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Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 257 Road DistrictsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Transportation Code > Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 257 Road Districts Sponsored Links(a) A county commissioners precinct or justice precinct operating under Chapter 1471, Government Code, or a road district is a body corporate and may sue ... (a) A county commissioner is the ex officio road superintendent with power to enter into a contract in an amount that is not more than ... (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a road district established pursuant to Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, may agree to: (1) reimburse a private person ... (a) A road district to which this chapter applies shall post signs indicating the existence of the district at two or more principal entrances to ... (a) Before the final closing of a sale of real property located in a road district, the seller shall furnish to the buyer of the ... A county operating under a special road tax law may take any action authorized by this chapter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, ... (a) The commissioners court of a county by order may establish one or more road districts in the county as provided by Section 52, Article ... (a) The commissioners court by order may abolish a road district after a public hearing on the matter if: (1) the road district has no ... (a) A county commissioners court may exclude from a proposed road district any territory that is part of or adjacent to an existing road district ... (a) Before the commissioners court orders an election to authorize bonds for a road district, the commissioners court, on its own motion or on receipt ... (a) One or more persons may file a petition with the commissioners court of a county requesting that real property owned by the person or ... (a) The commissioners court of a county on its own motion may hold a hearing on the question of annexing a defined area to a ... (a) The qualified voters of two or more adjoining counties or portions of adjoining counties in the manner provided by this subchapter may combine those ... (a) A petition to establish a road district under this subchapter must be signed by at least 50 registered voters or a majority of the ... The commissioners court of a county may change a road designated in the petition calling for the establishment of a road district under this subchapter ... (a) On presentation of a petition under Section 257.102, the commissioners court of each county shall order the time for the petition to be heard ... (a) At the time and place set for the hearing of a petition presented under Section 257.102, or on a subsequent date set at that ... (a) The commissioners court of each county included in whole or part in a proposed road district may issue and record in its minutes an ... (a) Notice of an election to establish a road district under this subchapter shall be given in the same manner and for the same time ... (a) The following are ex officio directors of a road district established under this subchapter: (1) for a county that is wholly included in the ... A joint meeting of the commissioners courts or ex officio directors of a road district established under this subchapter may be adjourned from day to ... (a) At a joint meeting held for that purpose in the county having the greatest population, the commissioners of the counties included in whole or ... (a) A road district established under this subchapter may purchase or take over an improved road previously constructed by a county or by another road ... As provided by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, to construct, maintain, and operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or in aid of ... (a) The members of the commissioners courts of the counties included in whole or part in a road district established under this subchapter at a ... (a) A certified copy of an order for an election made under Section 257.113 shall be sent to the county clerk of each county included ... The ex officio directors of a road district established under this subchapter by order shall declare the result of a district bond election and certify ... If in a bond election held under this subchapter two-thirds of the votes received in each county or portion of a county included in the ... (a) Each year, the commissioners courts of the counties included in whole or part in a road district established under this subchapter shall determine the ... (a) Bonds issued by a road district under this subchapter shall be: (1) issued in the name of the road district; (2) signed by the ... (a) The commissioners courts of the counties included in whole or part in a road district established under this subchapter, at a joint meeting held ... (a) On the issuance and sale of road district bonds under this subchapter, the commissioners court of each county included in whole or part in ... Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the general laws governing county road bonds authorized under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, apply to the ... Bonds issued under this subchapter shall mature not later than the 40th anniversary of the date of their issuance and shall bear interest at a ... (a) The commissioners court of each county included in whole or part in a road district established under this subchapter shall make a record of ... (a) The treasurer or depository of a road district established under this subchapter shall pay out the proceeds from the sale of the district's bonds ... (a) In this section: (1) "Affected area" means the area: (A) of an assessment road district; and (B) within 1,500 feet of the boundary of ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |