Tex. Transportation Code § 311.092
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 311.092, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 311.092. ASSESSMENT FOR OPENING, EXTENDING, OR WIDENING OF STREET OR ALLEY IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.
Official statutory text
(a) A home-rule municipality may:
(1) acquire land necessary for opening, extending, or widening a public street or alley by the exercise of the right of eminent domain under Section 251.001, Local Government Code; and
(2) assess the owners of land located in the territory of the improvement and specially benefitted by the improvement for the cost of the improvement.
(b) The special commissioners appointed under Chapter 21, Property Code, as part of the eminent domain proceeding shall apportion the cost of the improvement between the municipality and the landowners. The municipality's share of the cost may not exceed one-third of the cost. The municipality shall pay its share of the cost, and the landowners shall pay the balance.
(c) The special commissioners shall determine the land that is located in the territory of the improvement and is specially benefitted in enhanced value.
(d) The assessment creates a lien on the owner's land for the assessed cost.
(e) The municipality may issue assignable certificates for the payment of the assessed cost and may provide for the payment of the cost in deferred payments, which bear interest at a rate determined by the municipal charter but not to exceed eight percent.
(1) acquire land necessary for opening, extending, or widening a public street or alley by the exercise of the right of eminent domain under Section 251.001, Local Government Code; and
(2) assess the owners of land located in the territory of the improvement and specially benefitted by the improvement for the cost of the improvement.
(b) The special commissioners appointed under Chapter 21, Property Code, as part of the eminent domain proceeding shall apportion the cost of the improvement between the municipality and the landowners. The municipality's share of the cost may not exceed one-third of the cost. The municipality shall pay its share of the cost, and the landowners shall pay the balance.
(c) The special commissioners shall determine the land that is located in the territory of the improvement and is specially benefitted in enhanced value.
(d) The assessment creates a lien on the owner's land for the assessed cost.
(e) The municipality may issue assignable certificates for the payment of the assessed cost and may provide for the payment of the cost in deferred payments, which bear interest at a rate determined by the municipal charter but not to exceed eight percent.
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