Texas HB1722 ensures property owners and lessees can access their property within a Texas Department of Transportation highway right-of-way.

Texas HB1722 amends the Transportation Code to ensure that the Texas Department of Transportation cannot prohibit or restrict access to private property within a highway right-of-way. This applies to property that was constructed before the department assumed authority over the right-of-way and can only be accessed through the right-of-way. The law does not prevent the department from acquiring a person's interest in private property. The Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Texas HB1722 ensures property owners and lessees can access their property within a Texas Department of Transportation highway right-of-way.

Texas HB1722 amends the Transportation Code to ensure that the Texas Department of Transportation cannot prohibit or restrict access to private property within a highway right-of-way. This applies to property that was constructed before the department assumed authority over the right-of-way and can only be accessed through the right-of-way. The law does not prevent the department from acquiring a person's interest in private property. The Act takes effect September 1, 2025.