Tex. Transp. Code § 311.071 : TRANSPORTATION CODE — ROADWAYS — MUNICIPAL STREETS — GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MUNICIPAL STREETS — FRANCHISE TO USE STREETS IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY — Authority to Grant Franchise TEXT PDF (a) The governing body of a home-rule municipality by ordinance may grant to a person a franchise to use or occupy a public street or alley of the municipality. (b) The authority to grant a franchise is the exclusive authority of the governing body. Tex. Transp. Code § 311.071 Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.