Texas Transportation Code 312.063 – Notice of Assessment
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(a) An assessment may be made under this subchapter only if at least 10 days’ written notice and an opportunity to be heard on the question of special benefits has been given to the owner of the property abutting the improvement.
(b) Notice under this section may be served personally or by publication in a newspaper of general circulation published in the municipality.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 312.063
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) If the owner of the property abutting the improvement is a railway and the property is assessed for improvements, notice shall be given by publication and by written notice delivered in person to the local agent of the railway or mailed postage paid at a post office in the municipality and properly addressed to the office of the railway at the address as shown on the last approved municipal tax roll.
(d) The governing body of the municipality may provide for the procedure and rules:
(1) for notice and a hearing under this section; and
(2) to assess and collect the assessment.
(e) In this section, “railway” includes a street railway.