Tex. Transportation Code § 311.002
GENERAL AUTHORITY OF GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY
Texas · Texas Transportation Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Transportation Code § 311.002, GENERAL AUTHORITY OF GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/569597
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(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.