Tex. Transportation Code § 131.016
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 131.016, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 131.016. TIME REQUIRED FOR CONSTRUCTION.
Official statutory text
The rights secured under this chapter by an interurban electric railway company are void unless the road to be constructed under the charter of the company is fully constructed from one municipality to another within 12 months of the date of the final judgment awarding the company an easement or right-of-way under Section 131.015.
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