Tex. Transportation Code § 457.102
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 457.102, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 457.102. TRANSIT AUTHORITY SYSTEM.
Official statutory text
(a) An authority may:
(1) acquire, construct, own, operate, and maintain a transit authority system;
(2) use any public way; and
(3) construct, repair, and maintain a municipal street, as authorized by the governing body of a municipality in the authority.
(b) In the exercise of a power under Subsection (a), an authority may relocate or reroute, or alter the construction of, any public or private property, including:
(1) an alley, road, street, or railroad;
(2) an electric line and facility;
(3) a telegraph and telephone property and facility;
(4) a pipeline and facility; and
(5) a conduit and facility.
(1) acquire, construct, own, operate, and maintain a transit authority system;
(2) use any public way; and
(3) construct, repair, and maintain a municipal street, as authorized by the governing body of a municipality in the authority.
(b) In the exercise of a power under Subsection (a), an authority may relocate or reroute, or alter the construction of, any public or private property, including:
(1) an alley, road, street, or railroad;
(2) an electric line and facility;
(3) a telegraph and telephone property and facility;
(4) a pipeline and facility; and
(5) a conduit and facility.
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