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TX Transp Code § 431.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Corporation|Section 431.027. Effect of Issuance of Certificate of Incorporation

Sec. 431.027.  EFFECT OF ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.  (a)  A corporation's existence begins when its certificate of incorporation is issued.(b)  After the issuance of the certificate of incorporation, the incorporation may not be contested for any reason.(c)  A certificate of incorporation is conclusive evidence that:(1)  all conditions for incorporation required of the incorporators and the commission are satisfied;  and(2)  the corporation is incorporated under this chapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Corporation|Section 431.028. Board

Sec. 431.028.  BOARD.  (a)  A corporation must have a board in which the powers of the corporation reside.(b)  The board consists of three or more directors.(c)  The commission shall appoint each director for a term that may not exceed six years.(d)  The commission may remove a director for or without cause.(e)  A director serves without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement from the corporation for expenses incurred in the performance of the director's duties.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Corporation|Section 431.029. Advisory Directors

Sec. 431.029.  ADVISORY DIRECTORS.  (a)  The board may appoint any number of advisory directors.(b)  An advisory director advises and assists the directors in promoting and developing new and expanded transportation facilities and systems.(c)  An advisory director serves until the completion of a particular project or at the will of the directors.(d)  An advisory director does not have a vote in the affairs of the corporation.(e)  An advisory director serves without compensation.  The corporation may not reimburse an advisory director for expenses incurred in the performance of the director's duties.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Corporation|Section 431.030. Bylaws

Sec. 431.030.  BYLAWS.  (a)  The board shall adopt the initial bylaws of a corporation.  The commission, by resolution, must approve the initial bylaws.(b)  A corporation may change its bylaws only with the approval of the commission.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Corporation|Section 431.031. Quorum

Sec. 431.031.  QUORUM.  (a)  A quorum of a board is the lesser of:(1)  a majority of:(A)  the membership of the board under the bylaws;  or(B)  if the bylaws do not provide the membership of the board, the membership of the board under the articles of incorporation;  or(2)  the number, which must be more than two, set as the quorum by the articles of incorporation or the bylaws.(b)  An act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which there is a quorum is an act of the board, unless the act of a greater number is required by the articles of incorporation or the bylaws.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Corporation|Section 431.032. Indemnification

Sec. 431.032.  INDEMNIFICATION.  (a)  A corporation may indemnify a director or officer of the corporation for necessary expenses and costs, including attorney's fees, incurred by the director or officer in connection with any claim asserted against the director or officer in a court action or otherwise for negligence or misconduct.(b)  If a corporation does not fully indemnify a director or officer as provided by Subsection (a), the court in a proceeding in which any claim against the director or officer is asserted or any court with jurisdiction of an action instituted by the director or officer on a claim for indemnity may assess indemnity against the corporation, its receiver, or trustee for the amount paid by the director or officer, including attorney's fees, to pay any judgment or settlement of the claim necessarily incurred by the director or officer in connection with the claim in an amount the court considers reasonable and equitable only if the court finds that, in connection with the claim, the director or officer is not guilty of negligence or misconduct.(c)  A court may not assess indemnity under Subsection (b) for an amount paid by the director or officer to the corporation.(d)  In this section, "director or officer" includes a former director or officer.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Corporation|Section 431.033. Exemption From Taxation

Sec. 431.033.  EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.  A corporation affects all the people in its area by assuming to a material extent what otherwise might be an obligation or duty of the commission and is a purely public charity under Section 2, Article VIII, Texas Constitution.  However, a corporation is exempt from the franchise tax under Chapter 171, Tax Code, only if the corporation is exempted by that chapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Corporation|Section 431.034. Income of Transportation Corporation

Sec. 431.034.  INCOME OF TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION.  The commission has the unrestricted right at any time to receive any income earned by a corporation other than a local government corporation.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter C. Corporate Powers|Section 431.061. Definitions

Sec. 431.061.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Construction" includes improvement and landscaping.(2)  "Highway" includes an improvement to a highway.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter C. Corporate Powers|Section 431.062. General Powers

Sec. 431.062.  GENERAL POWERS.  (a)  A corporation has the powers and privileges of a nonprofit corporation incorporated under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).(b)  A corporation has the powers provided by this subchapter to promote and develop new and expanded transportation facilities and systems on behalf of the commission and powers incidental to or necessary for the performance of that purpose.(c)  A corporation may, at the request of the commission, perform any function not specified by this chapter to promote and develop transportation facilities and systems.(d)  A corporation has the powers necessary to construct or improve transportation facilities and systems approved by the commission.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter C. Corporate Powers|Section 431.063. Promotion and Development of Transportation Facilities and Systems

Sec. 431.063.  PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS.  A corporation may work directly with property owners, local and state governmental agencies, and elected officials to support an activity required to promote and develop a transportation facility or system.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter C. Corporate Powers|Section 431.064. Alignment Studies

Sec. 431.064.  ALIGNMENT STUDIES.  A corporation may perform a preliminary or final alignment study.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter C. Corporate Powers|Section 431.065. Contributions; Expenses

Sec. 431.065.  CONTRIBUTIONS;  EXPENSES.  (a)  A corporation may receive:(1)  a contribution of real property for a right-of-way;  and(2)  a cash donation for:(A)  the purchase of a right-of-way;  or(B)  the design or construction of a transportation facility or system.(b)  A corporation may establish a formula to determine the amount of cash donations from affected property owners and others necessary to cover the cost of a service to be performed by the corporation or its consultants.(c)  A corporation may borrow money to meet any expense or need associated with the regular operation of the corporation or a particular transportation project.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter C. Corporate Powers|Section 431.066. Employees and Consultants

Sec. 431.066.  EMPLOYEES AND CONSULTANTS.  (a)  A corporation may employ an administrative staff.(b)  A corporation may retain legal, public relations, and engineering services required to develop a transportation facility or system.(c)  Through its staff and retained consultants, a corporation may prepare an exhibit, right-of-way document, environmental report, schematic, or preliminary or final engineering plan necessary to develop a transportation facility or system.(d)  A corporation may pay an employee or consultant from money donated to develop a transportation facility or system.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter C. Corporate Powers|Section 431.067. Promotional Activities

Sec. 431.067.  PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES.  (a)  A corporation may make official presentations to the state and other affected agencies or groups concerning the development of a transportation project.(b)  A corporation may issue a press release or other material to promote the activities of a transportation project.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter C. Corporate Powers|Section 431.068. Construction or Improvement Contracts

Sec. 431.068.  CONSTRUCTION OR IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS.  (a)  A corporation may contract with the commission to:(1)  construct or improve a transportation project designated by the commission;  and(2)  sell the project or improvement to the commission.(b)  For a transportation project constructed by a corporation, the corporation may contract with the commission for the commission to:(1)  supervise the construction;  or(2)  provide construction management services.(c)  A corporation and a county, a home-rule municipality, a county road district created under Chapter 257, or a road utility district created under Chapter 441 may contract to pay jointly the cost of a transportation project designated by the commission.  The contract may obligate the corporation to design, construct, or improve the transportation project.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.069 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter C. Corporate Powers|Section 431.069. Location of Transportation Projects

Sec. 431.069.  LOCATION OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.  A corporation may construct or improve a transportation project on real property, including a right-of-way acquired by the corporation, provided to the corporation for that purpose by the commission or a political subdivision of this state.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.070 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter C. Corporate Powers|Section 431.070. Bonds and Notes

Sec. 431.070.  BONDS AND NOTES.  (a)  A corporation may issue bonds and notes to carry out its purpose.(b)  The bonds and notes may be issued under any power or authority available to the corporation, including Chapter 1201, Government Code.(c)  A bond or note must state on its face that it is not an obligation of the State of Texas.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.394, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 431.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter C. Corporate Powers|Section 431.071. Approval of Bonds and Notes by Attorney General

Sec. 431.071.  APPROVAL OF BONDS AND NOTES BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  (a)  A corporation shall submit a bond or note authorized under Section 431.070 and a contract supporting its issuance to the attorney general for examination.(b)  If the attorney general finds that the bond or note, and any supporting contract are authorized under this chapter, the attorney general shall approve them.(c)  After approval by the attorney general, a bond, note, or contract may not be contested for any reason.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter C. Corporate Powers|Section 431.072. Limitation to Federal or State Highway System

Sec. 431.072.  LIMITATION TO FEDERAL OR STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.  A corporation may plan, design, acquire, construct, improve, extend, or maintain a transportation project only if the project:(1)  is intended by the commission to become part of the federal or state highway system;  and(2)  is not intended to:(A)  become a county road or municipal street;  or(B)  be owned by a county road district or by a road utility district.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 431.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter C. Corporate Powers|Section 431.073. Project in County of 500,000 or More or Adjacent County

Sec. 431.073.  PROJECT IN COUNTY OF 500,000 OR MORE OR ADJACENT COUNTY.  (a)  This section applies only to a corporation that was created by the state or one or more counties or municipalities to implement a transportation project in:(1)  a county with a population of 500,000 or more;  or(2)  a county adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1).(b)  If approved and authorized by the commission, a corporation created by the state has the rights, powers, privileges, authority, and functions given the department under this title to:(1)  construct, improve, operate, and maintain high occupancy vehicle lanes;  and(2)  charge a toll for the use of one or more high occupancy vehicle lanes for the purpose of congestion mitigation.(c)  A corporation in existence on August 31, 1991, has the powers, rights, and privileges of a corporation created under Chapter 11, Title 32, Revised Statutes, as that law existed on August 31, 1991, except that the required right-of-way of any highway, road, street, or turnpike may be of the width required or approved by the commission or each governing body creating the corporation.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.25, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 431.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter D. Local Government Corporations|Section 431.101. Creation of Local Government Corporation

Sec. 431.101.  CREATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION.  (a)  A local government corporation may be created to aid and act on behalf of one or more local governments to accomplish any governmental purpose of those local governments.  To be effective, the articles of incorporation and the bylaws of a local government corporation must be approved by ordinance, resolution, or order adopted by the governing body of each local government that the corporation is created to aid and act on behalf of.(b)  A local government corporation has the powers of a corporation authorized for creation by the commission under this chapter.(c)  The provisions of the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) relating to powers, standards of conduct, and interests in contracts apply to the directors and officers of the local government corporation.(d)  A provision of this chapter relating to the creation, dissolution, administration, or supervision of a corporation by the commission does not apply to a local government corporation.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1129, Sec. 5.01(4), eff. September 1, 2011.(f)  A member of the board of directors of a local government corporation:(1)  is not a public official by virtue of that position;  and(2)  unless otherwise ineligible, may be appointed to serve concurrently on the board of directors of a reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code.(g)  A local government corporation must comply with all state law related to the design and construction of projects, including the procurement of design and construction services, that applies to the local government that created the corporation.(h)  A local government corporation formed by a navigation district shall not condemn a right-of-way through any part of a municipality without the consent of the municipality's governing body.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.24, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 983, Sec. 12, eff. June 18, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1370, Sec. 2, 3, eff. June 16, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1213 (H.B. 1886), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1129 (H.B. 628), Sec. 5.01(4), eff. September 1, 2011.|For expiration of Subsections (b) and (c), see Subsection (c).
TX Transp Code § 431.1015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter D. Local Government Corporations|Section 431.1015. Corporations of Certain Counties for Toll Projects

Sec. 431.1015.  CORPORATIONS OF CERTAIN COUNTIES FOR TOLL PROJECTS.  (a)  Notwithstanding Chapter 284 or any other law, a county with a population of more than four million may not create a local government corporation under this chapter to develop, construct, operate, manage, or finance a toll project or system located in the county.(b)  An existing local government corporation created by a county described by Subsection (a) for the purposes described by that subsection:(1)  may not:(A)  undertake any new bonds, notes, or other obligations or extend the terms of any existing bonds, notes, or other obligations; or(B)  enter into any new contracts or extend the terms of any existing contracts; and(2)  must be dissolved when all bonds, notes, and other obligations and contracts of the corporation have been satisfied.(c)  This subsection and Subsection (b) expire on the date that the local government corporation described by Subsection (b) is dissolved.(d)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, income earned and revenues received by or from a local government corporation created to develop, construct, operate, manage, or finance a toll project or system under Chapter 284 may be used only to pay the costs of a turnpike project, as defined by Section 370.003, or a road, street, or highway project as provided for under Section 284.0031.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 408 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 431.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle I - Transportation Corporations|Chapter 431 - Texas Transportation Corporation Act|Subchapter D. Local Government Corporations|Section 431.102. Application of Chapter 394, Local Government Code

Sec. 431.102.  APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 394, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.  (a)  In the manner in which Chapter 394, Local Government Code, applies to a corporation created under that chapter, that chapter applies to:(1)  the manner in which a local government corporation is created and dissolved;(2)  the appointment of the board of a local government corporation and the members' terms of service;(3)  the manner and the conditions under which the board serves;  and(4)  the form, execution, approval, filing, and amending of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of a local government corporation.(b)  The property of a local government corporation and a transaction to acquire the property is exempt from taxation in the same manner as a corporation created under Chapter 394, Local Government Code, except that property of a local government corporation created by a municipal power agency that was created under Subchapter C, Chapter 163, Utilities Code, is not exempt from ad valorem taxation if the property is located outside of the boundaries of each of the municipalities that created the municipal power agency.(c)  The requirement of Section 394.021(a), Local Government Code, that all directors must be residents of the local government shall not be applicable to directors of a local government corporation except that a person may not be appointed to the board of a local government corporation if the appointment of that person would result in less than a majority of the board members being residents of the local government.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 983, Sec. 13, eff. June 18, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 654 (S.B. 1120), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|