Texas Transportation Code
§ 254.005 — AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE DRAINAGE
TN § 254.005Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part C. COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES · Ch. 254. DRAINAGE ON PUBLIC ROADS
Statute text
View on source(a)The commissioners court of a county may order the construction or maintenance of ditches as provided by this chapter at any regular session of the court.
(b)If a ditch is constructed under this chapter, the ditch must be placed on or within the exterior lines of a public road in the county and must have the capacity to carry off into a natural waterway all surface water reasonably adjacent that may collect in the ditch from natural causes.
(c)The commissioners court shall:
(1)make a drain on each side of a public road when necessary and use the dirt from the drain excavation to build the road; and
(2)drain a public road when necessary and have one or more ditches cut for that purpose, taking into account the natural waterflow and causing as little damage as possible to adjacent property owners.
(d)In connection with its authority to construct and maintain ditches, the commissioners court may construct any necessary side, lateral, spur, or branch ditch.
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Legislative history
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.