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TX Transp Code § 286.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 286 - Road Laws Relating to Specific Counties|Subchapter C. Roads to Public Streams and Lakes and Other Public Water in Leon and Madison Counties|Section 286.067. Opening of Road to Public Water

Sec. 286.067.  OPENING OF ROAD TO PUBLIC WATER.  (a)  The commissioners court by order shall declare each line designated in the application or designated by the commissioners court to be a public road if the commissioners court determines, at a regular term of court and after service of notice required by Section 286.066, that:(1)  this subchapter applies to the proposed road;  and(2)  the proposed road is of public importance.(b)  The order must direct the owner of each designated line to open the road and leave the road open for a space of 15 feet on each side of the line.  A marked tree or other object used to designate a line and the corners of a survey may not be removed or defaced.(c)  Notice of the order must be served on the owner of the line immediately.  Service and return of the notice shall be made as provided by Section 286.066.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 286.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 286 - Road Laws Relating to Specific Counties|Subchapter C. Roads to Public Streams and Lakes and Other Public Water in Leon and Madison Counties|Section 286.068. Roadwork

Sec. 286.068.  ROADWORK.  The commissioners court is not required to keep a road declared to be a public road under this subchapter worked by road hands.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 286.069 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 286 - Road Laws Relating to Specific Counties|Subchapter C. Roads to Public Streams and Lakes and Other Public Water in Leon and Madison Counties|Section 286.069. Damages and Costs

Sec. 286.069.  DAMAGES AND COSTS.  (a)  A jury of freeholders shall assess any damage to a property owner under this subchapter in the manner provided for other public roads.(b)  The county shall pay all costs of a proceeding to open a public road if the commissioners court of the county grants the application.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 286.070 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 286 - Road Laws Relating to Specific Counties|Subchapter C. Roads to Public Streams and Lakes and Other Public Water in Leon and Madison Counties|Section 286.070. Opening Road Parallel to Navigable Stream

Sec. 286.070.  OPENING ROAD PARALLEL TO NAVIGABLE STREAM.  (a)  On the filing of an application in accordance with Sections 286.064 through 286.069, the commissioners court may issue an order that opens, in accordance with this subchapter, a public road that runs parallel and adjacent to the bank of a navigable stream for public access to the navigable stream and for camping purposes.(b)  The public road must be 60 feet wide and may extend any distance the commissioners court considers necessary.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 286.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 286 - Road Laws Relating to Specific Counties|Subchapter D. Optional County Road System in Gregg County|Section 286.081. Election for County Road System

Sec. 286.081.  ELECTION FOR COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM.  (a)  The commissioners court of Gregg County shall order an election on the question of the adoption of the optional county road system under Subchapter D, Chapter 252, if the commissioners court receives a petition signed by a number of registered voters residing in each commissioner precinct equal to at least 10 percent of the number of votes cast in the precinct for governor in the most recent general election at which that office was filled.(b)  The election shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by Section 41.001, Election Code, that occurs at least 31 days after the date on which the petition is filed with the commissioners court.(c)  The ballot for the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "Adopting the Optional County Road System in Gregg County."(d)  If the majority of the votes cast in the election favor adoption, the optional county road system takes effect and Chapter 339, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955, has no effect.(e)  If a majority of the votes cast in the election do not favor adoption:(1)  Chapter 339, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955, remains in effect;  and(2)  another election on the question of adopting the optional county road system may not be held before the first anniversary of the most recent election on the proposition.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter A. General Authority|Section 311.001. General Authority of Home-Rule Municipality

Sec. 311.001.  GENERAL AUTHORITY OF HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  A home-rule municipality has exclusive control over and under the public highways, streets, and alleys of the municipality.(b)  The municipality may:(1)  control, regulate, or remove an encroachment or obstruction on a public street or alley of the municipality;(2)  open or change a public street or alley of the municipality;  or(3)  improve a public highway, street, or alley of the municipality.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or (b) or Section 311.007, before a municipality with a population of 1.9 million or more may install traffic calming measures within the municipality, the governing body of the municipality must:(1)  publish standards and criteria, which must include sufficient notice to allow the governing body to receive and consider public comments from residents within one-half mile of the proposed traffic calming measure;(2)  on request of affected residents, schedule and hold a public meeting before implementation of the measure; and(3)  if the measure involves the closure of a street to motor vehicular traffic, before the closure:(A)  hold a public hearing on the issue of the closure; and(B)  approve the closure by a majority vote.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1321 (H.B. 3082), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 311.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter A. General Authority|Section 311.002. General Authority of General-Law Municipality

Sec. 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, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter A. General Authority|Section 311.003. Additional Authority of Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 311.003.  ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may:(1)  prevent an encroachment or obstruction on a sidewalk in the municipality;(2)  abate an encroachment or obstruction on a bridge, culvert, sidewalk, or crossway in the municipality;(3)  construct, regulate, or maintain a bridge, culvert, sidewalk, or crossway in the municipality;(4)  regulate the construction of a bridge, culvert, sewer, sidewalk, or crossway in the municipality;(5)  require a person to keep weeds, unclean matter, or trash from the street, sidewalk, or gutter in front of the person's premises;  or(6)  require the owner of land to improve the sidewalk in front of the person's land.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter A. General Authority|Section 311.004. Authority Over Sidewalk in Home-Rule Municipality

Sec. 311.004.  AUTHORITY OVER SIDEWALK IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.  A home-rule municipality may:(1)  construct a sidewalk;(2)  provide for the improvement of a sidewalk or the construction of a curb under an ordinance enforced by a penal provision;  or(3)  declare a defective sidewalk to be a public nuisance.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter A. General Authority|Section 311.005. Movement of Structure on Street in Home-Rule Municipality

Sec. 311.005.  MOVEMENT OF STRUCTURE ON STREET IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.  A home-rule municipality may regulate the movement of a structure over or on a street of the municipality.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter A. General Authority|Section 311.006. Authority of County to Improve Street in Type B General-Law Municipality

Sec. 311.006.  AUTHORITY OF COUNTY TO IMPROVE STREET IN TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  To facilitate travel on a street in a Type B general-law municipality, the commissioners court of a county may construct a bridge for or otherwise improve the street if:(1)  the street is a continuation of a public road of the county;  and(2)  the governing body of the municipality consents.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter A. General Authority|Section 311.007. Closing of Street or Alley by Home-Rule Municipality

Sec. 311.007.  CLOSING OF STREET OR ALLEY BY HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.  A home-rule municipality may vacate, abandon, or close a street or alley.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter A. General Authority|Section 311.008. Closing of Street or Alley by General-Law Municipality

Sec. 311.008.  CLOSING OF STREET OR ALLEY BY GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  The governing body of a general-law municipality by ordinance may vacate, abandon, or close a street or alley of the municipality if a petition signed by all the owners of real property abutting the street or alley is submitted to the governing body.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter B. Municipal Freeways|Section 311.031. Definition

Sec. 311.031.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "freeway" means a municipal street for which the right of access to or from adjoining land has been acquired in whole or in part from the owners of the adjoining land by the governing body of a municipality.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter B. Municipal Freeways|Section 311.032. Establishment of Freeway

Sec. 311.032.  ESTABLISHMENT OF FREEWAY.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality may establish, maintain, and operate a freeway.(b)  To establish a freeway by using a street that exists at the time of the establishment, the municipality must have the consent of the owners of lands abutting the freeway or must purchase or condemn the right of access to the abutting lands.  This subsection does not require consent to establish a freeway for the first time as a new way for vehicular and pedestrian traffic.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter B. Municipal Freeways|Section 311.033. Acquisition of Land

Sec. 311.033.  ACQUISITION OF LAND.  For the purposes of this subchapter, the governing body may acquire necessary property or property rights by gift, devise, purchase, or condemnation in the same manner that the governing body may acquire property for a municipal street.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter B. Municipal Freeways|Section 311.034. Control of Intersecting Street

Sec. 311.034.  CONTROL OF INTERSECTING STREET.  The governing body of a municipality may:(1)  close a street in the municipality at or near the place the street intersects a freeway;(2)  provide for the construction of a street over or under a freeway;(3)  connect a street with a freeway;  or(4)  perform other actions on a street as necessary to carry out a power granted by this section.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter B. Municipal Freeways|Section 311.035. Lease of Land Under Freeway

Sec. 311.035.  LEASE OF LAND UNDER FREEWAY.  (a)  A governmental agency that holds the title and property rights to land on which a freeway is located may lease for parking purposes the part of the land beneath an elevated section of the freeway.(b)  Revenue from the parking lease shall be used only for general governmental purposes.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter C. Authority Relating to Rail Transportation|Section 311.051. Regulation of Street Railway by Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 311.051.  REGULATION OF STREET RAILWAY BY TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may:(1)  require a street railway company to:(A)  keep the company's roads in repair;(B)  conform the area in which the company's tracks lie to the grade of the street on which they lie, if the municipality has graded the street;  or(C)  take measures to provide for the safe and convenient travel of people on the street on which the company's tracks lie;  or(2)  regulate the speed of vehicles that use the company's tracks.(b)  The governing body by ordinance may establish penalties to enforce a regulation adopted under this section.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter C. Authority Relating to Rail Transportation|Section 311.052. Regulation of Railroad by Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 311.052.  REGULATION OF RAILROAD BY TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may:(1)  direct and control the location and construction of railroad tracks, turnouts, and switches and prohibit the construction of those facilities in a street or alley, unless that action has been authorized by law;(2)  require that railroad tracks, turnouts, and switches be constructed in a way that interferes as little as possible with the ordinary use of a street or alley and that leaves sufficient space on each side of the tracks for the safe and convenient passage of vehicles and people;(3)  require a railroad company to keep in repair the street or alley on which their tracks are located;(4)  order a railroad company to construct and keep in repair a crossing at the place where the company's tracks intersect a street or alley;(5)  require a railroad company to construct and keep in repair a ditch, sewer, or culvert;(6)  direct or prohibit the use of or regulate the speed of a locomotive in the municipality;  or(7)  direct and control the location of railroad depots in the municipality.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter C. Authority Relating to Rail Transportation|Section 311.053. Closing Street for Certain Purposes in General-Law or Special-Law Municipality

Sec. 311.053.  CLOSING STREET FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES IN GENERAL-LAW OR SPECIAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  The governing body of a general-law municipality or special-law municipality may close temporarily or permanently any part of a street or alley for the exclusive use by a railroad company or other corporation having the right of eminent domain or may ratify an ordinance closing a street or alley for that purpose if:(1)  the municipality operates under a municipal charter that authorizes the governing body to take that action;  or(2)  a majority of the qualified voters of the municipality voting at an election on the question approve the grant of authority to the governing body.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter C. Authority Relating to Rail Transportation|Section 311.054. Railroad Quiet Zone Located Outside Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 311.054.  RAILROAD QUIET ZONE LOCATED OUTSIDE TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  This section applies only to a Type A general-law municipality that is an enclave surrounded entirely by a municipality with a population of 1.1 million or more.(b)  The governing body of the general-law municipality may enter into an interlocal contract with the surrounding municipality for the establishment of a railroad quiet zone located outside the boundaries of the general-law municipality that the governing body determines will benefit the general-law municipality.(c)  A general-law municipality may expend municipal funds and may issue certificates of obligation or bonds to pay for expenses associated with a railroad quiet zone under Subsection (b), including expenses related to feasibility, engineering, and traffic studies and improvements related to the railroad quiet zone.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 203 (S.B. 316), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 311.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter D. Franchise to Use Streets in Home-Rule Municipality|Section 311.071. Authority to Grant Franchise

Sec. 311.071.  AUTHORITY TO GRANT FRANCHISE.  (a)  The governing body of a home-rule municipality by ordinance may grant to a person a franchise to use or occupy a public street or alley of the municipality.(b)  The authority to grant a franchise is the exclusive authority of the governing body.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter D. Franchise to Use Streets in Home-Rule Municipality|Section 311.072. Prohibition of Grant by Charter

Sec. 311.072.  PROHIBITION OF GRANT BY CHARTER.  The charter of the municipality may not grant to a person a franchise described by Section 311.071.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter D. Franchise to Use Streets in Home-Rule Municipality|Section 311.073. Election After Petition

Sec. 311.073.  ELECTION AFTER PETITION.  (a)  The governing body shall submit to the voters of the municipality the question of granting a franchise to a person if, before the effective date of the ordinance granting the franchise, the governing body receives a petition that requests the election and is signed by 10 percent of the registered voters of the municipality.(b)  In a municipality with a population of more than 1.9 million, the number of registered voters who must sign the petition may be set at a lower number by the municipal charter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 133, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 311.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter D. Franchise to Use Streets in Home-Rule Municipality|Section 311.074. Election Date

Sec. 311.074.  ELECTION DATE.  After receipt of a petition under Section 311.073, the election shall be held on the first uniform election date prescribed by Section 41.001, Election Code, that allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter D. Franchise to Use Streets in Home-Rule Municipality|Section 311.075. Election Notice

Sec. 311.075.  ELECTION NOTICE.  (a)  Notice of the election must be published in a daily newspaper in the municipality for at least 20 successive days before the date of the election.(b)  This notice requirement supersedes the notice requirements prescribed by Section 4.003, Election Code, except as provided by that section.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 311.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 311 - General Provisions Relating to Municipal Streets|Subchapter D. Franchise to Use Streets in Home-Rule Municipality|Section 311.076. Ballot Proposition

Sec. 311.076.  BALLOT PROPOSITION.  The ballot at the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "Granting of a franchise (brief description of the franchise and its terms)."|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|