TITLE: Relating to creation of the Adopt-a-County Road program.

SUMMARY: Relating to creation of the Adopt-a-County Road program.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to creation of the Adopt-a-County Road program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 256, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 256.011 to read as follows: Sec. 256.011. ADOPT-A-COUNTY ROAD PROGRAM. (a) The commissioners court of a county may enter into a partnership agreement with a person under which: (1) the person shall make a donation, gift, or grant of funds to repair and maintain a section of a county road; and (2) the county shall install signs as public recognition that funding for the repair and maintenance of the section of county road has been provided by the person. (b) The commissioners court of a county shall determine the amount of a donation, gift, or grant required under Subsection (a)(1) for a person to be recognized under Subsection (a)(2). (c) Funds received by the county through a partnership agreement under this section may be used only for the repair and maintenance of the county road that is the subject of the agreement, including uses described by Section 256.003. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.