▁County ▁T oll ▁Road ▁Author ity ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁leaving ▁all ▁of ▁T TA ' s ▁assets ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁which ▁N T TA ▁was ▁later ▁established . ▁ ▁N T TA ▁establishment ▁ ▁The ▁North ▁Texas ▁T oll way ▁Author ity ▁( NT TA ) ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁by ▁Texas ▁Senate ▁Bill ▁ 3 7 0 . ▁The ▁legisl ation ▁abol ished ▁the ▁T TA , ▁which ▁was ▁an ▁independent ▁state ▁ag ency , ▁and ▁established ▁the ▁Texas ▁Turn pi ke ▁Author ity ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation . ▁The ▁bill ▁established ▁the ▁N T TA ▁and ▁made ▁it ▁the ▁successor ▁ag ency ▁to ▁T TA , ▁assuming ▁the ▁prior ▁ag encies ▁assets ▁and ▁li abilities . ▁The ▁bill ▁author ized ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁other ▁regional ▁to ll way ▁authorities ▁and ▁established ▁the ▁laws ▁by ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁govern ed . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁N T TA ▁faced ▁criticism ▁by ▁replacing ▁the ▁only ▁minor ity ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board — making ▁the ▁nine - member ▁board ▁all ▁white ▁and ▁all ▁male . ▁ ▁A ▁multi - year ▁aud it ▁released ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁N T TA ▁had ▁in app ropri ate ▁discuss ions ▁with ▁consult ants ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁b idd ing ▁on ▁luc r ative ▁T oll way ▁contract s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁not ▁having ▁a