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TX Transp Code § 463.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 463 - Regional Transit Authorities|Subchapter G. Creation of Authorities|Section 463.305. Resolution or Order

Sec. 463.305.  RESOLUTION OR ORDER.  (a)  After hearing the evidence presented at the hearings, but not earlier than 75 days after the date the process is initiated by the board of directors described by Section 463.301, the board may adopt a resolution or order:(1)  designating the name of the authority; and(2)  authorizing the appointment of the interim executive committee.(b)  After the hearing, the results of the hearing shall be sent to the Texas Department of Transportation and the comptroller.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (H.B. 71), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 463.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 463 - Regional Transit Authorities|Subchapter G. Creation of Authorities|Section 463.306. Interim Executive Committee

Sec. 463.306.  INTERIM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.  (a)  The interim executive committee is composed as provided by Section 463.251 for an executive committee except that the interim executive committee must include an additional member who is a member of the board of directors of a commuter rail district described by Chapter 174.(b)  The interim executive committee, after its organization, shall develop a service plan.(c)  Service on the interim executive committee by a public officer or employee is an additional duty of the office or employment.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (H.B. 71), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 463.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 463 - Regional Transit Authorities|Subchapter G. Creation of Authorities|Section 463.307. Approval of Service Plan

Sec. 463.307.  APPROVAL OF SERVICE PLAN.  Not later than the 45th day after the date the interim executive committee approves the service plan, the commissioners court of each county creating an authority must approve, by resolution or order, the service plan.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (H.B. 71), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 463.308 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 463 - Regional Transit Authorities|Subchapter G. Creation of Authorities|Section 463.308. Notice of Intent to Call Election

Sec. 463.308.  NOTICE OF INTENT TO CALL ELECTION.  After approval is received under Section 463.307, but not earlier than the 61st day after the date the interim executive committee approves a service plan, the interim executive committee shall notify the commissioners court of each county included in the boundaries of the authority of the interim executive committee's intention to call a confirmation election.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (H.B. 71), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 463.309 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 463 - Regional Transit Authorities|Subchapter G. Creation of Authorities|Section 463.309. Confirmation Election

Sec. 463.309.  CONFIRMATION ELECTION.  The interim executive committee in calling the confirmation election shall submit to the qualified voters of each county in the authority the following proposition: "Shall the creation of (name of authority) be confirmed?"|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (H.B. 71), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 463.310 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 463 - Regional Transit Authorities|Subchapter G. Creation of Authorities|Section 463.310. Conduct of Election

Sec. 463.310.  CONDUCT OF ELECTION.  The interim executive committee shall canvass the returns and declare the results of the election separately with respect to each county.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (H.B. 71), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 463.311 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 463 - Regional Transit Authorities|Subchapter G. Creation of Authorities|Section 463.311. Results of Election; Order

Sec. 463.311.  RESULTS OF ELECTION;  ORDER.  (a)  The authority is confirmed if a majority of the votes received in each county favor the proposition.(b)  If the authority continues, the interim executive committee shall record the results in its minutes and adopt an order:(1)  declaring that the creation of the authority is confirmed;(2)  stating the date of the election;(3)  containing the proposition; and(4)  showing the number of votes cast for or against the proposition in each county.(c)  A certified copy of the order shall be filed with the Texas Department of Transportation and the comptroller.(d)  If the authority does not continue, the interim executive committee shall enter an order declaring that the result of votes cast at the election is that the authority ceases in its entirety.  The order shall be filed with the Texas Department of Transportation and the comptroller, and the authority is dissolved.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (H.B. 71), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 463.312 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 463 - Regional Transit Authorities|Subchapter G. Creation of Authorities|Section 463.312. Effect of Creation on Commuter Rail District

Sec. 463.312.  EFFECT OF CREATION ON COMMUTER RAIL DISTRICT.  On the creation of an authority the boundaries of which overlap the territory of a commuter rail district described by Chapter 174, the commuter rail district is dissolved, and all assets, including property, and all liabilities, including debt and other obligations, of the commuter rail district transfer to and are assumed by the authority.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (H.B. 71), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 463.313 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 463 - Regional Transit Authorities|Subchapter G. Creation of Authorities|Section 463.313. Cost of Election

Sec. 463.313.  COST OF ELECTION.  The board of directors described by Section 463.301 creating an authority shall pay the cost of the confirmation election.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (H.B. 71), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 463.314 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 463 - Regional Transit Authorities|Subchapter G. Creation of Authorities|Section 463.314. Expiration of Unconfirmed Authority

Sec. 463.314.  EXPIRATION OF UNCONFIRMED AUTHORITY.  An authority that has not been confirmed expires on the third anniversary of the effective date of a resolution or order initiating the process to create the authority.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (H.B. 71), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 472.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Roadway Provisions|Chapter 472 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subchapter A. Government Contracts for Joint Payment of Certain Highway Costs|Section 472.001. Contracts Between Certain Governmental Entities to Engage in Joint Project

Sec. 472.001.  CONTRACTS BETWEEN CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO ENGAGE IN JOINT PROJECT.  (a)  A state agency, political subdivision, or road district of a county may contract with a transportation corporation created by the commission under Chapter 431 or with another state agency, political subdivision, or road district to jointly pay all or part of the cost of:(1)  acquiring, designing, constructing, improving, or beautifying a state or local highway, turnpike, road, or street project;(2)  acquiring an interest in any real property required for or beneficial to the project;  and(3)  adjusting utilities for the project.(b)  Costs of a project or payments required under a contract may be met out of bond proceeds, taxes, or other funds available for that purpose.(c)  A road district of a county or a political subdivision may:(1)  issue bonds to pay costs of a project if it determines the project will benefit it;  or(2)  impose taxes in an amount necessary to create a sinking fund for payments required by a contract that provides for payment over a term of years.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 472.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Roadway Provisions|Chapter 472 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subchapter A. Government Contracts for Joint Payment of Certain Highway Costs|Section 472.002. Contracts Involving Political Subdivision or Road District to Construct and Maintain Highway

Sec. 472.002.  CONTRACTS INVOLVING POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR ROAD DISTRICT TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN HIGHWAY.  The governing body of a political subdivision or road district that determines an improvement is reasonable, necessary, and beneficial to the subdivision or district may contract with another governmental entity to:(1)  acquire with bond proceeds necessary rights-of-way for the road or highway;  and(2)  construct and maintain the road or highway in cooperation with the entity.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 472.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Roadway Provisions|Chapter 472 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subchapter A. Government Contracts for Joint Payment of Certain Highway Costs|Section 472.003. County Payments for Joint Highway Projects

Sec. 472.003.  COUNTY PAYMENTS FOR JOINT HIGHWAY PROJECTS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may issue bonds and contract with a road district, road utility district, state agency, or other governmental entity in the manner, for the term, and to the extent it may contract under Chapter 362, on determining that a road project, including a toll road project authorized under Chapter 441, is reasonable, necessary, and beneficial to the county.(b)  To pay the cost of a road project that serves the county and a road district of a county or road utility district, the commissioners court may:(1)  dedicate ad valorem taxes paid by owners of property in the county or district;  or(2)  use other county money.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 472.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Roadway Provisions|Chapter 472 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subchapter B. Department Authority to Remove Property From State Highways|Section 472.011. Definition

Sec. 472.011.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "personal property" includes personal property of any kind or character, including:(1)  a vehicle, as defined by Section 502.001, that is damaged or disabled;(2)  spilled cargo;(3)  a hazardous material as defined by 49 U.S.C. App. Section 1802; and(4)  a hazardous substance as defined by Section 26.263, Water Code.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.43(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 472.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Roadway Provisions|Chapter 472 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subchapter B. Department Authority to Remove Property From State Highways|Section 472.012. Department Authority Generally

Sec. 472.012.  DEPARTMENT AUTHORITY GENERALLY.  (a)  The department may remove personal property from the right-of-way or roadway of the state highway system if the department determines the property blocks the roadway or endangers public safety.(b)  The department may remove the personal property without the consent of the owner or carrier of the property.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 472.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Roadway Provisions|Chapter 472 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subchapter B. Department Authority to Remove Property From State Highways|Section 472.013. Owner and Carrier Responsible for Costs of Removal and Disposition

Sec. 472.013.  OWNER AND CARRIER RESPONSIBLE FOR COSTS OF REMOVAL AND DISPOSITION.  The owner and the carrier of personal property removed under this subchapter shall reimburse the department for the costs of removal and disposition.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 472.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Roadway Provisions|Chapter 472 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subchapter B. Department Authority to Remove Property From State Highways|Section 472.014. Department Not Liable for Damages

Sec. 472.014.  DEPARTMENT NOT LIABLE FOR DAMAGES.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department and its officers and employees are not liable for:(1)  any damage to personal property resulting from its removal or disposal by the department unless the removal or disposal is carried out recklessly or in a grossly negligent manner;  or(2)  any damage resulting from the failure to exercise authority granted under this subchapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.43(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 472.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Roadway Provisions|Chapter 472 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subchapter B. Department Authority to Remove Property From State Highways|Section 472.015. Contracts for Removal of Property

Sec. 472.015.  CONTRACTS FOR REMOVAL OF PROPERTY.  In contracting with a private business or businesses for the removal of personal property from the right-of-way or roadway of the state highway system, the department may:(1)  use a purchasing method described in Chapter 2156, Government Code;(2)  include the removal work in a contract entered into under Chapter 223;  or(3)  select a business or businesses based on an evaluation of the experience of the business and the price and quality of the business's equipment and services.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1272, Sec. 9.01, eff. June 15, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 472.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Roadway Provisions|Chapter 472 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subchapter C. Criminal Offenses and Penalties Regarding Warning Signs and Barricades|Section 472.021. Tampering With Warning Devices

Sec. 472.021.  TAMPERING WITH WARNING DEVICES.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person tampers with, damages, or removes a barricade, flare pot, sign, flasher signal, or other device warning of construction, repair, or detour on or adjacent to a highway set out by the state, a political subdivision, a contractor, or a public utility.(b)  This section does not apply to a person acting within the scope and duty of employment if the person is:(1)  an officer, agent, independent contractor, employee, or trustee of the state or a political subdivision;(2)  a contractor;  or(3)  a public utility.(c)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:(1)  a fine of not less than $25 or more than $1,000;(2)  confinement in a county jail for a term not to exceed two years;  or(3)  both the fine and the confinement.(d)  In this section:(1)  "Contractor" means a person engaged in highway construction or repair under contract with this state or a political subdivision of this state.(2)  "Highway" means the entire width between the boundary lines of a publicly maintained way, any part of which is open to the public for vehicular travel or any part of which is under construction or repair and intended for public vehicular travel on completion.  The term includes the space above or below the highway surface.(3)  "Person" means an individual, firm, association, or corporation and includes an officer, agent, independent contractor, employee, or trustee of that individual or entity.(4)  "Political subdivision" includes a county, municipality, local board, or other body of this state having authority to authorize highway construction or repair.(5)  "Public utility" means:(A)  a telegraph, telephone, water, gas, light, or sewage company or cooperative;(B)  a contractor of a company or cooperative described by Subdivision (A);  or(C)  another business recognized by the legislature as a public utility.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 472.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Roadway Provisions|Chapter 472 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subchapter D. Metropolitan Planning Organizations|Section 472.031. Definitions

Sec. 472.031.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Metropolitan planning organization" means a metropolitan planning organization designated or redesignated under 23 U.S.C. Section 134.(2)  "Policy board" means the policy board of a metropolitan planning organization.|Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 537 (H.B. 1036), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 472.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Roadway Provisions|Chapter 472 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subchapter D. Metropolitan Planning Organizations|Section 472.032. Voting Proxies by Policy Board Members

Sec. 472.032.  VOTING PROXIES BY POLICY BOARD MEMBERS.  (a)  A policy board may provide in its bylaws for appointment of voting proxies by its members.(b)  A proxy appointed under Subsection (a):(1)  acts on behalf of and under the supervision of the policy board member who appointed the proxy;(2)  must be appointed in writing; and(3)  is authorized to vote for the policy board member who appointed the proxy to the extent the member has given the proxy the member's voting power.(c)  A legislative member of a policy board may not be counted as absent at a meeting of the policy board during a legislative session.(d)  A legislative member of a policy board may only appoint a proxy under Subsection (a) who is:(1)  the legislative member's employee or staff member;(2)  a person related to the member within the second degree by consanguinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code, who is not required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code;(3)  another legislative member of the policy board; or(4)  a locally elected official.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 267, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.82, eff. June 14, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 537 (H.B. 1036), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 565 (H.B. 1339), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 17.001(75), eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Transp Code § 472.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Roadway Provisions|Chapter 472 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subchapter D. Metropolitan Planning Organizations|Section 472.033. Applicability of Conflicts of Interest Law to Policy Board Members

Sec. 472.033.  APPLICABILITY OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST LAW TO POLICY BOARD MEMBERS.  (a)  A policy board member is considered to be a local public official for purposes of Chapter 171, Local Government Code.(b)  If a policy board member must abstain from participation in a vote or decision under Section 171.004, Local Government Code, the member's proxy appointed under Section 472.032 may not participate in the vote or decision.(c)  The appointment of a proxy by a policy board member does not excuse the member from filing an affidavit required under Section 171.004, Local Government Code.|Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 537 (H.B. 1036), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 472.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Roadway Provisions|Chapter 472 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subchapter D. Metropolitan Planning Organizations|Section 472.035. Coordination With Department to Develop Long-Term Planning Assumptions

Sec. 472.035.  COORDINATION WITH DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS.  Each metropolitan planning organization shall work with the department to develop mutually acceptable assumptions for the purposes of long-range federal and state funding forecasts and use those assumptions to guide long-term planning in the organization's long-range transportation plan.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 472.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Roadway Provisions|Chapter 472 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Subchapter D. Metropolitan Planning Organizations|Section 472.036. Internet Broadcast and Archive of Open Meetings

Sec. 472.036.  INTERNET BROADCAST AND ARCHIVE OF OPEN MEETINGS.  In a manner that complies with Section 551.128(c), Government Code, a metropolitan planning organization that serves one or more counties with a population of 350,000 or more shall broadcast over the Internet live video and audio of each open meeting held by the policy board.  Subsequently, the organization shall make available through the organization's Internet website archived video and audio for each meeting for which live video and audio was provided under this section.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1190 (S.B. 1237), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 501.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 501.001. Short Title

Sec. 501.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Certificate of Title Act.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 501.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 501.003. Purpose

Sec. 501.003.  PURPOSE.  This chapter shall be liberally construed to lessen and prevent:(1)  the theft of motor vehicles;(2)  the importation into this state of and traffic in motor vehicles that are stolen;  and(3)  the sale of an encumbered motor vehicle without the enforced disclosure to the purchaser of a lien secured by the vehicle.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2012.|