Automatic Assumption of Contractual Obligations After Creation By Certain Districts

Tex. Transportation Code § 172.055, under Rural Rail Transportation Districts.

Tex. Transportation Code § 172.055

Sec. 172.055. AUTOMATIC ASSUMPTION OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AFTER CREATION BY CERTAIN DISTRICTS. A district created or re-created under Section 172.052 automatically assumes any obligation of a contract executed by the district or a predecessor district that is in force on the date of the creation or re-creation unless the contract expressly expires on the date of dissolution or re-creation of the district that executed the contract. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011. SUBCHAPTER C. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES