{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-615.023","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 615.023","heading":"CONTRACTS WITH TRANSIT AUTHORITIES.","body":"(a) The commissioners court of a county may contract with a rapid transit authority operating under Chapter 451, Transportation Code, or a metropolitan transportation authority operating under Chapter 452 of that code for the authority to provide public transportation services to an unincorporated area of the county outside the boundaries of the authority.\n(b) The county may impose taxes and pledge and encumber other receipts and revenue as may be required to make payments to the authority under the contract.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nRenumbered from Local Government Code, Section 445.023 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(e)(3), eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 14. PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 615. MISCELLANEOUS PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION PROVISIONS AFFECTING COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER C. TRANSPORTATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.615.htm#615.023","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"1197cb0a86b14b24b0e33c706f3932f10a569ec60c49ecca5a5f6228d13aeb42","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-615.022","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-615.024"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}