Tex. Education Code § 51.904
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 51.904, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 51.904. STREET CLOSING.
Official statutory text
The governing board of an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 in a county having a population of more than 3 million may vacate, abandon, and close a street or alley running through the campus if the institution:
(1) owns all of the real property abutting the street or alley;
(2) owns 20 or more acres of real property at the campus where the street or alley is located;
(3) before the 45th day preceding the date the street or alley is to close, provides to the governing body of the political subdivision owning, controlling, or maintaining the street or alley written notice of the institution's intent to close the street or alley; and
(4) for each utility line or facility in the affected street or alley that is owned by a governing body described by Subdivision (3) or a franchised utility company:
(A) grants an easement of sufficient size and configuration and with appropriate rights to enable the continued use, operation, and maintenance of the line or facility; or
(B) moves the line or facility to another location:
(i) on the approval of the appropriate governing body and franchised utility company; and
(ii) at the sole expense of the institution.
(1) owns all of the real property abutting the street or alley;
(2) owns 20 or more acres of real property at the campus where the street or alley is located;
(3) before the 45th day preceding the date the street or alley is to close, provides to the governing body of the political subdivision owning, controlling, or maintaining the street or alley written notice of the institution's intent to close the street or alley; and
(4) for each utility line or facility in the affected street or alley that is owned by a governing body described by Subdivision (3) or a franchised utility company:
(A) grants an easement of sufficient size and configuration and with appropriate rights to enable the continued use, operation, and maintenance of the line or facility; or
(B) moves the line or facility to another location:
(i) on the approval of the appropriate governing body and franchised utility company; and
(ii) at the sole expense of the institution.
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