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Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 281 Acquisition Of Public Interest In Private Road By Certain CountiesLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Transportation Code > Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 281 Acquisition Of Public Interest In Private Road By Certain Counties Sponsored LinksThis chapter applies only to a county with a population of 50,000 or less. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, ... A county may acquire a public interest in a private road only by: (1) purchase; (2) condemnation; (3) dedication; or (4) a court's final judgment ... (a) For purposes of this chapter, a dedication must be: (1) an explicit voluntary grant of the use of a private road for public purposes; ... For purposes of this chapter, adverse possession is not established by the: (1) use of a private road by the public with the permission of ... (a) After a public interest in a private road is acquired under this chapter, the commissioners court of the county in which the road is ... A commissioners court may not assert a public interest in a private road acquired under this chapter until the court: (1) complies with Section 281.005; ... A person asserting a right, title, or interest in a private road in which a public interest is asserted under this chapter may file suit ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |