▁in ▁China ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁North ▁Texas ▁T oll way ▁Author ity ▁( NT TA ) ▁is ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁maintain s ▁and ▁oper ates ▁to ll ▁roads , ▁brid ges , ▁and ▁t unn els ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Texas ▁area . ▁ ▁Function ing ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Texas ▁under ▁Chapter   3 6 6 ▁of ▁the ▁Transport ation ▁Code , ▁the ▁N T TA ▁is ▁emp ower ed ▁to ▁ac quire , ▁construct , ▁maintain , ▁repair ▁and ▁operate ▁turn pi ke ▁projects ; ▁to ▁raise ▁capital ▁for ▁construction ▁projects ▁through ▁the ▁issu ance ▁of ▁turn pi ke ▁re venue ▁b onds ; ▁and ▁to ▁collect ▁to ll s ▁to ▁operate , ▁maintain ▁and ▁pay ▁deb t ▁service ▁on ▁those ▁projects . ▁ ▁The ▁N T TA ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁nine - member ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors , ▁two ▁appointed ▁by ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁count ies ▁in ▁its ▁service ▁area : ▁Col lin ▁County , ▁Dallas ▁County , ▁D ent on ▁County ▁and ▁T arr ant ▁County ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁one ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Texas ▁Governor . ▁North ▁Texas ▁T oll way ▁Author ity ▁is ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁entity , ▁and ▁performs ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁functions ▁as ▁the ▁Texas ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation , ▁but ▁is ▁limited ▁sole ly ▁to ▁facilities ▁that ▁it ▁operate ▁for ▁re venue . ▁ ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁nine ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁N T