{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-3893.208","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3893.208","heading":"USE OF ELECTRICAL OR OPTICAL LINES.","body":"(a) The district may impose an assessment to pay the cost of:\n(1) burying or removing electrical power lines, telephone lines, cable or fiber-optic lines, or any other type of electrical or optical line;\n(2) removing poles and any elevated lines using the poles; and\n(3) reconnecting the lines described by Subdivision (2) to the buildings or other improvements to which the lines were connected.\n(b) The district may acquire, operate, or charge fees for the use of the district conduits for:\n(1) another person's:\n(A) telecommunications network;\n(B) fiber-optic cable; or\n(C) electronic transmission line; or\n(2) any other type of transmission line or supporting facility.\n(c) The district may not require a person to use a district conduit.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1100 (H.B. 4827), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 4. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT","SUBTITLE C. DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENT, AND MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 3893. HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 20","SUBCHAPTER E. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.3893.htm#3893.208","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"3ec82a945e4a47293c1e24f3fc527174f89146525bff4bef3e7af3370edbc961","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-3893.207","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-3893.209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}