Sections
Subchapter A General Provisions 174.001 – 174.004
Subchapter B Creation 174.051
Subchapter C Board of Directors and Employees 174.101 – 174.109
Subchapter D General Powers and Duties 174.151 – 174.159
Subchapter E Powers and Duties Relating to Acquisition, Construction, and Operation of Commuter Rail Facilities 174.201 – 174.209
Subchapter F Financial Provisions 174.251 – 174.256
Subchapter G Bonds 174.301 – 174.304
Subchapter H Taxes 174.351 – 174.354
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Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code Chapter 174 - Commuter Rail Districts

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Right of survivorship: The ownership rights that result in the acquisition of title to property by reason of having survived other co-owners.
  • Succeeding: means immediately following. See Texas Government Code 312.011