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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 13. WATER AND UTILITIES |
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Subtitle A. MUNICIPAL WATER AND UTILITIES |
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Chapter 552. MUNICIPAL UTILITIES |
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Subchapter F. MUNICIPAL WATER CORPORATIONS AND MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEMS |
Sec. 552.104. LOCATION OF WATER LINES OUTSIDE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES
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(a) A water corporation or municipality may lay water system pipes, mains, conductors, or other fixtures through, under, along, across, or over a public road, a public street, or a public waterway not in a municipality in a manner that does not inconvenience the public using the road, street, or waterway.
(b) A water corporation or municipality proposing under this subchapter to build a water line along the right-of-way of a state highway or county road not in a municipality shall give notice of the proposal to:
(1) the Texas Transportation Commission, if the proposal relates to a state highway; or
(2) the commissioners court of the county if the proposal relates to a county road.
(c) On receipt of notice under Subsection (b), the Texas Transportation Commission or commissioners court may designate the location in the right-of-way where the corporation or municipality may construct the water line.