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TX Transp Code § 251.003 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 251.003. Construction and Maintenance of Public Roads

Sec. 251.003.  CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ROADS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may:(1)  make and enforce all necessary rules and orders for the construction and maintenance of public roads;(2)  hire the labor and purchase the machinery and equipment needed to construct and maintain public roads;  and(3)  use any necessary material most convenient to build, repair, or maintain public roads, regardless of the location or extent of the material.(b)  The court may enter any necessary order for the use of inmates of the county jails to work on the county roads or to build bridges.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 251.004 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 251.004. Commissioners as Road Supervisors

Sec. 251.004.  COMMISSIONERS AS ROAD SUPERVISORS.  (a)  The county commissioners are the supervisors of the public roads in a county unless the county adopts an optional system of administering the county roads under Chapter 252.(b)  A county commissioner serving as a road supervisor shall supervise the public roads in the commissioner's precinct at least once each month.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 251.006 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 251.006. Obtaining Material for Public Roads

Sec. 251.006.  OBTAINING MATERIAL FOR PUBLIC ROADS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may condemn material necessary to construct, repair, or maintain public roads if the owner of the material rejects the price that the court determines to be a fair price.(b)  The commissioners court shall appoint commissioners to condemn the material.  A condemnation commissioner is entitled to a fee of $2 for each day of service.  The fee shall be paid on order of the commissioners court from the same fund from which payment for the materials is made.(c)  The condemnation commissioners shall hold a hearing to set a fair and reasonable value for the material according to the current method for pricing or valuing the material.  The compensation awarded by the condemnation commissioners for the material shall be paid to the owner of the material or deposited with the county treasurer to the owner's credit.  When the payment or deposit is made, the county has the right to enter on and use the material.(d)  If the owner of the material or the county is not satisfied with the compensation awarded, the owner or county may appeal the award in the manner provided for appeal of a condemnation case.(e)  Payment for material needed for the general system of county roads shall be made from the county road and bridge fund or from the proceeds of any county bond issue.  Payment for material to be used for the benefit of a defined district or political subdivision of the county shall be made from the district or subdivision's funds derived from the sale of bonds or the collection of special taxes.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 251.007 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 251.007. Classification of County Roads

Sec. 251.007.  CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTY ROADS.  (a)  The commissioners court of each county shall classify each public road in the county as a first-class, second-class, or third-class road.(b)  A county may not reduce a first-class or second-class road to a lower class.(c)  A first-class road must be not less than 40 feet wide or more than 100 feet wide.  The causeway on a first-class road must be at least 16 feet wide.(d)  A second-class road and a causeway on a second-class road must meet the requirements applicable to a first-class road.(e)  A third-class road must meet the requirements applicable to a first-class road, except that:(1)  a third-class road may be less than 40 but not less than 20 feet wide;  and(2)  the causeway on a third-class road may be less than 16 but not less than 12 feet wide.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 251.008 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 251.008. General Requirements for County Roads

Sec. 251.008.  GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY ROADS.  A public road of any class must:(1)  be clear of all obstructions;(2)  have all stumps over six inches in diameter cut down to not more than six inches of the surface and rounded off;  and(3)  have all stumps of six inches or less in diameter cut smooth with the ground.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 251.009 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 251.009. Construction of Cattle Guards on County Roads; Offense

Sec. 251.009.  CONSTRUCTION OF CATTLE GUARDS ON COUNTY ROADS; OFFENSE.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may authorize the construction of cattle guards on a county road of any class.  A cattle guard authorized under this section is not an obstruction of the road.(b)  The commissioners court shall establish plans and specifications for a standard cattle guard to be used on the county roads.  The plans and specifications must be plainly written and supplemented by drawings as necessary and must be available for inspection by the residents of the county.(c)  A person who constructs a cattle guard on a county road that does not conform to the plans and specifications established under Subsection (b) commits an offense.  An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $5 or more than $100.(d)  The commissioners court may construct a cattle guard on a county road of any class and may pay for its construction from the county road and bridge fund if the court finds that the construction of the cattle guard is in the best interest of the residents of the county.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 128, Sec. 2, eff. May 27, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 339 (S.B. 66), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 339 (S.B. 66), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Transp Code § 251.0095 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 251.0095. Replacement and Repair of Existing Cattle Guards on County Roads

Sec. 251.0095.  REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR OF EXISTING CATTLE GUARDS ON COUNTY ROADS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may authorize the replacement or repair of an existing cattle guard on a county road of any class.(b)  The commissioners court may replace or repair a cattle guard on a county road of any class and may pay for its replacement or repair from the county road and bridge fund if the court finds that the replacement or repair of the cattle guard is in the best interest of the residents of the county.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 128, Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 251.0096 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 251.0096. Removal of Cattle Guards From County Roads

Sec. 251.0096.  REMOVAL OF CATTLE GUARDS FROM COUNTY ROADS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may remove a cattle guard from a county road of any class if the commissioners court notifies each person who owns land adjacent to the cattle guard by certified mail not less than 90 days before the proposed removal of the cattle guard.(b)  The commissioners court is not required to hold a public hearing on a proposed cattle guard removal.  If a resident of the county requests a public hearing, the commissioners court shall hold a public hearing on the removal of the cattle guard.  To be valid, a request for a public hearing must be in writing and be made before the 75th day after the date the notice required by Subsection (a) is mailed.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 216 (S.B. 1059), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 251.010 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 251.010. Gates on Third-Class and Neighborhood Roads; Offenses

Sec. 251.010.  GATES ON THIRD-CLASS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS;  OFFENSES.  (a)  A person, including a neighborhood association, who owns or controls real property on which a third-class road or a neighborhood road established under Section 251.053 is located for which the right-of-way was obtained without cost to the county may erect a gate across the road when necessary.  The person shall place a permanent hitching post and stile block on each side of the gate within 60 feet of the gate.  The gate must be:(1)  at least 10 feet wide;(2)  free of obstructions above the gate;(3)  constructed so that opening and shutting the gate will not cause unnecessary delay to persons, including emergency personnel, using the road;  and(4)  constructed with a fastening to hold the gate open until a person using the gate passes through it.(b)  The property owner shall keep the gate and the approaches to the gate in good order.(c)  A person who erects a gate across a road specified by Subsection (a) and who wilfully or negligently fails to comply with a requirement of this section commits an offense.  An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $5 or more than $20. Each week that the person fails to comply with this section constitutes a separate offense.(d)  A person who wilfully or negligently leaves open a gate on a road specified by Subsection (a) commits an offense.  An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $5 or more than $20.(e)  A person may not erect a gate under this section unless the gate is approved by the commissioners court of the county.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1123, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1032 (H.B. 1671), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Transp Code § 251.011 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 251.011. Detour Roads

Sec. 251.011.  DETOUR ROADS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county shall establish detour roads for the convenience of the public when a county road that is not part of the state highway system must be closed to traffic for road construction.  When a county detour road is in use, the county has the same authority over the road as over an established public road.(b)  The commissioners court shall:(1)  post all signs necessary for the convenience and guidance of the public at each end of a county detour road;  and(2)  maintain a county detour road so that it is reasonably adequate for normal traffic requirements.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 251.012 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 251.012. County Authority in Municipality

Sec. 251.012.  COUNTY AUTHORITY IN MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  With the approval of the governing body of a municipality, the commissioners court of a county may spend county money to finance the construction, improvement, maintenance, or repair of a street or alley in the county that is located in the municipality, including the provision of:(1)  necessary roadbed preparation or material;(2)  paving or other hard covering of the street or alley;(3)  curbs, gutters, bridges, or drainage facilities;  or(4)  any construction, improvement, maintenance, or repair allowed under Section 791.032, Government Code, if the commissioners court finds that the county will receive benefits as a result of the work on the street or alley.(b)  County work authorized by this section may be done or financed:(1)  by the county through the use of county equipment;(2)  by an independent contractor with whom the county has contracted;(3)  by the county as an independent contractor with the municipality;  or(4)  by the municipality, with the municipality to be reimbursed by the county.(c)  A county acting under this section has, to the extent practicable, the same powers and duties relating to imposing assessments for the construction, improvement, maintenance, or repair as the municipality would have if the municipality were to finance and undertake that activity.(d)  A county acting under Subsection (b) may not spend bond proceeds for the construction of a new road in a municipality unless the construction is specifically authorized in the election approving the issuance of the bonds, regardless of the source of the money used to acquire the equipment used to construct the road.(e)  The authority granted by this section is in addition to the authority of a county provided by a local road law.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 251.013 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 251.013. Road Names and Address Numbers

Sec. 251.013.  ROAD NAMES AND ADDRESS NUMBERS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county by order may adopt uniform standards for naming public roads located wholly or partly in unincorporated areas of the county and for assigning address numbers to property located in unincorporated areas of the county.  The standards apply to any new public road that is established.(b)  The commissioners court of a county by order may adopt a name for a public road located wholly or partly in an unincorporated area of the county and may assign address numbers to property located in an unincorporated area of the county for which there is no established address system.(b-1)  The commissioners court of a county by order may:(1)  adopt standards and specifications for the design and installation of address number signs to identify properties located in unincorporated areas of the county, including standards or specifications as to sign size, material, longevity, ability to be seen and to reflect light, and any other factor the commissioners court considers necessary or appropriate; and(2)  require the owners or occupants of properties in unincorporated areas of the county to:(A)  obtain address number signs that comply with the standards and specifications adopted under Subdivision (1); and(B)  install and maintain those signs at the locations and in the manner required by those standards and specifications.(c)  If an order adopted under this section conflicts with a municipal ordinance, the municipal ordinance prevails in the territory in which it is effective.(d)  A commissioners court may adopt an order under this section only after conducting a public hearing on the proposed order.  The court shall give public notice of the hearing at least two weeks before the date of the hearing.(e)  A person who knowingly fails or refuses to comply with an order of a commissioners court under Subsection (b-1)(2) commits an offense.  An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 2665), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 251.014 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 251.014. County Improvement of State Highway

Sec. 251.014.  COUNTY IMPROVEMENT OF STATE HIGHWAY.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may enter into an agreement with the commission for the county to carry out a project or activity for the improvement of a segment of the state highway system.(b)  In this section, "improvement" means construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and the making of a necessary plan or survey before beginning construction, reconstruction, or maintenance and includes a project or activity appurtenant to a state highway, including surveying, making a traffic count, or landscaping or an activity relating to a drainage facility, driveway, sign, light, or guardrail.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.27, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 251.015 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 251.015. Assisting Other Governmental Entity

Sec. 251.015.  ASSISTING OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.  The commissioners court of a county may use county road equipment, construction equipment, including trucks, and employees necessary to operate the equipment to assist another governmental entity on a project if:(1)  the cost does not exceed $15,000;(2)  the use of the equipment or employees does not interfere with the county's work schedule;  and(3)  the county pays only the costs that the county would pay if the county did not assist the governmental entity.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1058, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 251.016 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 251.016. General County Authority Over Roads, Highways, and Bridges

Sec. 251.016.  GENERAL COUNTY AUTHORITY OVER ROADS, HIGHWAYS, AND BRIDGES.  The commissioners court of a county may exercise general control over all roads, highways, and bridges in the county.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 13.11(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 251.0165 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 251.0165. Control of Access Within Certain Counties

Sec. 251.0165.  CONTROL OF ACCESS WITHIN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  Except as limited by Section 203.032, a county with a population of 3.3 million or more or a county adjacent to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, by resolution or order, may:(1)  deny access to or from a controlled access highway within the county and outside the limits of a municipality, including a state highway, from or to adjoining public or private real property and from or to a public or private way intersecting the highway, except at specific locations designated by the county; and(2)  designate locations on a controlled access highway within the county and outside the limits of a municipality, including a state highway, at which access to or from the highway is permitted and determine the type and extent of access permitted at each location.(b)  This section does not apply to the placement of or access to a utility facility in or near a highway right-of-way.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1400 (H.B. 2991), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Transp Code § 251.017 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 251.017. County Authority to Set Fee

Sec. 251.017.  COUNTY AUTHORITY TO SET FEE.  The commissioners court of a county may set a reasonable fee for the county's issuance of a permit authorized by this chapter for which a fee is not specifically prescribed.  The fee must be set and itemized in the county's budget as part of the budget preparation process.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 951, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 251.019 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 251.019. Donations

Sec. 251.019.  DONATIONS.  (a)  A commissioners court may accept donations of labor, money, or other property to aid in the building or maintaining of roads, culverts, or bridges in the county.(b)  A county operating under the county road department system on September 1, 2013, may use the authority granted under this section without holding a new election under Section 252.301.(c)  A county that accepts donations under this section must execute a release of liability in favor of the entity donating the labor, money, or other property.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1372 (S.B. 1747), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 251.051 (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 251.051. General Authority of Commissioners Court

Sec. 251.051.  GENERAL AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONERS COURT.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county shall:(1)  order that public roads be laid out, opened, discontinued, closed, abandoned, vacated, or altered;  and(2)  assume control of streets and alleys in a municipality that does not have an active de facto municipal government.(b)  A unanimous vote of the commissioners court is required to:(1)  close, abandon, or vacate a public road;  or(2)  alter a public road, except to shorten it from end to end.(c)  The commissioners court of a county may not discontinue a public road until a new road designated by the court as a replacement is ready to replace it.(d)  The commissioners court may not discontinue, close, or abandon an entire first-class or second-class road unless the road has been vacated or unused for at least three years.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|