Tex. Transportation Code § 460.103
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 460.103, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 460.103. GENERAL POWERS OF AUTHORITY.
Official statutory text
(a) The authority has any power necessary or convenient to carry out this chapter or effect the purpose of this chapter.
(b) An authority may sue and be sued. An authority may not be required to give security for costs in a suit brought or prosecuted by the authority and may not be required to post a supersedeas or cost bond in an appeal of a judgment.
(c) An authority may hold, use, sell, lease, dispose of, and acquire, by any means, property and licenses, patents, rights and other interests necessary, convenient, or useful to the exercise of any power under this chapter.
(d) An authority may sell, lease, or dispose of in another manner:
(1) any right, interest, or property of the authority that is not necessary for the efficient operation and maintenance of public transportation; or
(2) at any time, surplus materials or other property that is not needed by the authority to carry out a power under this chapter.
(b) An authority may sue and be sued. An authority may not be required to give security for costs in a suit brought or prosecuted by the authority and may not be required to post a supersedeas or cost bond in an appeal of a judgment.
(c) An authority may hold, use, sell, lease, dispose of, and acquire, by any means, property and licenses, patents, rights and other interests necessary, convenient, or useful to the exercise of any power under this chapter.
(d) An authority may sell, lease, or dispose of in another manner:
(1) any right, interest, or property of the authority that is not necessary for the efficient operation and maintenance of public transportation; or
(2) at any time, surplus materials or other property that is not needed by the authority to carry out a power under this chapter.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.