Texas Education Code - Section 51.904. Street Closing
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§ 51.904. STREET CLOSING.
Text of section as amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1088, § 1
The governing board of an institution of higher education as
defined by Section 61.003 in a county having a population of more
than 3 million may vacate, abandon, and close a street or alley
running through the campus if the institution:
(1) owns all of the real property abutting the street
or alley;
(2) owns 20 or more acres of real property at the
campus where the street or alley is located;
(3) before the 45th day preceding the date the street
or alley is to close, provides to the governing body of the
political subdivision owning, controlling, or maintaining the
street or alley written notice of the institution's intent to close
the street or alley; and
(4) for each utility line or facility in the affected
street or alley that is owned by a governing body described by
Subdivision (3) or a franchised utility company:
(A) grants an easement of sufficient size and
configuration and with appropriate rights to enable the continued
use, operation, and maintenance of the line or facility; or
(B) moves the line or facility to another
location:
(i) on the approval of the appropriate
governing body and franchised utility company; and
(ii) at the sole expense of the
institution.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3338, ch. 1024, art. 2, § 5,
eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 597, ch.
237, § 136, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 134,
§ 1, eff. May 17, 1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1088, § 1,
eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
For text of section as amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669,
§ 11, see § 51.904, ante.
Section: 46.033 46.034 46.035 46.036 46.037 46.061 51.904 51.9045 51.905 51.906 51.908 51.909 51.9095 51.910
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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