Tex. Transportation Code § 224.002

This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 224.002, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.

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§ 224.002. ACQUISITION BY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY GENERALLY.

Official statutory text

(a) A county or municipality shall acquire, in the manner provided by law, the highway right-of-way that is requested by the department.

(b) Chapter 21, Property Code, governs the procedure for an acquisition by eminent domain.

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