Sec. 254.007. PRIVATE DITCHES. An owner of real property abutting a road or ditch or the owner of a tract of property that is located wholly or partly within one mile of a road or ditch may construct at the owner's cost lateral drainage ditches and may connect those ditches with a main ditch constructed under this chapter.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges
Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads
Section 254.002. Petition for Drainage Construction
Section 254.003. Notice of Hearing on Establishing Drainage System
Section 254.004. Hearing and Determination on Establishing Drainage System
Section 254.005. Authority to Provide Drainage
Section 254.006. Restrictions on Drainage Authority
Section 254.007. Private Ditches
Section 254.008. Regulation of Private Ditches in Counties of 100,000 or Less
Section 254.009. Drainage System Survey
Section 254.010. Appointment of Jury of View
Section 254.012. Notice to Property Owners of Jury Proceedings
Section 254.013. Claims by Property Owners
Section 254.014. Determination of Damages and Assessments; Action of Commissioners Court
Section 254.015. Appeals by Property Owners
Section 254.016. Procedures Governing Property Owner Appeal
Section 254.017. Certification and Collection of Assessments; Liens