Section 392.001 - Planting Trees on Rights-Of-Way(a) The department shall plant and care for a substantial number of pecan trees on United States and state highway rights-of-way throughout the state.(b) In an area where the climate is unsuitable for pecan trees or where pecan trees present a safety hazard, the department shall plant other indigenous or adaptable trees that do not present a safety hazard.(c) The cost of acquiring, planting, and caring for the pecan trees shall be paid from the state highway fund.Tex. Transp. Code § 392.001
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.