Texas Transportation Code - Section 311.002. General Authority Of General-Law Municipality
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§ 311.002. GENERAL AUTHORITY OF GENERAL-LAW
MUNICIPALITY. (a) A general-law municipality has exclusive
control over the highways, streets, and alleys of the municipality.
(b) The municipality may:
(1) abate or remove an encroachment or obstruction on
a highway, street, or alley;
(2) open, change, regulate, or improve a street; or
(3) put a drain or sewer in a street, prevent the
obstruction of the drain or sewer, or protect the drain or sewer
from encroachment or damage.
(c) To carry out its powers under this section, the
municipality may:
(1) regulate or change the grade of land; and
(2) require that the grade of land be raised by filling
an area.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Section: 286.066 286.067 286.068 286.069 286.070 286.081 311.001 311.002 311.003 311.004 311.005 311.006 311.007 311.008 311.031
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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