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Tex. Transp. Code § 452.052 (2026)

Nature Of Authority

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Sec. 452.052. NATURE OF AUTHORITY. (a) An authority:

(1) is a public political entity and corporate body;

(2) has perpetual succession; and

(3) exercises public and essential governmental functions.

(b) The exercise of a power granted by this chapter, including a power relating to a station or terminal complex, is for a public purpose and is a matter of public necessity.

(c) An authority is a governmental unit under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and the operations of the authority are not proprietary functions for any purpose including the application of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2022 · leading case: Rosenberg Dev. Corp. v. Imperial Performing Arts, Inc., 571 S.W.3d 738 (Tex. 2019).
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Rosenberg Dev. Corp. v. Imperial Performing Arts, Inc., 571 S.W.3d 738 (Tex. 2019). · cites it 2× “”); TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 452.052(a) (“[A regional transportation] authority: (1) is a public political entity and corporate body; .”
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit, 369 S.W.3d 845 (Tex. 2012). · cites it 3× “” Tex. Transp. Code § 452.052(a). . See Tex.”
Williams v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit, 242 F.3d 315 (5th Cir. 2001). “” Tex. TraNsp. Code Ann. § 452.052 . The statutory characterization of DART as a “governmental unit” is not probative of DART’s status for Eleventh Amendment purposes, however.”
Stephens v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit, 50 S.W.3d 621 (Tex. App. 2001). “Tex. Transp.Code Ann. § 452.052 (Vernon 1999).”
Castro v. Cammerino, 186 S.W.3d 671 (Tex. App. 2006). “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 452.052 (c) (Vernon 1999).”
Dallas Area Rapid Transit v. Thomas, 168 S.W.3d 322 (Tex. App. 2005). “See Tex. Transp.Code Ann. § 452.052(c) (Vernon 1999); Dallas Area Rapid Transit v.”
Martin K. Eby Const. Co., Inc. v. lan/stv, 205 S.W.3d 16 (Tex. App. 2006). “052(c) uses the word “functions” where it states that "the operations of the authority are not proprietary functions Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 452.052 (c) (Vernon 1999).”
Fort Worth Transp. Auth. v. Rodriguez, 547 S.W.3d 830 (2018). · cites it 3× “See TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 452.052 ("[T]he operations of the authority are not proprietary functions for any purpose, including the application of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.”
the Gulf Coast Ctr. v. Daniel Curry, Jr. (Tex. 2022). “” TEX. TRANSP. CODE §§ 452.052(c), .0561(c).”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 452.052(a) — 3 cases
Rosenberg Dev. Corp. v. Imperial Performing Arts, Inc., 571 S.W.3d 738 (Tex. 2019). “”); TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 452.052(a) (“[A regional transportation] authority: (1) is a public political entity and corporate body; .”
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit, 369 S.W.3d 845 (Tex. 2012). “” Tex. Transp. Code § 452.052(a). . See Tex.”
Fort Worth Transp. Auth. v. Rodriguez, 547 S.W.3d 830 (2018). “See TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 452.052 ("[T]he operations of the authority are not proprietary functions for any purpose, including the application of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 452.052(c) — 4 cases
Oncor Elec. Delivery Co. v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit, 369 S.W.3d 845 (Tex. 2012). “” Tex. Transp. Code § 452.052(a). . See Tex.”
Dallas Area Rapid Transit v. Thomas, 168 S.W.3d 322 (Tex. App. 2005). “See Tex. Transp.Code Ann. § 452.052(c) (Vernon 1999); Dallas Area Rapid Transit v.”
Fort Worth Transp. Auth. v. Rodriguez, 547 S.W.3d 830 (2018). “See TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 452.052 ("[T]he operations of the authority are not proprietary functions for any purpose, including the application of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.”
the Gulf Coast Ctr. v. Daniel Curry, Jr. (Tex. 2022). “” TEX. TRANSP. CODE §§ 452.052(c), .0561(c).”
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