Section 311.003 - Additional Authority of Type A General-Law Municipality The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may:
(1) prevent an encroachment or obstruction on a sidewalk in the municipality;(2) abate an encroachment or obstruction on a bridge, culvert, sidewalk, or crossway in the municipality;(3) construct, regulate, or maintain a bridge, culvert, sidewalk, or crossway in the municipality;(4) regulate the construction of a bridge, culvert, sewer, sidewalk, or crossway in the municipality;(5) require a person to keep weeds, unclean matter, or trash from the street, sidewalk, or gutter in front of the person's premises; or(6) require the owner of land to improve the sidewalk in front of the person's land.Tex. Transp. Code § 311.003
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.