Tex. Transportation Code § 131.033
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 131.033, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 131.033. MUNICIPAL CONSENT REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
(a) Before selling property under this subchapter, a corporation that owns or operates a street car railway must obtain the consent of the governing body of the municipality in which the street car line is located.
(b) This subchapter does not affect a charter provision of a municipality that provides for the right of qualified voters of the municipality to vote on the granting or amending of franchise to a street or interurban railway.
(b) This subchapter does not affect a charter provision of a municipality that provides for the right of qualified voters of the municipality to vote on the granting or amending of franchise to a street or interurban railway.
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