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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) After the governing body of a municipality has examined and approved a statement prepared under Section 315.064, the governing body by resolution shall direct publication of notice of a hearing to owners of abutting property.
(b) Notice shall be published for 10 consecutive days in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the municipality where the lighting improvements are to be made.
(c) If there is no daily newspaper, the governing body shall notify the owners by registered mail before the 10th day before the date of the hearing.
(d) The notice must:
(1) state the place and time of the hearing;
(2) generally describe the lighting improvements;
(3) name any street to be improved;
(4) state the amount proposed to be assessed against abutting property for each front foot; and
(5) notify each owner of abutting property and each interested person to appear at the hearing.
(e) The notice is not required to describe any property or to include the name of an owner. The notice is nonetheless binding on and conclusive against an owner of abutting property or a person interested in or having a lien or claim on the property.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 315.065. Notice of Hearing - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/transportation-code/transp-sect-315-065/
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