Texas Transportation Code Title 6, Chapter 252 - Systems Of County Road Administration
SUBCHAPTER A EX OFFICIO ROAD COMMISSIONER SYSTEM
- Texas Section 252.001 - Adoption Of Ex Officio Road Commissioner System
(a) The commissioners court of a county may adopt this subchapter by an order made at a regular term of the court when all the...
- Texas Section 252.002 - Relationship Of Subchapter To Other Law
If this subchapter conflicts with a general law relating to roads, this subchapter controls. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
- Texas Section 252.003 - Ex Officio Road Commissioners
A county commissioner is the ex officio road commissioner of the county commissioner's precinct. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
- Texas Section 252.004 - Bond
(a) Before assuming the duties of an ex officio road commissioner, a county commissioner must execute a bond in the amount of $3,000 payable to...
- Texas Section 252.005 - Powers And Duties Of Commissioners Court
(a) The commissioners court shall adopt a system for laying out, working on, draining, and repairing the public roads. (b) The commissioners court may purchase...
SUBCHAPTER B ROAD COMMISSIONER SYSTEM
- Texas Section 252.006 - Powers And Duties Of Ex Officio Road Commissioners
(a) Under the direction of the commissioners court, an ex officio road commissioner is responsible for the vehicles, tools, and machinery belonging to the county...
- Texas Section 252.101 - Subchapter Not Applicable To Certain Counties
(a) This subchapter does not apply to Angelina, Aransas, Blanco, Bowie, Calhoun, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Comal, Dallas, Delta, DeWitt, Fayette, Franklin, Galveston, Gillespie, Grayson, Gregg,...
- Texas Section 252.102 - Relationship Of Subchapter To Other Law
If this subchapter conflicts with a general law relating to roads and bridges, this subchapter controls. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff....
- Texas Section 252.103 - Road Commissioners
(a) A commissioners court may employ not more than four road commissioners. (b) A road commissioner must be a resident of the district for which...
- Texas Section 252.104 - Bond Of Road Commissioner
(a) Before assuming the duties of a road commissioner, a road commissioner must execute a bond with one or more good and sufficient sureties payable...
- Texas Section 252.105 - Powers And Duties Of Road Commissioner
(a) A road commissioner controls the overseers, laborers, tools, machinery, and vehicles to be used on the roads in the road commissioner's district and may...
- Texas Section 252.106 - Supervision Of Road Commissioner By Commissioners Court
(a) A road commissioner shall obey the orders of the commissioners court. (b) A road commissioner's acts are subject to the control, supervision, orders, and...
- Texas Section 252.107 - Report Of Road Commissioner
(a) At each regular term of the commissioners court, a road commissioner shall give a report under oath to the court that: (1) includes an...
- Texas Section 252.108 - Use Of County Road And Bridge Fund
(a) In a county that employs road commissioners under this subchapter, the commissioners court shall ensure that the county road and bridge fund is judiciously...
- Texas Section 252.109 - Donations
A commissioners court or the road commissioners may accept donations of labor, money, or other property to aid in building or maintaining roads in the...
- Texas Section 252.110 - Liability For Property Damage Or Misplacement
A person who knowingly or wilfully damages or misplaces a bridge, culvert, drain, sewer, ditch, sign, milepost, or similar thing placed on a road to...
SUBCHAPTER C ROAD SUPERINTENDENT SYSTEM
- Texas Section 252.111 - Drainage Along Public Road
(a) A commissioners court or road commissioner may authorize a person to make a drain along a public road to drain the person's property. (b)...
- Texas Section 252.201 - Subchapter Not Applicable To Certain Counties
(a) This subchapter does not apply to Angelina, Aransas, Blanco, Bowie, Calhoun, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Comal, Dallas, Delta, DeWitt, Fayette, Franklin, Galveston, Gillespie, Grayson, Gregg,...
- Texas Section 252.202 - Relationship Of Subchapter To Other Law
If this subchapter conflicts with a general law relating to roads and bridges, this subchapter controls. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff....
- Texas Section 252.203 - Adoption Of Subchapter And Appointment Of Road Superintendents
(a) The commissioners court of a county may adopt this subchapter by appointing a road superintendent for the county or one superintendent in each county...
- Texas Section 252.204 - Oath And Bond Of Road Superintendent
(a) Not later than the 20th day after the date of appointment, a road superintendent must: (1) take and subscribe to the oath required by...
- Texas Section 252.205 - Powers And Duties Of Road Superintendent
(a) Subject to the orders of the commissioners court, a road superintendent has general supervision over the public roads in the road superintendent's county or...
- Texas Section 252.206 - Liability Of Road Superintendent
A road superintendent is liable for: (1) the loss, injury, or destruction of machinery or a tool or vehicle placed under the road superintendent's control...
- Texas Section 252.207 - Report Of Road Superintendent
(a) A road superintendent shall make a sworn report to the commissioners court at each regular term of the court showing: (1) an itemized account...
- Texas Section 252.208 - Supervision Of Road Superintendent By Commissioners Court
Work performed under a road superintendent is subject to the general supervision of the commissioners court. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff....
- Texas Section 252.209 - Contracts By Road Superintendent; Payment
(a) A road superintendent shall make the best contract possible for labor or machinery and in payment for the labor or machinery shall issue to...
- Texas Section 252.210 - Division Of County Or Precinct Into Road Districts
(a) If the commissioners court directs, a road superintendent shall: (1) divide the road superintendent's county or precinct into road districts of convenient size; (2)...
- Texas Section 252.211 - Salary Of Road Superintendent
(a) A road superintendent's salary shall be paid at stated intervals on the order of the commissioners court. (b) The commissioners court may suspend the...
- Texas Section 252.212 - Powers Of Commissioners Court
In a county that appoints one or more road superintendents, the commissioners court may: (1) purchase or hire the road machinery, tools, vehicles, and labor...
- Texas Section 252.213 - Contracts By Commissioners Court; Payment
(a) In a county that appoints one or more road superintendents, the commissioners court by contract may construct, grade, gravel, or otherwise improve a road...
- Texas Section 252.214 - Donations
A commissioners court may accept donations of labor, money, or other property to aid in building or maintaining roads in the county. Acts 1995, 74th...
- Texas Section 252.215 - Liability For Property Damage Or Misplacement
A person who knowingly or wilfully damages or misplaces a bridge, culvert, drain, sewer, ditch, sign, milepost, or similar thing placed on a road to...
SUBCHAPTER D COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT SYSTEM
- Texas Section 252.216 - Drainage Along Public Road
(a) A commissioners court or, with the approval of the commissioners court, a road superintendent may authorize a person to make a drain along a...
- Texas Section 252.301 - Adoption Of County Road Department System
(a) A county may adopt this subchapter at an election held as provided by this section. (b) The commissioners court shall submit the question of...
- Texas Section 252.302 - Organization Of System
(a) The county road department is responsible for the construction and maintenance of county roads. (b) The county road department includes: (1) the commissioners court...
- Texas Section 252.303 - Countywide System
In a county that adopts this subchapter, the construction and maintenance of county roads, the ownership and use of county road department equipment, materials, and...
- Texas Section 252.304 - County Road Engineer Or Road Administrator
(a) The commissioners court shall appoint a county road engineer, who must: (1) be a licensed professional engineer experienced in road construction and maintenance; and...
- Texas Section 252.305 - Oath; Bonds
(a) A county road engineer must take the official oath of office. (b) As required by the commissioners court, the county road engineer and other...
- Texas Section 252.306 - Salary Of County Road Engineer
A county road engineer shall receive an annual salary to be paid in equal monthly installments out of the county road and bridge fund. Acts...
- Texas Section 252.307 - Term And Removal
(a) A county road engineer holds the position for an indefinite term. (b) A county road engineer may be removed by a majority vote of...
- Texas Section 252.308 - County Road Engineer Unable To Perform Duties
A commissioners court may designate a qualified administrative officer to perform the county road engineer's duties during any period in which the county road engineer...
- Texas Section 252.309 - Powers And Duties Of County Road Engineer
(a) The county road engineer is responsible to the commissioners court for the efficient and economical construction and maintenance of the county roads. (b) The...
- Texas Section 252.310 - Inspections
The county road engineer shall inspect for the county the progress of work on a county road construction and maintenance project awarded to a private...
- Texas Section 252.311 - Funding
(a) Expenditures for the construction and maintenance of the county roads and the operation of the county road department shall be paid out of the...
- Texas Section 252.312 - Competitive Bidding
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commissioners court shall purchase the equipment, materials, and supplies for the county road department through competitive bidding...
- Texas Section 252.313 - Payment Of Claims
Before the commissioners court orders payment of a claim covering the purchase of equipment, materials, supplies, or services, including county road construction or maintenance, contracted...
- Texas Section 252.314 - Donations
A commissioners court may accept donations of labor, money, or other property to aid in the building or maintaining of roads in the county. Added...
Last modified: September 28, 2016