Tex. Government Code § 2205.046: AIRCRAFT FOR FLIGHT TRAINING PROGRAMS.

(a) The department may transfer aircraft to a public technical institute or other public postsecondary educational institution for use in the institution's flight training program. Except as provided by this section, the department has no responsibility for continued maintenance of aircraft transferred under this section.

(b) As a condition to the transfer of the aircraft, the institution must certify in writing to the department that the institution will accept full responsibility for maintenance of the aircraft and that it will be properly maintained while in the custody and control of the institution. The department is entitled to inspect the aircraft without notice for the purpose of ensuring that the aircraft is properly maintained.

(c) The department may immediately reassume custody and control of a transferred aircraft on a finding by the department that:

(1) the aircraft is not being properly maintained;

(2) the aircraft is being used for a purpose other than flight training; or

(3) the institution has discontinued its flight training program.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 1, eff. May 26, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 72, eff. September 1, 2017.