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Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 251 General County Authority Relating To Roads And BridgesLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Transportation Code > Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 251 General County Authority Relating To Roads And Bridges In this chapter as applied to a public road: (1) "Abandon" means to relinquish the public's right of way in and use of the road. ... A public road or highway that has been laid out and established according to law and that has not been discontinued is a public road. ... (a) The commissioners court of a county may: (1) make and enforce all necessary rules and orders for the construction and maintenance of public roads; ... (a) The county commissioners are the supervisors of the public roads in a county unless the county adopts an optional system of administering the county ... (a) A county commissioner serving as a road supervisor shall make a sworn annual report during the ninth month of the county fiscal year on ... (a) The commissioners court of a county may condemn material necessary to construct, repair, or maintain public roads if the owner of the material rejects ... (a) The commissioners court of each county shall classify each public road in the county as a first-class, second-class, or third-class road. (b) A county ... A public road of any class must: (1) be clear of all obstructions; (2) have all stumps over six inches in diameter cut down to ... (a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of less than 60,000 may authorize the construction of cattle guards on a county road ... (a) The commissioners court of a county may authorize the replacement or repair of an existing cattle guard on a county road of any class. ... (a) A person, including a neighborhood association, who owns or controls real property on which a third-class road or a neighborhood road established under Section ... (a) The commissioners court of a county shall establish detour roads for the convenience of the public when a county road that is not part ... (a) With the approval of the governing body of a municipality, the commissioners court of a county may spend county money to finance the construction, ... (a) The commissioners court of a county by order may adopt uniform standards for naming public roads located wholly or partly in unincorporated areas of ... (a) The commissioners court of a county may enter into an agreement with the commission for the county to carry out a project or activity ... The commissioners court of a county may use county road equipment, construction equipment, including trucks, and employees necessary to operate the equipment to assist another ... The commissioners court of a county may exercise general control over all roads, highways, and bridges in the county. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ... The commissioners court of a county may set a reasonable fee for the county's issuance of a permit authorized by this chapter for which a ... (a) The commissioners court of a county shall: (1) order that public roads be laid out, opened, discontinued, closed, abandoned, vacated, or altered; and (2) ... (a) The residents of a precinct may apply for a new road or a change in an existing road by presenting to the commissioners court ... (a) As provided by this section, a commissioners court may declare as a public road: (1) any line between the locations of any persons; (2) ... (a) A new road ordered by the commissioners court of a county must be laid out by a jury of view consisting of five property ... A county that determines that it would significantly benefit from the extension of a farm-to-market road in an adjoining county may contract with the adjoining ... (a) A public road may not be opened across real property owned and used or intended for use for public purposes by a state institution ... (a) A county road is abandoned when its use has become so infrequent that one or more adjoining property owners have enclosed the road with ... (a) A property owner may not enjoin the entry or enforcement of an order of a commissioners court, acting at the request of any person ... (a) When the commissioners court of a county has established a county road and (i) the laying out of the road has been established by ... The commissioners court of a county may erect and maintain any necessary bridge in the county and make any necessary appropriation for that purpose. Acts ... On equitable terms agreed to by the commissioners courts of the counties, two or more counties jointly may erect a bridge over a stream that ... (a) The commissioners court of a county may erect a bridge in a municipality in the manner authorized by law for the erection of a ... (a) A county may exercise the power of eminent domain in a municipality with the prior consent of the governing body of the municipality to ... A county shall include the cost of relocating or adjusting an eligible utility facility in the expense of right-of-way acquisition. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. ... A county may pay for relocating a water line owned by a water control and improvement district if: (1) the relocation is necessary to complete ... The commissioners court of a county may regulate traffic on a county road or on real property owned by the county that is under the ... (a) Except as provided by Section 251.159, before the commissioners court may issue a traffic regulation under this subchapter, the commissioners court must hold a ... (a) The commissioners court of a county may establish load limits for any county road or bridge in the manner prescribed by Section 621.301. (b) ... (a) The commissioners court of a county, by order entered on the minutes of the court, may determine and set a maximum reasonable and prudent ... (a) The commissioners court of a county may adopt regulations establishing a system of traffic control devices in restricted traffic zones on property described by ... (a) The commissioners court of a county by order may have signs installed that prohibit or restrict the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle ... (a) In this section, "road supervisor" means a person authorized to supervise roads in a county or in a district or precinct of a county. ... (a) The commissioners court of a county by order may permit the temporary use of a county road located in an unincorporated area of the ... (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 ... (a) A person who operates or moves a vehicle or other object on a public road or bridge and the owner of the vehicle or ... (a) A person commits a misdemeanor offense if the person: (1) stops, stands, or parks a vehicle in violation of a restriction stated on a ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |