Tex. Transportation Code § 311.053
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 311.053, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 311.053. CLOSING STREET FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES IN GENERAL-LAW OR SPECIAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Official statutory text
The governing body of a general-law municipality or special-law municipality may close temporarily or permanently any part of a street or alley for the exclusive use by a railroad company or other corporation having the right of eminent domain or may ratify an ordinance closing a street or alley for that purpose if:
(1) the municipality operates under a municipal charter that authorizes the governing body to take that action; or
(2) a majority of the qualified voters of the municipality voting at an election on the question approve the grant of authority to the governing body.
(1) the municipality operates under a municipal charter that authorizes the governing body to take that action; or
(2) a majority of the qualified voters of the municipality voting at an election on the question approve the grant of authority to the governing body.
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