{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-171.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 171.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Board\" means the district's board of directors.\n(2) \"Bonds\" has the meaning assigned by Section 172.001.\n(3) \"District\" means a freight rail district created under this chapter.\n(4) \"Rail facilities\" has the meaning assigned by Section 172.001, except that the term includes property and interests necessary or convenient for the provision of a nonrural rail transportation system.\n(5) \"Revenue\" has the meaning assigned by Section 172.001.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2958), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 4.03, eff. April 1, 2011.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 5. RAILROADS","SUBTITLE I. SPECIAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 171. FREIGHT RAIL DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.171.htm#171.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"519fbead1f5672f2e8758dd372a87530ea8104120a34cfaa7a2b67be5b22ec19","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-131.904","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-171.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}