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Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 315 Artificial LightingLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Transportation Code > Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 315 Artificial Lighting In this chapter: (1) "Abutting property" means property abutting a street on which lighting improvements are made or proposed to be made. (2) "Special benefit" ... This chapter applies only to a municipality with a population of more than 5,000. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, ... (a) A municipality may install and maintain lighting improvements for a local public street as provided by this chapter if the governing body of the ... (a) A petition submitted under Section 315.021(a)(2) must: (1) state that a street or a district composed of streets, highways, or alleys should be lighted; ... (a) The governing body may: (1) order the use of all or any part of the materials specified in the petition in constructing the lighting ... After lighting improvements made under this chapter are installed and accepted by the municipality, the improvements become a part of the municipality's lighting system. Acts ... A municipality may use available money to assist in financing lighting improvements. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ... (a) On approval and adoption of plans and specifications by the governing body of a municipality, the municipal secretary or other officer designated by the ... (a) The governing body of a municipality may prescribe a period of not less than 10 or more than 15 days after the date on ... A bid may not be amended after it has been filed. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ... (a) Bids shall be opened and read at a public meeting of the governing body of a municipality. (b) The governing body may: (1) accept ... (a) After the governing body of a municipality has accepted a bid for lighting improvements, the municipality shall contract with a contractor whose bid has ... (a) A municipality may assess against owners of abutting property who will specially benefit from lighting improvements the entire cost, including labor and material, of ... (a) An assessment against abutting property or an owner of abutting property shall be made according to the frontage of that property on a street ... If the governing body of a municipality considers that assessing and apportioning costs as provided by Section 315.062 would be unjust or unequal in a ... (a) After the governing body of a municipality has approved and executed a contract for lighting improvements, the municipal engineer shall prepare and submit to ... (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 ... (a) A hearing: (1) is before the governing body of the municipality; and (2) may not be held before the 10th day after the date ... The governing body of a municipality may adopt rules governing hearings or notice of hearings that the governing body considers advisable to give all property ... An objection to an irregularity in a proceeding regarding proposed lighting improvements under this chapter or to the validity of an assessment or adjudication of ... (a) After the close of a hearing held under Section 315.066, the governing body of the municipality by ordinance shall assess against each owner of ... (a) The governing body may order the assessments payable in not more than six installments and prescribe the amount, time, and manner of payment of ... An owner of abutting property may discharge the total amount assessed against the owner, or any installment of that amount, at any time before maturity, ... (a) An assessment under this subchapter against a property or property owner and any costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred are a personal claim against ... A lien under Section 315.072 is superior to any other lien, claim, or title, except a municipal, county, or state tax. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ... (a) The governing body of a municipality may provide that: (1) a contractor to whom work is let under this chapter may recover the costs ... (a) The cost of lighting improvements made without a petition by property owners shall be paid by the municipality out of the municipality's available money. ... Personal liability established under Section 315.072 may be enforced by bringing suit. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ... (a) A person who has an interest in property that may be subject to assessment under this chapter or who has any other financial interest ... (a) A person who does not bring suit within the period prescribed by Section 315.092 or who does not diligently and in good faith prosecute ... (a) In a suit brought under Section 315.092, an affidavit must be attached to the plaintiff's petition stating: (1) that the matters alleged in the ... When suit is brought under Section 315.092, the municipality or the contractor may suspend performance of work until a final judgment is rendered in the ... (a) An appeal or writ of error must be perfected not later than the 30th day after the date of adjournment of the term of ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |