Texas Transportation Code 284.002 – Applicability to Certain Counties and Local Government Corporations
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter applies only to a county that:
(1) has a population of 50,000 or more and borders the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or inlet opening into the gulf;
(2) has a population of 2.5 million or more;
(3) is adjacent to a county that has a population of 2.5 million or more; or
(4) borders the United Mexican States.
(b) A local government corporation created under Chapter 431 in a county to which this chapter applies has the same powers as a county acting under this chapter, except as provided by Chapter 362.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 284.002
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005