(a) A commissioners court or, with the approval of the commissioners court, a road superintendent may authorize a person to make a drain along a public road to drain the person's property.(b) The person must make the drain under the direction of the commissioners court, road superintendent, or a person designated by the commissioners court. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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