What is considered an "Abondoned Vehicle"?
Here is the law for abandoned vehicles for the State of Texas:
§ 683.002. ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE. (a) For the purposes
of this chapter, a motor vehicle is abandoned if the motor vehicle:
(1) is inoperable, is more than five years old, and has
been left unattended on public property for more than 48 hours;
(2) has remained illegally on public property for more
than 48 hours;
(3) has remained on private property without the
consent of the owner or person in charge of the property for more
than 48 hours;
(4) has been left unattended on the right-of-way of a
designated county, state, or federal highway for more than 48
hours;
(5) has been left unattended for more than 24 hours on
the right-of-way of a turnpike project constructed and maintained
by the Texas Turnpike Authority division of the Texas Department of
Transportation or a controlled access highway; or
(6) is considered an abandoned motor vehicle under
Section 644.153(r).
(b) In this section, "controlled access highway" has the
meaning assigned by Section 541.302.