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TX Transp Code § 251.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter B. Establishing and Closing Roads|Section 251.052. Public Application for New Road or Road Change

Sec. 251.052.  PUBLIC APPLICATION FOR NEW ROAD OR ROAD CHANGE.  (a)  The residents of a precinct may apply for a new road or a change in an existing road by presenting to the commissioners court a petition signed by:(1)  eight property owners in the precinct, if the application is to request a new road or that a road be discontinued;  or(2)  one property owner in the precinct, if the application is for a change in a road other than discontinuing the road.(b)  A petition presented under Subsection (a)(1) must specify the beginning and termination points of the proposed new road or road to be discontinued.(c)  The commissioners court may not grant an order on an application made under this section unless the applicants give notice of their intent to apply by posting, at the courthouse door and at two other places in the vicinity of the affected route, a written notice of their intent for at least 20 days before the date the application is made.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 251.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter B. Establishing and Closing Roads|Section 251.055. Extending Farm-to-Market Road in Adjoining County

Sec. 251.055.  EXTENDING FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD IN ADJOINING COUNTY.  A county that determines that it would significantly benefit from the extension of a farm-to-market road in an adjoining county may contract with the adjoining county for the extension and agree to pay all or part of the cost that the adjoining county necessarily incurs in extending the road.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 251.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter B. Establishing and Closing Roads|Section 251.056. Roads Across Public Real Property

Sec. 251.056.  ROADS ACROSS PUBLIC REAL PROPERTY.  (a)  A public road may not be opened across real property owned and used or intended for use for public purposes by a state institution and not subject to sale under the general law of this state without the consent of the governing body of the institution and the approval of the governor.(b)  The authority in charge of real property described by Subsection (a) may close a road opened on that real property before September 1, 1925, if the authority considers it necessary to protect the interests of the state.  An institution that closes a road under this subsection shall compensate the county in which the real property is located in an amount equal to the amount paid by the county to condemn the real property, as shown by the records of the commissioners court, together with eight percent interest.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 251.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter B. Establishing and Closing Roads|Section 251.057. Abandonment of County Road

Sec. 251.057.  ABANDONMENT OF COUNTY ROAD.  (a)  A county road is abandoned when its use has become so infrequent that one or more adjoining property owners have enclosed the road with a fence continuously for at least 20 years.  The abandoned road may be reestablished as a public road only in the manner provided for establishing a new road.(b)  This section does not apply to:(1)  a road to a cemetery, unless a property owner whose property adjoins the road enclosed with a fence under Subsection (a) files notice with the county clerk of the county in which the road is located that the owner agrees to provide reasonable access to the cemetery in accordance with Section 711.041, Health and Safety Code; or(2)  an access road that is reasonably necessary to reach adjoining real property.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 485 (S.B. 1487), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 251.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter B. Establishing and Closing Roads|Section 251.059. Maintaining Established County Roads

Sec. 251.059.  MAINTAINING ESTABLISHED COUNTY ROADS.  (a)  When the commissioners court of a county has established a county road and (i) the laying out of the road has been established by a jury of view, (ii) the county road has been in continuous use for more than 30 years, and (iii) public funds have been expended for the upkeep and maintenance of the road for at least 10 of the last 20 years, the commissioners court of a county may declare that the road shall continue to be used as a public road.(b)  When the commissioners court of a county determines after declaring such road a public road that it is in more than one county, the commissioners courts of the counties in which the road is located may allocate by mutual agreement the costs of maintenance of the road upon a finding by the commissioners courts of the counties that the continued maintenance of the road as a public road would be of benefit to the counties.(c)  It is hereby found by the legislature that all orders enacted by the commissioners court of a county in establishing such county roads and orders authorizing the expenditure of public funds for the construction and maintenance of public roads were enacted for a public purpose and all such orders are validated in all respects.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 2, eff. June 11, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 251.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter C. County Bridges|Section 251.081. General Authority to Erect and Maintain Bridges

Sec. 251.081.  GENERAL AUTHORITY TO ERECT AND MAINTAIN BRIDGES.  The commissioners court of a county may erect and maintain any necessary bridge in the county and make any necessary appropriation for that purpose.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 251.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter C. County Bridges|Section 251.082. Erection of Joint County Bridges

Sec. 251.082.  ERECTION OF JOINT COUNTY BRIDGES.  On equitable terms agreed to by the commissioners courts of the counties, two or more counties jointly may erect a bridge over a stream that forms the boundary between counties or at any other location at which the counties choose to erect a bridge.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 251.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter C. County Bridges|Section 251.083. Erecting and Maintaining Bridge in Municipality

Sec. 251.083.  ERECTING AND MAINTAINING BRIDGE IN MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may erect a bridge in a municipality in the manner authorized by law for the erection of a bridge outside a municipality.(b)  The commissioners court and the governing body of the municipality may agree to erect the bridge jointly.  The county or the municipality may issue bonds to pay its proportionate share of any resulting debt.(c)  The commissioners court of a county that owns a bridge located in a municipality shall maintain the bridge in good condition.  The duty imposed by this subsection does not affect the municipality's liability for an injury caused by a defective condition of the bridge.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 251.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter D. Acquisition of Right-of-Way for County Roads|Section 251.101. Condemnation for County Road in Municipality

Sec. 251.101.  CONDEMNATION FOR COUNTY ROAD IN MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  A county may exercise the power of eminent domain in a municipality with the prior consent of the governing body of the municipality to condemn and acquire real property, a right-of-way, or an easement in public or private real property that the commissioners court determines is necessary or convenient to any road that forms or will form a connecting link in the county road system or in a state highway.(b)  This section does not authorize the condemnation of property used for cemetery purposes.(c)  A condemnation proceeding under this section must be instituted under the direction of the commissioners court and in the name of the county.  The procedure established by Chapter 21, Property Code, governs condemnation under this section.(d)  An appeal from the finding and assessment of damages by the condemnation commissioners may not suspend work by the county in connection with which the real property, right-of-way, or easement is sought to be acquired.  In an appeal, the county is not required to give a bond for costs or other purposes.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 251.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter D. Acquisition of Right-of-Way for County Roads|Section 251.102. Cost of Relocating or Adjusting Utility Facility

Sec. 251.102.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ADJUSTING UTILITY FACILITY.  A county shall include the cost of relocating or adjusting an eligible utility facility in the expense of right-of-way acquisition.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 251.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter D. Acquisition of Right-of-Way for County Roads|Section 251.103. Relocating Water Line

Sec. 251.103.  RELOCATING WATER LINE.  A county may pay for relocating a water line owned by a water control and improvement district if:(1)  the relocation is necessary to complete construction or improvement of a farm-to-market road as described by Section 256.008;  and(2)  the district agrees to pay the county for the relocation costs:(A)  within 20 years;  and(B)  with interest at a rate equal to the rate paid by the county on its road and bridge fund time warrants.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 251.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter E. County Traffic Regulations|Section 251.151. Authority of Commissioners Court to Regulate Certain Roads

Sec. 251.151.  AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONERS COURT TO REGULATE CERTAIN ROADS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may regulate traffic on a county road or on real property owned by the county that is under the jurisdiction of the commissioners court.(b)  Under the terms of an interlocal contract under Section 791.036, Government Code, the commissioners court of a county may:(1)  by order apply the county's traffic regulations to a public road in the county that is owned, operated, and maintained by a special district and located wholly or partly in the county; and(2)  provide for the enforcement of the regulations.(c)  A public road that is subject to an order under Subsection (b) is considered to be a county road for purposes of applying a traffic regulation to the public road.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1211 (S.B. 1411), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.002(30), eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 119 (S.B. 2245), Sec. 2, eff. May 22, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 251.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter E. County Traffic Regulations|Section 251.152. Public Hearing Required

Sec. 251.152.  PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 251.159, before the commissioners court may issue a traffic regulation under this subchapter, the commissioners court must hold a public hearing on the proposed regulation.(b)  The commissioners court shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.  The notice must be published not later than the seventh or earlier than the 30th day before the date of the hearing.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 251.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter E. County Traffic Regulations|Section 251.153. Load Limits on County Roads and Bridges

Sec. 251.153.  LOAD LIMITS ON COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may establish load limits for any county road or bridge in the manner prescribed by Section 621.301.(b)  The commissioners court may authorize a county traffic officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, or deputy constable to weigh a vehicle to ascertain whether the vehicle's load exceeds the limit prescribed by the commissioners court.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 251.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter E. County Traffic Regulations|Section 251.154. Maximum Reasonable and Prudent Speeds on County Roads

Sec. 251.154.  MAXIMUM REASONABLE AND PRUDENT SPEEDS ON COUNTY ROADS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county, by order entered on the minutes of the court, may determine and set a maximum reasonable and prudent speed for a vehicle travelling on any segment of a county road, including a road or highway intersection, railroad grade crossing, curve, or hill.(b)  In determining the maximum reasonable and prudent speed, the commissioners court shall consider all circumstances on the affected segment of the road, including the width and condition of the road surface and the usual traffic on the road.(c)  The maximum reasonable and prudent speed set by the commissioners court under this section may be lower than the maximum speed set by law for a vehicle travelling on a public highway.(d)  A speed limit set by the commissioners court under this section is effective when appropriate signs giving notice of the speed limit are installed on the affected segment of the county road.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 251.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter E. County Traffic Regulations|Section 251.155. Restricted Traffic Zones

Sec. 251.155.  RESTRICTED TRAFFIC ZONES.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may adopt regulations establishing a system of traffic control devices in restricted traffic zones on:(1)  property described by Section 251.151(a); and(2)  property abutting a public road that is the subject of an order under Section 251.151(b) if the property is owned by the district that is subject to the order or is a public right-of-way.(b)  A system of traffic control devices adopted under this section must conform to the manual and specifications of the Texas Department of Transportation.(c)  The commissioners court by order entered on its minutes may install and maintain on property to which this section applies any traffic signal light, stop sign, or no-parking sign that the court considers necessary for public safety.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1211 (S.B. 1411), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 251.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter E. County Traffic Regulations|Section 251.156. Parking Restrictions

Sec. 251.156.  PARKING RESTRICTIONS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county by order may have signs installed that prohibit or restrict the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle in a restricted traffic zone on property described by Section 251.151, if in the opinion of the court the stopping, standing, or parking:(1)  is dangerous to those using the road or property;  or(2)  will unduly interfere with:(A)  the free movement of traffic;  or(B)  the necessary control or use of the property.(b)  The commissioners court of a county by order may provide that in a prosecution for an offense involving the stopping, standing, or parking of an unattended motor vehicle in a restricted traffic zone on property described by Section 251.151 it is presumed that the registered owner of the vehicle is the person who stopped, stood, or parked the vehicle at the time and place the offense occurred.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1080, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 251.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter E. County Traffic Regulations|Section 251.157. Prohibiting or Restricting Use of Road

Sec. 251.157.  PROHIBITING OR RESTRICTING USE OF ROAD.  (a)  In this section, "road supervisor" means a person authorized to supervise roads in a county or in a district or precinct of a county.(b)  A road supervisor may prohibit or restrict, if an alternative, more suitable road is available within the county at the time, the use of a road or a section of a road under the supervisor's control by any vehicle that will unduly damage the road when:(1)  because of wet weather or recent construction or repairs, the road cannot be safely used without probable serious damage to it; or(2)  a bridge or culvert on the road is unsafe.(c)  Before prohibiting or restricting the use of a road under this section, the road supervisor shall post notices that state the road and the expected duration of the prohibition or restriction, and identify the alternate route.  The notices must be posted at locations that enable drivers to detour to avoid the restricted road.(d)  The road supervisor may not prohibit the use of a road under this section until a detour has been provided.(e)  If the owner or operator of a vehicle that is prohibited or restricted from using a road under this section is aggrieved by the prohibition or restriction, the person may file with the county judge of the county in which the restricted road is located a written complaint that sets forth the nature of the grievance.  On the filing of the complaint the county judge promptly shall set the issue for a hearing to be held not later than the third day after the date on which the complaint is filed.  The county judge shall give the road supervisor, the county engineer, and the commissioners court written notice of the date and purpose of each hearing.(f)  The county judge shall hear testimony offered by the parties.  On conclusion of the hearing, the county judge shall sustain, revoke, or modify the road supervisor's decision on the prohibition or restriction.  The county judge's judgment is final as to the issues raised.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1019 (H.B. 2612), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1019 (H.B. 2612), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 251.1575 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter E. County Traffic Regulations|Section 251.1575. Prohibiting Use of Road for Certain Vehicles

Sec. 251.1575.  PROHIBITING USE OF ROAD FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES.  (a)  A commissioners court may identify an alternate route to a road and require heavy vehicles having a gross weight of more than 60,000 pounds to travel the alternate route in order to prevent excessive damage to the road due to the volume of traffic by such heavy vehicles.  An alternate route identified under this subsection must be:(1)  of sufficient strength and design to withstand the weight of the vehicles traveling the alternate route, including any bridges or culverts along the road; and(2)  located within the same county as the road described by this subsection.(b)  Notice of the prohibition must be provided in the same manner as for a prohibition or restriction under Section 251.157.(c)  A person who is required to operate or move a vehicle or other object on an alternate route identified under this section is not liable for damage sustained by the road, including a bridge, as a result of the operation or movement of the vehicle or other object, unless the act, error, or omission resulting in the damage constitutes:(1)  wanton, wilful, and intentional misconduct; or(2)  gross negligence.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1019 (H.B. 2612), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 251.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter E. County Traffic Regulations|Section 251.158. Temporary Use of County Road for Festival or Civic Event

Sec. 251.158.  TEMPORARY USE OF COUNTY ROAD FOR FESTIVAL OR CIVIC EVENT.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county by order may permit the temporary use of a county road located in an unincorporated area of the county for a civic event, including a festival.(b)  The court by order shall establish procedures for the temporary diversion of traffic from the road being used for the event.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|