Texas § TN.317.003 - AUTHORITY REGARDING FACILITIES
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§ TN.317.003. AUTHORITY REGARDING FACILITIES
AUTHORITY REGARDING FACILITIES. (a) To decrease hazards to life or property, promote public safety or convenience, improve traffic conditions, or encourage the orderly development of the municipality, a municipality may acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, extend, maintain, repair, or replace a facility. (b) Activities authorized by Subsection (a) include: (1) removing and relocating railroad tracks, a utility line or pipe, or another improvement; (2) removing or demolishing a building or another improvement; (3) paying for damage to other property in connection with an activity described by that subsection; or (4) improving a street in connection with an activity described by that subsection. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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Section TN.317.003 ("AUTHORITY REGARDING FACILITIES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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