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Tex. Transp. Code § 311.002

GENERAL AUTHORITY OF GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Jordan v. Landry's Seafood Restaurant, Inc. (2002)

Most recently applied in Jordan v. Landry's Seafood Restaurant, Inc. (October 2002)

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A general-law municipality has exclusive control over the highways, streets, and alleys of the municipality.

(b) The municipality may:

(1) abate or remove an encroachment or obstruction on a highway, street, or alley;

(2) open, change, regulate, or improve a street; or

(3) put a drain or sewer in a street, prevent the obstruction of the drain or sewer, or protect the drain or sewer from encroachment or damage.

(c) To carry out its powers under this section, the municipality may:

(1) regulate or change the grade of land; and

(2) require that the grade of land be raised by filling an area.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.