Tex. Transp. Code Section 453.104
Fares and Other Charges


(a)

The board shall, after a public hearing, impose reasonable and nondiscriminatory fares, tolls, charges, rents, or other compensation for the use of the transit department system sufficient to produce revenue, together with receipts from taxes imposed by the transit department, in an amount adequate to:

(1)

pay all the expenses necessary to operate and maintain the transit department system;

(2)

pay when due the principal of and interest on, and sinking fund and reserve fund payments agreed to be made with respect to, all bonds that are issued by the board and payable in whole or part from the revenue; and

(3)

fulfill the terms of any other agreement with the holders of bonds described by Subdivision (2) or with a person acting on behalf of the bondholders.

(b)

Except as provided by Subsection (c), personal identifying information collected by a transit department is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552 (Public Information), Government Code, including a person’s:

(1)

name, address, e-mail address, and phone number;

(2)

account number, password, payment transaction activity, toll or charge record, or credit, debit, or other payment card number;

(3)

trip data, including the time, date, origin, and destination of a trip, and demographic information collected when the person purchases a ticket or schedules a trip; and

(4)

other personal information, including financial information.

(c)

Personal identifying information described by Subsection (b)(3) may be disclosed to a governmental agency or institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003 (Definitions), Education Code, by a transit department if the requestor confirms in writing that the use of the information will be strictly limited to use in research or in producing statistical reports, but only if the information is not published, redisclosed, sold, or used to contact any individual.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (S.B. 858), Sec. 3, eff. May 28, 2021.

Source: Section 453.104 — Fares and Other Charges, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­453.­htm#453.­104 (accessed May 4, 2024).

453.001
Definitions
453.002
Excluded Municipalities
453.003
Continuing Application of Chapter
453.051
Creation of Transit Department
453.052
Administration of Transit Department
453.053
Board
453.054
Board Meetings
453.055
Conflicts of Interest: Transit Department Employees
453.056
Transfer of Municipal Resources to Transit Department
453.057
Investments
453.058
Accounts and Deposit of Money
453.059
Liability of Creating Municipality
453.060
Prohibition of Consumption of Alcoholic Beverage
453.061
Transportation Disadvantaged
453.101
Powers Applicable to Transit Department Having Tax
453.102
Acquiring and Disposing of Property
453.103
Transit Department System
453.104
Fares and Other Charges
453.105
Agreement with Utilities, Carriers
453.106
Contracts
453.107
Use and Acquisition of Property of Others
453.108
Routes
453.109
Tort Liability and Governmental Immunity
453.110
Tax Exemption
453.151
Board to Order Tax Election
453.152
Notice of Election
453.153
Ballot Proposition
453.154
Results of Election
453.201
Transportation for Jobs Program Participants
453.202
Waiver of Federal Requirements
453.301
Definition
453.302
Power to Issue Bonds
453.303
Bond Terms
453.304
Sale
453.305
Approval
453.306
Incontestability
453.307
Security Pledged
453.308
Pledge of Revenue Limited
453.309
Refunding Bonds
453.310
Bonds as Authorized Investments
453.311
Interest Exemption
453.401
Sales and Use Tax
453.402
Maximum Tax Rate
453.403
Election to Change Tax Rate
453.404
Sales Tax: Effective Dates
453.451
Election to Dissolve Transit Department
453.452
Election Procedures
453.453
Ballots
453.454
Effective Date of Dissolution

Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 453.104’s source at texas​.gov