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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may:
(1) direct and control the location and construction of railroad tracks, turnouts, and switches and prohibit the construction of those facilities in a street or alley, unless that action has been authorized by law;
(2) require that railroad tracks, turnouts, and switches be constructed in a way that interferes as little as possible with the ordinary use of a street or alley and that leaves sufficient space on each side of the tracks for the safe and convenient passage of vehicles and people;
(3) require a railroad company to keep in repair the street or alley on which their tracks are located;
(4) order a railroad company to construct and keep in repair a crossing at the place where the company's tracks intersect a street or alley;
(5) require a railroad company to construct and keep in repair a ditch, sewer, or culvert;
(6) direct or prohibit the use of or regulate the speed of a locomotive in the municipality; or
(7) direct and control the location of railroad depots in the municipality.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 311.052. Regulation of Railroad by Type A General-Law Municipality - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/transportation-code/transp-sect-311-052/
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