Tex. Transportation Code § 473.001
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 473.001, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 473.001. ORDER TO REMOVE HIGHWAY OBSTRUCTION.
Official statutory text
(a) After a criminal prosecution begins against a person for obstructing a highway, any person, in behalf of the public, may apply to the county judge of the county in which the highway is located for an order to remove the obstruction.
(b) On hearing proof regarding an application to remove an obstruction, the county judge, either in term time or in vacation, may issue to the sheriff or other proper officer of the county a written order directing that officer to remove the obstruction.
(b) On hearing proof regarding an application to remove an obstruction, the county judge, either in term time or in vacation, may issue to the sheriff or other proper officer of the county a written order directing that officer to remove the obstruction.
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