Tex. Water Code § 56.120 · Subchapter D. POWERS AND DUTIES
RAILROAD CULVERTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) At the expense of the district, the board may construct necessary bridges and culverts across or under a track or right-of-way of a railroad to enable the district to construct and maintain a necessary canal, drain, or ditch.
(b) Before the board constructs a bridge or culvert, the board shall give notice to the railroad authorities authorized to build or construct bridges and culverts and shall allow the railroad 30 days to build the bridge or culvert at its own expense and according to its own plans.
(c) Bridges or culverts shall be constructed so they will not interfere with the free and unobstructed flow of water passing through the canals and drains and shall be placed at points designated by the engineer.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 508, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.56.htm
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- 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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