Texas Attorney General Opinion: LO90-22 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: LO90-22

Letter opinion issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Can the county legally buy culverts and resell them to private citizens? ; Can the county legally buy culverts and resell them to property owners for use in accessing private property from a county road? ; When the county purchases a steel culvert and installs it on the county right of way going onto private driveways is it legal for the property owners to reimburse the county for the cost of the steel culvert? ; When a property owner needs a culvert installed to access his private property from a county road is he responsible for purchasing the culvert or is the county responsible? To whom does the culvert belong?
Date: May 7, 1990
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History