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Tex. Water Code § 49.217 (2026)

Operation Of Certain Motor Vehicles On Or Near Public Facilities

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Sec. 49.217. OPERATION OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES ON OR NEAR PUBLIC FACILITIES. (a) In this section, "motor vehicle" means a self-propelled device in, upon, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a road or highway.

(b) Except as provided in Subsections (c) and (d), a person may not operate a motor vehicle on a levee, in a drainage ditch, or on land adjacent to a levee, canal, ditch, exposed conduit, pipeline, pumping plant, storm water facility, or other facility for the transmission, storage, treatment, or distribution of water, sewage, or storm water owned or controlled by a district.

(c) A district may authorize the use of motor vehicles on land that it owns or controls by posting signs on the property.

(d) This section does not prohibit a person from:

(1) driving on a public road or highway; or

(2) operating a motor vehicle used for repair or maintenance of public water, sewer, or storm water facilities.

(e) A person who operates a motor vehicle in violation of Subsection (b) commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor, except that if a person has been convicted of an offense under this section, a subsequent offense is a Class B misdemeanor.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2001–2020 · leading case: Sw. Bell Tel. Co. v. City of El Paso, 168 F. Supp. 2d 640 (W.D. Tex. 2001).

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Sw. Bell Tel. Co. v. City of El Paso, 168 F. Supp. 2d 640 (W.D. Tex. 2001). “Tex. WateR Code § 49.217 (prohibiting the operation of motor vehicles “on or near public facilities,” (emphasis added) i.”

Marco Davis, Individually & on Behalf of Motley Capital, LLC, & Motley Capital, LLC v. Gulf Coast Auth. (Tex. App. 2020). “”3 TEX. WATER CODE ANN. § 49.217(b) (West 2018).”

— Tex. Water Code § 49.217(b) — 1 case

Marco Davis, Individually & on Behalf of Motley Capital, LLC, & Motley Capital, LLC v. Gulf Coast Auth. (Tex. App. 2020). “”3 TEX. WATER CODE ANN. § 49.217(b) (West 2018).”

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