Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 472.012 - Department Authority Generally(a) The department may remove personal property from the right-of-way or roadway of the state highway system if the department determines the property blocks the roadway or endangers public safety.(b) The department may remove the personal property without the consent of the owner or carrier of the property.Tex. Transp. Code § 472.012
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.