Tex. Transportation Code § 370.187
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 370.187, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 370.187. PROJECT APPROVAL.
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(a) An authority may not begin construction of a transportation project that will connect to the state highway system or to a department rail facility without the approval of the commission.
(b) The commission by rule shall establish procedures and criteria for an approval under this section. The rules must require the commission to consider a request for project approval not later than the 60th day after the date the department receives all information reasonably necessary to review the request.
(b) The commission by rule shall establish procedures and criteria for an approval under this section. The rules must require the commission to consider a request for project approval not later than the 60th day after the date the department receives all information reasonably necessary to review the request.
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