No person, firm, partnership or corporation shall engage in the taxicab business except as provided for in this chapter within the corporate limits of the city without first obtaining a taxicab permit from the city.
(Code 1975, § 22½-1)
All applicants for a taxicab permit must furnish the city secretary with a written application stating name and principal business address of the taxicab company and principal agent thereof.
(Code 1975, § 22½-2)
All taxicab companies shall either carry insurance in limits of not less than the following sums:
(1) 
Bodily injury liability: $20,000.00 per person/$50,000.00 per accident; and
(2) 
Property damage liability: $10,000.00 per accident;
or be certified by the state department of public safety as a self-insurer under the provisions of V.T.C.A., Transportation Code § 601.124, and shall furnish to the city secretary a certificate of insurance or certificate of self-insurance indicating either such facts.
(Code 1975, § 22½-3)
The city secretary shall issue said permit to all applicants complying with the provision of this chapter after the application has been completed and filed in the city secretary's office, the permit fees paid, and proof of insurance coverage provided.
(Code 1975, § 22½-5)
Each taxicab shall have inscribed on each side thereof in letters not less than three inches in height the name of the taxicab company and either the address or telephone number thereof. Each taxicab shall conspicuously display an identification number.
(Code 1975, § 22½-6)
A taxicab permit fee shall be as established in Appendix A and shall be paid by each company applying for permit. All permits issued shall expire 12 months after the date the permit is issued. All taxicab permits shall be kept at the principal business office of the taxicab company.
(Code 1975, § 22½-7)
Each taxicab operated under such permit within the city shall at all times display both a current valid motor vehicle inspection sticker and license tags. Drivers of such taxicabs shall obey all state and local traffic laws and ordinances. Violation of the terms of this section shall constitute prima facie grounds for suspension of the permit.
(Code 1975, § 22½-8)
The city secretary or as otherwise designated by the city manager may, subject to the approval of the city manager and after an administrative hearing, suspend the taxicab service permit issued to any company for a period of 90 days for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
(Code 1975, § 22½-9)
Any person whose permit has been suspended may file an appeal to the city council, within 30 days of the receipt of written notice of suspension mailed to the address of the company as stated in the application. The city council shall have authority upon the hearing of the appeal to reverse, vacate or modify the suspension.
(Code 1975, § 22½-10)
Any person, firm or corporation or agent who shall operate a taxicab company without a permit or while a permit is under suspension in violation of this article shall, upon conviction in the court of competent jurisdiction for any such violation, be punished by a fine of not more than $200.00.
(Code 1975, § 22½-11)