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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the construction of cattle guards on county roads. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 251.009, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 251.009. CONSTRUCTION OF CATTLE GUARDS ON COUNTY ROADS |
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[IN CERTAIN COUNTIES]; OFFENSE. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 251.009, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commissioners court of a county [with a population
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of less than 60,000] may authorize the construction of cattle |
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guards on a county road of any class. A cattle guard authorized |
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under this section is not an obstruction of the road. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |