Texas § 201.207 CROSS-BORDER TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEETINGS.

Texas Statutes

§ 201.207 — CROSS-BORDER TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEETINGS.

Texas § 201.207

Code TNTransportation Code

This text of Texas § 201.207 (CROSS-BORDER TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEETINGS.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 201.207 (2026).

Text

Sec. 201.207. CROSS-BORDER TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEETINGS.

(a)The department shall initiate efforts to meet at least quarterly with the department's counterparts in those states of the United Mexican States that border this state to discuss issues relating to truck inspections and transportation and infrastructure involved in truck inspections and transportation.

(b)To assist the department in carrying out this section, the department shall contact the border commerce coordinator designated under Section 772.010 , Government Code, and the mayors of each municipality in this state in which a port of entry for land traffic is located.

(c)At least one department representative participating in a meeting under Subsection (a) must be proficient in Spanish.

(d)The department, in

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Sec. 201.207. CROSS-BORDER TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEETINGS. (a) The department shall initiate efforts to meet at least quarterly with the department's counterparts in those states of the United Mexican States that border this state to discuss issues relating to truck inspections and transportation and infrastructure involved in truck inspections and transportation.
(b) To assist the department in carrying out this section, the department shall contact the border commerce coordinator designated under Section 772.010 , Government Code, and the mayors of each municipality in this state in which a port of entry for land traffic is located.
(c) At least one department representative participating in a meeting under Subsection (a) must be proficient in Spanish.
(d) The department, in conjunction with the border commerce coordinator, shall develop short-range and long-range plans, including recommendations to increase bilateral relations with Mexico and expedite trade by mitigating delays in border crossing inspections for northbound truck traffic. In developing the plans, the department and coordinator shall consider information obtained from any meetings under Subsection (a). The department shall update the plan biennially.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 915, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 309 (S.B. 569 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 59 ), Sec. 90, eff. September 1, 2013.