Tex. Transp. Code § 311.053 · Subchapter C. AUTHORITY RELATING TO RAIL TRANSPORTATION
CLOSING STREET FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES IN GENERAL-LAW OR SPECIAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.311.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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