Texas Transportation Code
§ 311.001 — GENERAL AUTHORITY OF HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY
TN § 311.001Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part E. MUNICIPAL STREETS · Ch. 311. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MUNICIPAL STREETS · Art. A. GENERAL AUTHORITY
Statute text
View on source(a)A home-rule municipality has exclusive control over and under the public highways, streets, and alleys of the municipality.
(b)The municipality may:
(1)control, regulate, or remove an encroachment or obstruction on a public street or alley of the municipality;
(2)open or change a public street or alley of the municipality; or
(3)improve a public highway, street, or alley of the municipality.
(c)Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or (b) or Section 311.007, before a municipality with a population of 1.9 million or more may install traffic calming measures within the municipality, the governing body of the municipality must:
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1321 (H.B. 3082), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.