Texas Laws - Transportation Code (pg. 182)
Sec. 204.010. Travel Magazine.

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Texas Laws | Transportation Code
TRANSPORTATION CODE
TITLE 6. ROADWAYS

(b) All proceeds from the sale of the items and advertising under this chapter and all donations acknowledged under this section shall be deposited to the credit of a separate account in the state highway fund. Money in the account is dedicated for the department's use in its travel and information operations. ⁽⁷⁵⁷⁸⁾

(c) Section 403.095, Government Code, does not apply to money deposited under this section. ⁽⁷⁵⁷⁹⁾

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 16.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. ⁽⁷⁵⁸⁰⁾

Amended by: ⁽⁷⁵⁸¹⁾

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1185 (S.B. 1017), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013. ⁽⁷⁵⁸²⁾

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1185 (S.B. 1017), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013. ⁽⁷⁵⁸³⁾

Sec. 204.010. TRAVEL MAGAZINE. ⁽⁷⁵⁸⁴⁾(Text)

(a) The department shall publish the official travel magazine of this state, "Texas Highways." ⁽⁷⁵⁸⁵⁾

(b) The department shall set subscription rates and other charges for the magazine at a level that generates receipts approximately sufficient to cover the cost of producing and distributing the magazine. ⁽⁷⁵⁸⁶⁾

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 16.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. ⁽⁷⁵⁸⁷⁾

Sec. 204.011. SUBSCRIBER OR PURCHASER INFORMATION. ⁽⁷⁵⁸⁸⁾(Text)

(a) Except as provided by this section or a rule adopted by the commission under this section, the department may not disclose to any person the name, address, telephone number, social security account number, driver's license number, bank account number, credit or debit card number, or charge account number of a person who: ⁽⁷⁵⁸⁹⁾

(1) is or has been a subscriber to "Texas Highways"; or ⁽⁷⁵⁹⁰⁾

(2) has purchased from the department a promotional item described by Section 204.009. ⁽⁷⁵⁹¹⁾

(b) Chapter 552, Government Code, does not apply to subscriber or purchaser information described by Subsection (a). ⁽⁷⁵⁹²⁾

(c) The commission by rule shall establish policies relating to: ⁽⁷⁵⁹³⁾

(1) the release of subscriber or purchaser information; ⁽⁷⁵⁹⁴⁾

(2) the use by the department of subscriber and purchaser information; and ⁽⁷⁵⁹⁵⁾

(3) the sale of a mailing list containing the names and addresses of subscribers or purchasers. ⁽⁷⁵⁹⁶⁾

(d) The policies must: ⁽⁷⁵⁹⁷⁾

(1) include a method by which a subscriber or purchaser may require the department to exclude information about the person from a mailing list that is sold; and ⁽⁷⁵⁹⁸⁾

(2) provide that subscriber or purchaser information be disclosed to an agency of this state or the United States only if that agency certifies that the information is necessary for the performance of that agency's duties. ⁽⁷⁵⁹⁹⁾

(e) The department is immune from civil or criminal liability if the department unintentionally violates this section or a rule adopted under this section. ⁽⁷⁶⁰⁰⁾

(f) In this section, a reference to the department includes an officer, employee, or agent of the department. ⁽⁷⁶⁰¹⁾

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 16.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. ⁽⁷⁶⁰²⁾

SUBTITLE B. STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM ⁽⁷⁶⁰³⁾(Text)

CHAPTER 221. GENERAL PROVISIONS ⁽⁷⁶⁰⁴⁾(Text)

Sec. 221.001. DEFINITIONS. ⁽⁷⁶⁰⁵⁾(Text)

In this subtitle: ⁽⁷⁶⁰⁶⁾

(1) "Highway" includes a tolled or nontolled public road or part of a tolled or nontolled public road and a bridge, culvert, building, or other necessary structure related to a public road. ⁽⁷⁶⁰⁷⁾

(2) "Improvement" includes construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and the making of a necessary plan or survey before beginning construction, reconstruction, or maintenance. ⁽⁷⁶⁰⁸⁾

(3) "State highway system" means the highways in this state included in the plan providing for a system of state highways prepared by the director under Section 201.103. ⁽⁷⁶⁰⁹⁾

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ⁽⁷⁶¹⁰⁾

Amended by: ⁽⁷⁶¹¹⁾

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.15, eff. June 14, 2005. ⁽⁷⁶¹²⁾

Sec. 221.002. AGREEMENTS WITH MUNICIPALITIES. ⁽⁷⁶¹³⁾(Text)

The commission and the governing body of a municipality, including a home-rule municipality, may agree to: ⁽⁷⁶¹⁴⁾

(1) provide for the location, relocation, improvement, control, supervision, and regulation of a designated state highway in the municipality; and ⁽⁷⁶¹⁵⁾

(2) establish the respective liabilities and responsibilities of the commission and the municipality under the agreement. ⁽⁷⁶¹⁶⁾

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ⁽⁷⁶¹⁷⁾

Sec. 221.003. IMPROVEMENT OF STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM. ⁽⁷⁶¹⁸⁾(Text)

(a) Improvement of the state highway system with federal aid shall be made under the exclusive and direct control of the department and with appropriations made by the legislature out of the state highway fund. ⁽⁷⁶¹⁹⁾

(b) The department may improve the state highway system without federal aid either with or without county aid. Improvements made without federal aid must comply with Section 223.045. ⁽⁷⁶²⁰⁾

(c) The department shall make or prepare any survey, plan, specifications, or estimate for an improvement of the state highway system if any part of the improvement will be made with federal aid. ⁽⁷⁶²¹⁾

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