Texas § 458.001 DEFINITIONS.

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§ 458.001 — DEFINITIONS.

Texas § 458.001

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Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 458.001 (2026).

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Sec. 458.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1)"Public transportation" means mass transportation of passengers and their hand-carried packages or baggage on a regular and continuing basis by means of surface, fixed guideway, or underground transportation or transit, other than aircraft, taxicab, ambulance, or emergency vehicle.

(2)"Rural public transportation provider" means:

(A)a nonprofit entity, local governmental body created under Chapter 791 , Government Code, or political subdivision of this state, which on August 31, 1995, provided rural public transportation services and received state or federal public transportation money through the department, the Federal Transit Administration, or the administration's successor; or

(B)a nonprofit entity, local governmental body created un

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Sec. 458.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Public transportation" means mass transportation of passengers and their hand-carried packages or baggage on a regular and continuing basis by means of surface, fixed guideway, or underground transportation or transit, other than aircraft, taxicab, ambulance, or emergency vehicle.
(2) "Rural public transportation provider" means:
(A) a nonprofit entity, local governmental body created under Chapter 791 , Government Code, or political subdivision of this state, which on August 31, 1995, provided rural public transportation services and received state or federal public transportation money through the department, the Federal Transit Administration, or the administration's successor; or
(B) a nonprofit entity, local governmental body created under Chapter 791 , Government Code, or political subdivision of this state, which after September 1, 1995, provides rural public transportation services and receives state or federal public transportation money through the department, the Federal Transit Administration, or the administration's successor.
(3) "Rural transit district" means a political subdivision of this state that provides and coordinates rural public transportation in its territory. The term includes a rural public transportation provider within the meaning of Chapter 456 that on August 31, 1995, received public transportation money through the department.
(4) "Urban transit district" means a local governmental body or political subdivision of this state that operates a public transportation system in an urbanized area with a population of more than 50,000 but less than 200,000. The term includes a small urban transportation provider under Chapter 456 that on September 1, 1994, received public transportation money through the department.