Texas § TN.311.003 - ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY
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§ TN.311.003. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY
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.
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