Tex. Transportation Code § 284.0615
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 284.0615, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 284.0615. DECLARATION OF TAKING BY CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies only to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more.
(b) If, in connection with a project under this chapter, the commissioners court of the county authorizes the county to proceed in the manner provided by Section 203.066:
(1) the county may file a declaration of taking and proceed in the manner provided by that section on the project; and
(2) a reference to the department in that section means the county.
(b) If, in connection with a project under this chapter, the commissioners court of the county authorizes the county to proceed in the manner provided by Section 203.066:
(1) the county may file a declaration of taking and proceed in the manner provided by that section on the project; and
(2) a reference to the department in that section means the county.
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