Tex. Transportation Code § 252.216
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 252.216, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 252.216. DRAINAGE ALONG PUBLIC ROAD.
Official statutory text
(a) A commissioners court or, with the approval of the commissioners court, a road superintendent may authorize a person to make a drain along a public road to drain the person's property.
(b) The person must make the drain under the direction of the commissioners court, road superintendent, or a person designated by the commissioners court.
(b) The person must make the drain under the direction of the commissioners court, road superintendent, or a person designated by the commissioners court.
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