Tex. Transportation Code § 451.068: FREE FARES PROGRAM: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.

(a) An authority confirmed before July 1, 1985, and in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.3 million may, through the operation of a program, charge no fares.

(b) A program under this section:

(1) must have clearly defined goals adopted by the authority;

(2) expires annually, unless renewed; and

(3) may be renewed only after the program's costs and benefits are evaluated.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 143, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 249, eff. September 1, 2023.