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Texas Transportation Code - Section 312.001. Definitions

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§ 312.001. DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter and in 
Subchapters B and C:   
		(1)  "Highway" includes all or any part of a street, 
alley, or public place or square that is dedicated to public use.
		(2)  "Improvement" means the:                                                 
			(A)  filling, grading, raising, or paving of a 
highway in a permanent manner;
			(B)  widening, narrowing, or straightening of a 
highway;                   
			(C)  constructing of a gutter, curb, or sidewalk;  
or                      
			(D)  constructing of necessary appurtenances to a 
highway, including sewers and drains.
		(3)  "Railway" includes a street railway.                                     

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.                    

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