Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 472.015

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.

In contracting with a private business or businesses for the removal of personal property from the right-of-way or roadway of the state highway system, the department may:
(1) use a purchasing method described in Chapter 2156, Government Code;
(2) include the removal work in a contract entered into under Chapter 223; or
(3) select a business or businesses based on an evaluation of the experience of the business and the price and quality of the business’s equipment and services.