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Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 286 Road Laws Relating To Specific CountiesLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Transportation Code > Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 286 Road Laws Relating To Specific Counties Sponsored LinksThis subchapter applies only to Galveston County and Cameron County. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ... (a) The commissioners court of the county may improve a county road in the county by: (1) filling, grading, raising, paving, or repairing the road ... (a) The commissioners court may not make an assessment against abutting property or the owners of the property in excess of the special benefit to ... (a) This subchapter does not authorize the commissioners court to create a lien against an interest in property that is exempt from the lien of ... (a) The commissioners court shall apportion the part of the cost of an improvement assessed against abutting property among the parcels of the abutting property ... (a) The commissioners court may change a plan, method, or contract relating to an improvement. (b) The commissioners court may not make a change that ... (a) A commissioners court may make an assessment under Section 286.002 only after notice and an opportunity for a hearing is provided in accordance with ... The commissioners court shall hold a hearing at which a person who owns an interest in property that abuts a county road that is to ... (a) Not later than the 15th day after the date the commissioners court makes an assessment under Section 286.002, a person who owns or claims ... The only defenses to an assessment in a suit to enforce the assessment are that: (1) the assessment exceeds the amount of the estimated assessment ... Nothing said or done by a county officer or employee or a member of the commissioners court affects this subchapter. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. ... (a) The commissioners court may issue an assignable certificate that: (1) is evidence of an assessment made under this subchapter; and (2) declares: (A) the ... An assessment related to the cost of an improvement that is to be constructed is not valid unless the commissioners court: (1) makes or causes ... (a) If an assessment is held or determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the commissioners court may correct: (1) a deficiency in a proceeding relating ... This subchapter applies only to Live Oak County. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ... (a) The commissioners court of the county may finance all or part of the cost of improving a portion of the county road system located ... (a) The county has a lien on assessed property under this subchapter that takes effect on the date the assessment is made. (b) The lien ... (a) The county may not assess a lien against property that on the date the commissioners court orders the assessment is exempt by law from ... (a) The commissioners court shall apportion the assessed cost of improving a county road in accordance with the front foot rule which may vary among ... (a) The commissioners court shall prepare a plan of each proposed improvement that is to be financed by an assessment under Section 286.042. (b) The ... (a) After preparing the plan required by Section 286.046, the commissioners court by order shall set a time, date, and place for a public hearing ... (a) The commissioners court shall hold a public hearing at which an owner of an interest in property that abuts a proposed improvement may contest: ... (a) Not later than the 15th day after the date the commissioners court makes an assessment under this subchapter, the owner of an interest in ... (a) A lien against assessed property and the personal liability of the owner may be enforced by suit in district court. An amount equal to ... (a) The commissioners court of the county may issue an assignable certificate in the county's name that: (1) certifies an assessment imposed under this subchapter; ... (a) If an assessment is held invalid or unenforceable, the commissioners court may: (1) correct an error related to the assessment; and (2) after a ... (a) The commissioners court may issue a subsequent assessment certificate that reflects each modification of the original assessment. (b) A subsequent assessment certificate has the ... This subchapter applies only to Leon County and Madison County. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ... In this subchapter: (1) "Public water" includes a public stream, river, bay, or lake. (2) "Navigable stream" has the meaning assigned by Section 21.001, Natural ... (a) A public necessity for additional roads is created by the lack of adequate roads for general public access to a navigable stream, public lake, ... The commissioners court may declare to be a public road to furnish access to public water a: (1) line between parcels of real property having ... (a) A person who lives within an enclosure described by Section 286.064(5), or 10 residents of the county, may file a sworn application with the ... (a) On the filing of an application under Section 286.065, the county clerk shall issue to the sheriff or a constable a notice that commands ... (a) The commissioners court by order shall declare each line designated in the application or designated by the commissioners court to be a public road ... The commissioners court is not required to keep a road declared to be a public road under this subchapter worked by road hands. Acts 1995, ... (a) A jury of freeholders shall assess any damage to a property owner under this subchapter in the manner provided for other public roads. (b) ... (a) On the filing of an application in accordance with Sections 286.064 through 286.069, the commissioners court may issue an order that opens, in accordance ... (a) The commissioners court of Gregg County shall order an election on the question of the adoption of the optional county road system under Subchapter ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |