Tex. Transportation Code § 286.010
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 286.010, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 286.010. DEFENSES TO ACTIONS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Official statutory text
The only defenses to an assessment in a suit to enforce the assessment are that:
(1) the assessment exceeds the amount of the estimated assessment stated in the notice; or
(2) notice of the hearing:
(A) was not mailed, delivered, or published as required by Section 286.007; or
(B) did not contain the information required by Section 286.007.
(1) the assessment exceeds the amount of the estimated assessment stated in the notice; or
(2) notice of the hearing:
(A) was not mailed, delivered, or published as required by Section 286.007; or
(B) did not contain the information required by Section 286.007.
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