Tex. Transportation Code § 311.071
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 311.071, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 311.071. AUTHORITY TO GRANT FRANCHISE.
Official statutory text
(a) The governing body of a home-rule municipality by ordinance may grant to a person a franchise to use or occupy a public street or alley of the municipality.
(b) The authority to grant a franchise is the exclusive authority of the governing body.
(b) The authority to grant a franchise is the exclusive authority of the governing body.
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