Tex. Transp. Code § 451.068 · Subchapter B. POWERS OF AUTHORITIES
FREE FARES PROGRAM: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An authority confirmed before July 1, 1985, and in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.3 million may, through the operation of a program, charge no fares.
(b) A program under this section:
(1) must have clearly defined goals adopted by the authority;
(2) expires annually, unless renewed; and
(3) may be renewed only after the program's costs and benefits are evaluated.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
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. 143, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 249, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.451.htm
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