Texas Transportation Code

§ 254.002 — PETITION FOR DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION

TN § 254.002Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part C. COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES · Ch. 254. DRAINAGE ON PUBLIC ROADS

Statute text

(a)The commissioners court of a county may not order a drainage system to be constructed unless a petition is presented to the court as provided by this section.

(b)To be valid, the petition must include:

(1)the signatures of at least 100 registered voters of the county;

(2)a statement of the necessity for and availability of the drainage system;

(3)the number of miles of public roads, as accurately as possible;

(4)the width and depth of the ditches to be built along the first-class roads;

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Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.