Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 311.071 - Authority to Grant Franchise(a) The governing body of a home-rule municipality by ordinance may grant to a person a franchise to use or occupy a public street or alley of the municipality.(b) The authority to grant a franchise is the exclusive authority of the governing body.Tex. Transp. Code § 311.071
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.