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Tex. Transp. Code § 317.003

AUTHORITY REGARDING FACILITIES

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 24, eff

(a) To decrease hazards to life or property, promote public safety or convenience, improve traffic conditions, or encourage the orderly development of the municipality, a municipality may acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, extend, maintain, repair, or replace a facility.

(b) Activities authorized by Subsection (a) include:

(1) removing and relocating railroad tracks, a utility line or pipe, or another improvement;

(2) removing or demolishing a building or another improvement;

(3) paying for damage to other property in connection with an activity described by that subsection; or

(4) improving a street in connection with an activity described by that subsection.

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