Texas Transportation Code 463.056 – Operation of Public Transportation System
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(a) An authority may:
(1) acquire, construct, develop, plan, own, operate, and maintain a public transportation system in the territory of the authority, including in the territory of a political subdivision;
(2) contract with a municipality, county, or other political subdivision for the authority to provide public transportation services outside the authority; and
(3) lease all or a part of the public transportation system to, or contract for the operation of all or a part of the public transportation system by, an operator.
(b) An authority, as the authority determines advisable, shall determine routes.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 463.056
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
(c) The executive committee may submit a referendum for the approval of a power granted by Subsection (a) or (b).
(d) A private operator who contracts with an authority under this chapter is not a public entity for purposes of any law of this state except that an independent contractor of the authority that performs a function of the authority is liable for damages only to the extent that the authority would be liable if the authority itself were performing the function.