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Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 317.003. Authority Regarding Facilities

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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.

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