Texas § TN.254.002 - PETITION FOR DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION
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§ TN.254.002. PETITION FOR DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION
PETITION FOR DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION. (a) The commissioners court of a county may not order a drainage system to be constructed unless a petition is presented to the court as provided by this section. (b) To be valid, the petition must include: (1) the signatures of at least 100 registered voters of the county; (2) a statement of the necessity for and availability of the drainage system; (3) the number of miles of public roads, as accurately as possible; (4) the width and depth of the ditches to be built along the first-class roads; (5) the name and location of each natural waterway crossed by the county's first-class roads; (6) the distance of each waterway from another along the first-class roads; and (7) the names and residences, if known, of each owner of real property adjacent to or within one mile of each first-class road. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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Section TN.254.002 ("PETITION FOR DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION") 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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