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Texas Transportation Code - Section 251.159. Delegation Of Commissioners' Authority

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§ 251.159. DELEGATION OF COMMISSIONERS' AUTHORITY.  (a) 
This section applies only to a county with a population of more than 
200,000.
	(b)  The commissioners court of a county may delegate to the 
county engineer or other county employee any function of the 
commissioners court under this subchapter, except as provided by 
Subsection (e).  An action of the county engineer or other county 
employee under this section has the same effect as if the action 
were an action of the commissioners court.
	(c)  Before issuing a traffic regulation under this 
subchapter, the commissioners court, in lieu of publishing notice 
required by a law other than this subchapter, may give notice of the 
proposed regulation by posting a conspicuous sign in any location 
to be affected by the regulation.
	(d)  The commissioners court is not required to hold a public 
hearing on the proposed traffic regulation unless a resident of the 
county requests a public hearing.  The request must be in writing 
and made before the eighth day after the later of:
		(1)  the date that the sign is posted;  or                                    
		(2)  the date that the notice under Section 251.152 is 
published.           
	(e)  If a public hearing is requested, the commissioners 
court may not delegate the duty to hold the hearing.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended 
by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 885, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.

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