Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Transportation Code § 112.057: CONSTRUCTION ON OR NEAR CERTAIN WATERWAYS OR ROADS.

Where this section sits in the code

TRANSPORTATION CODE
TITLE 5. RAILROADS
SUBTITLE C. RAILROADS GENERALLY
CHAPTER 112. POWERS AND DUTIES OF RAILROADS
SUBCHAPTER B. ACQUISITION AND USE OF PROPERTY BY RAILROAD OR OF RAILROAD

(a) A railroad company may construct the company's road across, along, or on any stream of water, water course, street, highway, turnpike, or canal where the route of the company's railway intersects or touches the stream, water course, street, highway, turnpike, or canal.

(b) The railroad company shall:

(1) restore the stream, water course, street, highway, turnpike, or canal to its former state or to a state in which its usefulness is not unnecessarily impaired; and

(2) keep the crossing in repair.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.03, eff. April 1, 2011.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:44Z. Source file · JSON

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