Tex. Transportation Code § 316.008
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 316.008, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 316.008. PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF MUNICIPALITY.
Official statutory text
The following actions of a municipality are public and governmental actions and functions, are exercised for a public purpose, and are matters of public necessity:
(1) granting a permit authorized by this subchapter;
(2) permitting the use of a municipal street for a purpose authorized by Section 316.002 under a permit authorized by this subchapter; and
(3) establishing or maintaining, with municipal money, material, equipment, or personnel, an improvement or facility described by Section 316.002(a)(1) or (5).
(1) granting a permit authorized by this subchapter;
(2) permitting the use of a municipal street for a purpose authorized by Section 316.002 under a permit authorized by this subchapter; and
(3) establishing or maintaining, with municipal money, material, equipment, or personnel, an improvement or facility described by Section 316.002(a)(1) or (5).
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