Texas Transportation Code
§ 311.095 — ASSESSMENT FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT IN TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY
TN § 311.095Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part E. MUNICIPAL STREETS · Ch. 311. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MUNICIPAL STREETS · Art. E. FINANCING IMPROVEMENTS
Statute text
View on source(a)The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality, by a two-thirds vote of the aldermen present, may improve a street or alley under this section.
(b)The governing body shall assess the land abutting the street or alley improved under this section for two-thirds of the cost of the improvement. The municipality shall pay the other one-third of the cost. The municipality shall pay the entire cost of an improvement at the intersection of streets.
(c)The landowner shall pay the assessment in not fewer than five equal annual payments. A collected assessment shall be appropriated for the payment of the bonds issued to finance the cost of the improvement.
(d)After the governing body determines to make an improvement, the governing body shall require the municipal engineer, another municipal officer, or a committee of three aldermen to prepare a report. The report must:
(1)contain an estimate of the cost of the improvement;
(2)list each lot or part of a lot abutting the street or alley to be improved and list the number and size of the lot, the number of the block in which the lot is located, the owner of the lot or a statement that the owner is unknown, and other information required by the governing body; and
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Legislative history
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.