{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-312.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 312.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter and in Subchapters B and C:\n(1) \"Highway\" includes all or any part of a street, alley, or public place or square that is dedicated to public use.\n(2) \"Improvement\" means the:\n(A) filling, grading, raising, or paving of a highway in a permanent manner;\n(B) widening, narrowing, or straightening of a highway;\n(C) constructing of a gutter, curb, or sidewalk; or\n(D) constructing of necessary appurtenances to a highway, including sewers and drains.\n(3) \"Railway\" includes a street railway.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 6. ROADWAYS","SUBTITLE E. MUNICIPAL STREETS","CHAPTER 312. CONTROL OF HIGHWAY ASSETS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.312.htm#312.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"1a6a0f809b6903520b90c8bf11bcf9d0fd32009257db19733f75ac362a3105a0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-311.904","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-312.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}