Tex. Transportation Code § 283.101
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 283.101, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 283.101. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
Official statutory text
(a) A county acting under this chapter may enter on land, water, or other premises to make a survey, sounding, or examination of the property.
(b) When a condemnation proceeding is filed by a county, the county may take immediate possession of the property being condemned pending the results of the proceeding if the county tenders a bond or other security approved by the court that is sufficient to secure the property owner for damages to the property.
(c) The state grants to a county any easement or right-of-way traversing state property that is necessary or convenient to the construction, acquisition, or efficient operation of a project.
(b) When a condemnation proceeding is filed by a county, the county may take immediate possession of the property being condemned pending the results of the proceeding if the county tenders a bond or other security approved by the court that is sufficient to secure the property owner for damages to the property.
(c) The state grants to a county any easement or right-of-way traversing state property that is necessary or convenient to the construction, acquisition, or efficient operation of a project.
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