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Tex. Transp. Code § 228.251 (2026)

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Sec. 228.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1) "Bonds" includes certificates, notes, and other obligations of an issuer authorized by statute, municipal home-rule charter, or the Texas Constitution.

(2) "Local governmental entity" means a political subdivision of the state, including a municipality or a county, a political subdivision of a county, a group of adjoining counties, a defined district, or a nonprofit corporation, including a transportation corporation created under Chapter 431.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 872, Sec. 2.22, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 77, eff. June 18, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 15.74, eff. June 21, 2003.

Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 362.001 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.47, eff. June 14, 2005.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2008–2008 · leading case: Dallas Area Rapid Transit v. Amalgamated Transit Union Local No. 1338, 273 S.W.3d 659 (Tex. 2008).
Dallas Area Rapid Transit v. Amalgamated Transit Union Local No. 1338, 273 S.W.3d 659 (Tex. 2008). “"); Tex. Transp. Code § 228.251(2) ("In this subchapter: .”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 228.251(2) — 1 case
Dallas Area Rapid Transit v. Amalgamated Transit Union Local No. 1338, 273 S.W.3d 659 (Tex. 2008). “"); Tex. Transp. Code § 228.251(2) ("In this subchapter: .”
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