Texas Transportation Code Title 6, Chapter 458 - Rural And Urban Transit Districts

• Texas Section 458.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Public transportation" means mass transportation of passengers and their hand-carried packages or baggage on a regular and continuing basis by means...
• Texas Section 458.002 - Contracts With Department For Provision Of Rural Public Transportation Services
  A public transportation provider may contract with the department to provide rural public transportation services only if the provider becomes a rural transit district in...
• Texas Section 458.003 - Rural Public Transportation Conference
  (a) The commissioners court of a county in which no provider on August 31, 1995, was receiving public transportation funds through the department must convene...
• Texas Section 458.004 - Attendance At Conference
  (a) An elected representative selected by the governing body of each municipality in each affected county and the commissioners court of each affected county shall...
• Texas Section 458.005 - Public Hearing On Creation Of Rural Transportation District; Notice
  (a) If a conference finds it advisable to create a new rural transit district, the conference shall set a public hearing on the creation of...
• Texas Section 458.006 - Governing Body Of Rural Transit District
  (a) Not later than the 60th day after the date the boundaries of a rural transit district are established, the commissioners court of each county...
• Texas Section 458.007 - Unserved Rural Areas May Join Rural Transit District
  An unserved rural area may join an existing rural transit district on the adoption of a resolution by the commissioners court of the county to...
• Texas Section 458.008 - Merger Of Rural Transit Districts
  (a) Two or more rural transit districts may merge into a new rural transit district. The territory of the new district must include all the...
• Texas Section 458.009 - Urban Transit Districts
  (a) A public transportation provider that on September 1, 1994, was not receiving public transportation money through the department may contract with the department to...
• Texas Section 458.010 - General Powers Of Rural Transit Districts
  (a) In addition to a power expressly granted by this chapter, a rural transit district has any power necessary to carry out a purpose of...
• Texas Section 458.011 - Additional Powers Of Rural Or Urban Transit District
  (a) A rural or urban transit district may contract with any governmental agency or private person, firm, or corporation for: (1) the use by either...
• Texas Section 458.012 - Operation Of Local Public Passenger Transportation In Rural Transit District Prohibited
  (a) From the effective date a rural transit district begins providing a public transportation service, another person or private corporation may not operate a local...

Last modified: September 28, 2016