Tex. Transportation Code § 504.616
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 504.616, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 504.616. TEXAS READS LICENSE PLATES.
Official statutory text
(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates including the words "Texas Reads" that incorporate one or more submissions from middle school students in a competition conducted by the department.
(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Reads account in the general revenue fund. Money from the account may be used only to make grants under Section 441.0092, Government Code. The account is composed of:
(1) money required to be deposited to the credit of the account under this subsection; and
(2) donations made to the account.
(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Reads account in the general revenue fund. Money from the account may be used only to make grants under Section 441.0092, Government Code. The account is composed of:
(1) money required to be deposited to the credit of the account under this subsection; and
(2) donations made to the account.
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