{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-472.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 472.001","heading":"CONTRACTS BETWEEN CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO ENGAGE IN JOINT PROJECT.","body":"(a) A state agency, political subdivision, or road district of a county may contract with a transportation corporation created by the commission under Chapter 431 or with another state agency, political subdivision, or road district to jointly pay all or part of the cost of:\n(1) acquiring, designing, constructing, improving, or beautifying a state or local highway, turnpike, road, or street project;\n(2) acquiring an interest in any real property required for or beneficial to the project; and\n(3) adjusting utilities for the project.\n(b) Costs of a project or payments required under a contract may be met out of bond proceeds, taxes, or other funds available for that purpose.\n(c) A road district of a county or a political subdivision may:\n(1) issue bonds to pay costs of a project if it determines the project will benefit it; or\n(2) impose taxes in an amount necessary to create a sinking fund for payments required by a contract that provides for payment over a term of years.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 6. ROADWAYS","SUBTITLE Z. MISCELLANEOUS ROADWAY PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 472. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER A. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS FOR JOINT PAYMENT OF CERTAIN HIGHWAY COSTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.472.htm#472.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"1e2aec643719dfdfc2d2356847a3530a529da6547fe6a340358a0558b5d4a1cc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-471.010","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-472.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}