Texas § 254.002 PETITION FOR DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION.

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§ 254.002 — PETITION FOR DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION.

Texas § 254.002

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Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 254.002 (2026).

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Sec. 254.002. PETITION FOR DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION.

(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;

(5)the name and location of each natural waterway crossed by the county's first-class roads;

(6)the distance of each waterway from another along the first-class roads; and

(7)the names and residences, if known, of each owner of real property adja

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Sec. 254.002. PETITION FOR DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION. (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;
(5) the name and location of each natural waterway crossed by the county's first-class roads;
(6) the distance of each waterway from another along the first-class roads; and
(7) the names and residences, if known, of each owner of real property adjacent to or within one mile of each first-class road.