Tex. Transportation Code § 223.101
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 223.101, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 223.101. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this subchapter:
(1) "Highway emergency" means a situation or condition of a designated state highway that:
(A) poses an imminent threat to life or property of travelers; or
(B) substantially disrupts the orderly flow of traffic and commerce.
(2) "Highway improvement contract" means a contract awarded by the department for the construction, repair, or maintenance of a designated state highway or any part of that highway.
(1) "Highway emergency" means a situation or condition of a designated state highway that:
(A) poses an imminent threat to life or property of travelers; or
(B) substantially disrupts the orderly flow of traffic and commerce.
(2) "Highway improvement contract" means a contract awarded by the department for the construction, repair, or maintenance of a designated state highway or any part of that highway.
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