. Board Membership

Sec. 451.501.  BOARD MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a board is composed of:(1)  five members;  plus(2)  the number of additional members determined under Subsection (c), (d), or (e).(b)  The board of an authority created by an alternate municipality is composed of five members.(c)  If less than 50 percent of the population of the principal county, excluding the population of the principal municipality, reside in the authority, the board has two additional members.(d)  If 50 percent or more but less than 75 percent of the population of the principal county, excluding the population of the principal municipality, reside in the authority, the board has four additional members.(e)  If 75 percent or more of the population of the principal county, excluding the population of the principal municipality, reside in the authority, the board has six additional members.(f)  In this section and Section 451.502, "principal county" means the county in which not less than 51 percent of the territory of the principal municipality is located.(g)  This section does not apply to the board of an authority described by Section 451.5021(a).|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 240, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 15, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 451.502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter K. Boards|Section 451.502. Appointment of Members

Sec. 451.502.  APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.  (a)  The five board members under Section 451.501(a)(1) are appointed by the governing body of the principal municipality, except in an authority having a principal municipality with a population of more than 1.9 million, the five board members are appointed by the mayor of the principal municipality and are subject to confirmation by the governing body of the principal municipality.(b)  In an authority created by an alternate municipality, the board members are appointed by the mayor of the alternate municipality and are subject to confirmation by the governing body of the alternate municipality.(c)  In an authority having two additional members, the additional members are appointed as follows:(1)  one member appointed by a panel composed of:(A)  the mayors of the municipalities in the authority, excluding the mayor of the principal municipality;  and(B)  the county judges of the counties having unincorporated area in the authority, excluding the county judge of the principal county;  and(2)  one member appointed by the commissioners court of the principal county.(d)  In an authority having four additional members, the additional members are appointed as follows:(1)  two members appointed by a panel composed of:(A)  the mayors of the municipalities in the authority, excluding the mayor of the principal municipality;  and(B)  the county judges of the counties having unincorporated area in the authority, excluding the county judge of the principal county;  and(2)  two members appointed by the commissioners court of the principal county.(e)  In an authority having six additional members, the additional members are appointed as follows:(1)  two members appointed by a panel composed of:(A)  the mayors of the municipalities in the authority, excluding the mayor of the principal municipality;  and(B)  the county judges of the counties having unincorporated area in the authority, excluding the county judge of the principal county;(2)  three members appointed by the commissioners court of the principal county;  and(3)  one member, who serves as presiding officer of the board, appointed by a majority of the board.(f)  This section does not apply to the board of an authority described by Section 451.5021(a).(g)  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 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 240, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 15, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1038, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 162, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter K. Boards|Section 451.503. Appointments Panel

Sec. 451.503.  APPOINTMENTS PANEL.  (a)  The mayor of the most populous municipality represented on a panel under Section 451.502 serves as the presiding officer of the panel.(b)  The presiding officer shall, by giving written notice to each member, call a meeting of the panel as necessary to make an appointment.  An appointment shall be made not later than the 60th day after the date a position becomes vacant, including the initial vacancy on the creation of the position.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.5035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter K. Boards|Section 451.5035. Designation of Alternate by Mayor

Sec. 451.5035.  DESIGNATION OF ALTERNATE BY MAYOR.  (a)  This section applies only to an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 320,000.(b)  The mayor of a municipality who is unable to attend a meeting of an appointments panel may designate a person to:(1)  represent the municipality at the meeting;  and(2)  vote at the meeting.(c)  To be eligible to be designated under Subsection (b), a person must be a council member, alderman, commissioner, or other officer of the municipality.(d)  A designation under Subsection (b) must:(1)  be in writing;(2)  be signed by the mayor;  and(3)  be filed with the minutes of the appointments panel kept by the authority.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.27(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 164, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter K. Boards|Section 451.504. Board Vacancies

Sec. 451.504.  BOARD VACANCIES.  (a)  A vacancy on a board is filled by the person or entity that appointed the member who was in the position that is vacant.  If confirmation of the previous position was required, confirmation of the vacancy appointment is required in the same manner.(b)  A vacancy for an unexpired term is for the remainder of the term only.(c)  A member of the board who is appointed as presiding officer under Section 451.502(e)(3) vacates the previous board position.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter K. Boards|Section 451.505. Board Terms

Sec. 451.505.  BOARD TERMS.  (a)  The term of board membership is two years.(b)  The terms of members of a board are staggered if the authority was created before 1980 and has a principal municipality with a population of less than 1.9 million.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1221 (S.B. 1263), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 165, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.506 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter K. Boards|Section 451.506. Term Limitations

Sec. 451.506.  TERM LIMITATIONS.  (a)  A member of the board may be reappointed except as provided by this section.(b)  An individual may not serve more than eight years on the same board and may not be appointed to a term for which service to the completion of the term would exceed this limitation.  This subsection applies only to a board of an authority:(1)  in which the principal municipality has a population of more than 1.9 million or less than 320,000; or(2)  created before 1980 and in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.9 million.(c)  An individual may serve two terms as presiding officer under Section 451.502(e)(3), in addition to any service on the board before being appointed under that subsection.  This subsection does not apply to an individual serving on the board of an authority described by Subsection (b) or an authority confirmed before July 1, 1985, and in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 850,000.(d)  A term limitation provided by this section does not apply to service on the board by a holdover pending the qualification of a successor.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 22 (H.B. 1815), Sec. 1, eff. May 9, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 166, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.507 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter K. Boards|Section 451.507. Board Membership: Residency in Authority

Sec. 451.507.  BOARD MEMBERSHIP:  RESIDENCY IN AUTHORITY.  A member of the board must be a qualified voter residing in the authority.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.508 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter K. Boards|Section 451.508. Removal by Board

Sec. 451.508.  REMOVAL BY BOARD.  A board member may be removed from office by the other members of the board because of a ground for removal described by Section 451.510.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.28(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 451.509 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter K. Boards|Section 451.509. Removal by Appointing Person or Entity

Sec. 451.509.  REMOVAL BY APPOINTING PERSON OR ENTITY.  (a)  In an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 850,000 and in which the authority's sales and use tax is imposed at a rate of one percent, a member of the board may be removed from office for any ground described by Section 451.510 by a majority vote of the entity that appointed the member.(b)  In an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 320,000, a member of the board may be removed for any ground described by Section 451.510 by the entity that appointed the member.  This subsection does not apply to the removal of a member serving as the presiding officer appointed by the board.(c)  In an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of more than 850,000, a member of the board may be removed for any ground described by Section 451.510 by the person or entity that appointed the member.  If the person who appointed the member is the mayor of the principal municipality, the removal is by recommendation of the mayor and confirmation by the municipality's governing body.  If the member to be removed was appointed by the mayor of the principal municipality, the statement required by Section 451.511(a) shall be given by the mayor, and confirmation of removal by the governing body of the municipality is necessary.(d)  In an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 850,000 or more than 1.9 million, a general manager who has knowledge that a potential ground for removal applicable to a member of the authority's board exists shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the ground, and the presiding officer shall notify the person that appointed the member against whom the potential ground applies of the ground.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.28(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 138, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 167, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.510 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter K. Boards|Section 451.510. Grounds for Removal From Board

Sec. 451.510.  GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL FROM BOARD.  The grounds for removal of a member of a board are:(1)  inefficiency in office;(2)  nonfeasance or malfeasance in office;(3)  not having at the time of appointment or not maintaining during service on the board the qualifications for office described by Section 451.507;(4)  a violation of Chapter 171, Local Government Code, or Section 451.112;(5)  the inability, because of illness or disability, to discharge the member's duties of office during a substantial part of the term for which the member is appointed;  and(6)  absence, without having been excused by a majority vote of the board, from more than one-half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.511 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter K. Boards|Section 451.511. Removal of Board Member: Notice and Hearing

Sec. 451.511.  REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER:  NOTICE AND HEARING.  (a)  The person or entity proposing to remove a board member under Section 451.508 or 451.509 shall give the member a written statement of the grounds for removal.  The member is entitled to a hearing before the board or entity if, before the 11th day after the date the statement is received, the member requests a hearing.  The member may be represented by counsel at the hearing.(b)  At a hearing under this section, the board or entity shall confirm the removal of the member if the board or entity finds that the charges are true.(c)  A removal by the board is by a majority vote of the other members.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.512 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter K. Boards|Section 451.512. Ground for Removal: Validity of Board Acts

Sec. 451.512.  GROUND FOR REMOVAL:  VALIDITY OF BOARD ACTS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), in an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 850,000 or more than 1.9 million, an action of the board is not invalid because a ground for removal of a board member exists.(b)  An action that was taken when a ground for removal under Section 451.510(4) existed and that would not have passed the board without the vote of the person who is the subject of the ground for removal is voidable.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 168, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.513 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter K. Boards|Section 451.513. Recall of Members: Certain Authorities

Sec. 451.513.  RECALL OF MEMBERS:  CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.  (a)  A board member of an authority that has a principal municipality with a population of more than 850,000 may be removed, as provided by this section, on a petition for the recall of the member submitted by the registered voters of the authority.  Recall of a member under this section is in addition to any other method for removal under this subchapter.(b)  The entity that confirmed a board member, or if there is no confirmation, the entity that appointed a board member, shall take action under this section to remove the member or to reconfirm the member's appointment:(1)  on receipt of notice from the secretary of state that a valid recall petition was presented to the entity;  or(2)  if the secretary of state fails to notify the entity as required by Subsection (d).(c)  A recall petition under this section is valid if:(1)  it states that the petition is to require the consideration of the removal of a specified board member;(2)  it is signed by registered voters of the authority in a number equal to or greater than 10 percent of the number of votes cast in the authority in the preceding gubernatorial election;(3)  the signatures meeting the requirement in Subdivision (2) are collected not earlier than the 90th day before the date the petition is presented to the entity;  and(4)  it is presented to the entity before the first day of the final six months of the term of the member who is the subject of the petition.(d)  After receiving a petition under this section the entity shall send it to the secretary of state.  The secretary of state shall, not later than the 10th day after the date the petition is received, determine whether the petition is valid and notify the entity of the determination.(e)  Not later than the 30th day after the date a member is removed under this section, the vacancy shall be filled as otherwise provided by this chapter, except that the individual removed by recall may not be reappointed to fill the vacancy.  Beginning on the day after the date of the removal, the individual removed may not be appointed to any other position on the board for a period equal to the normal term of office for a board member.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.28(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 169, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.514 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter K. Boards|Section 451.514. Board Meetings: When Held

Sec. 451.514.  BOARD MEETINGS:  WHEN HELD.  (a)  A board shall hold at least one regular meeting each month to transact the business of the authority.  The board by resolution recorded in the minutes of the board's meetings shall set the place, date, and time for each regular meeting.(b)  The presiding officer of the board or the general manager of the authority may by written notice call a special meeting of the board.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.515 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter K. Boards|Section 451.515. Board Meetings: Voting

Sec. 451.515.  BOARD MEETINGS:  VOTING.  (a)  An action of a board requires a vote of a majority of the members of the board present at a board meeting unless the bylaws of the board require a larger number for a particular action.(b)  This section does not permit a board action in the absence of a quorum.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.516 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter K. Boards|Section 451.516. Increase of Membership: Continuity

Sec. 451.516.  INCREASE OF MEMBERSHIP:  CONTINUITY.  If the membership of a board is increased under Section 451.501, the board as constituted immediately before the increase may continue as the board of the authority until the additional members are appointed and seated.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|