In this subchapter and in Subchapters B and C:(1) 'Highway' includes all or any part of a street, alley, or public place or square that is dedicated to public use.(2) 'Improvement' means the:(A) filling, grading, raising, or paving of a highway in a permanent manner;(B) widening, narrowing, or straightening of a highway;(C) constructing of a gutter, curb, or sidewalk; or(D) constructing of necessary appurtenances to a highway, including sewers and drains.(3) 'Railway' includes a street railway. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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