Texas Statutes
§ 172.053 — CREATION OF DISTRICT BY ONE COUNTY.
Texas § 172.053
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Bluebook
Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 172.053 (2026).
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Sec. 172.053. CREATION OF DISTRICT BY ONE COUNTY.
(a)The commissioners court of a county may by order create a district in that county to develop, finance, maintain, and operate a new rail system under this chapter and for other purposes of this chapter.
(b)The boundaries of a district created under this section are the boundaries of the county in which the district is created.
(c)At the time the district is created, the commissioners court shall:
(1)designate the district's name; and
(2)appoint at least four residents of the county to serve as directors.
(d)The commissioners court of the county by order may provide for the district's dissolution if the commissioners court determines that the dissolution will not impair an obligation of any contract of the district. The dissolution o
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540 ), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
Nearby Sections
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§ 172.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 172.002
NATURE OF DISTRICT.§ 172.003
FINDINGS.§ 172.051
APPLICABILITY.§ 172.053
CREATION OF DISTRICT BY ONE COUNTY.§ 172.054
NOTICE OF CREATION.§ 172.101
CONTROL OF DISTRICT.§ 172.102
TERMS.§ 172.103
QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.§ 172.104
VACANCY.§ 172.105
REMOVAL.§ 172.106
OFFICERS.§ 172.107
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