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HB3514: Relating to the operation of a program by the Texas Department of Transportation to allow a real property owner to plant or replace vegetation in a right-of-way.

: Terry Canales (D-TX) : May 25, 2026 Updated: May 16, 2025
Property Interests
Property Interests--Real Property
Highways
Transportation
TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
Transportation--Miscellaneous
Property Interests--General
Bill ProgressPassed One Chamber
  1. Introduced (completed)
  2. 2Passed One Chamber (current step)
  3. 3Passed Both Chambers
  4. 4Became Law

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Relating to the operation of a program by the Texas Department of Transportation to allow a real property owner to plant or replace vegetation in a right-of-way.

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