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TX Transp Code § 250.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 250 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 250.001. Restriction on Fences in Certain Municipalities

Sec. 250.001.  RESTRICTION ON FENCES IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a fence located on land adjacent to a road or highway in the state highway system in a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.(b)  The commission may regulate the use of a fence near a road or highway that prevents or obstructs a vehicle from observing other vehicles or traffic in a manner that creates a safety hazard.(c)  The rules may provide for:(1)  setback, height, or visibility requirements for fences;(2)  delayed enforcement of not more than 120 days from the regulations for existing fences that do not comply with current standards;  and(3)  any other provision necessary to prevent an unsafe obstruction to the view of traffic on a road or highway.(d)  The failure of the commission to regulate a fence under this section is not admissible as evidence in a civil action that involves allegations that a fence prevents or obstructs a vehicle from observing other vehicles or traffic.(e)  A person commits an offense if the person intentionally violates a rule adopted by the commission under this section.  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000. Each day of a rule violation is a separate offense.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1224, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 250.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 250 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 250.002. Right-of-Way Accommodation for Broadband-Only Providers

Sec. 250.002.  RIGHT-OF-WAY ACCOMMODATION FOR BROADBAND-ONLY PROVIDERS.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Broadband-only provider" means an entity that exclusively provides broadband service.(2)  "Broadband service" means Internet service with the capability of providing:(A)  a download speed of 25 megabits per second or faster; and(B)  an upload speed of three megabits per second or faster.(b)  The commission by rule shall:(1)  on a competitively and technologically neutral and nondiscriminatory basis with respect to other providers of broadband service, establish an accommodation process that authorizes broadband-only providers to use state highway rights-of-way, subject to highway purposes, for:(A)  new broadband facility installations;(B)  additions to or maintenance of existing broadband facility installations;(C)  adjustments or relocations of broadband facilities; and(D)  existing broadband facilities retained within the rights-of-way; and(2)  prescribe minimum requirements for the accommodation, method, materials, and location for the installation, adjustment, and maintenance of broadband facilities under the accommodation process.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 571 (S.B. 507), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 253.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 253 - County Improvement of Subdivision Roads|Section 253.001. Applicability

Sec. 253.001.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter applies only to a subdivision, part of a subdivision, or an access road.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1245 (H.B. 2591), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Transp Code § 253.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 253 - County Improvement of Subdivision Roads|Section 253.002. Definition

Sec. 253.002.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "improvement" means construction or repair.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 253.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 253 - County Improvement of Subdivision Roads|Section 253.003. Proposal for County Improvement of Subdivision Roads and Assessment of Costs

Sec. 253.003.  PROPOSAL FOR COUNTY IMPROVEMENT OF SUBDIVISION ROADS AND ASSESSMENT OF COSTS.  If the commissioners court of a county determines that the improvement of a road in a subdivision or of an access road to a subdivision is necessary for the public health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the county, the commissioners court may propose to:(1)  improve the road to comply with county standards for roads;  and(2)  assess all or part of the costs of the improvement pro rata against the record owners of the real property of the subdivision or a defined part of the subdivision.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1131, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 253.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 253 - County Improvement of Subdivision Roads|Section 253.004. Notice

Sec. 253.004.  NOTICE.  (a)  The commissioners court must publish notice of the proposed improvement and assessment at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.(b)  The notice must state the date the commissioners court will hold a public hearing to consider the proposed improvement and assessment.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 253.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 253 - County Improvement of Subdivision Roads|Section 253.005. Public Hearing

Sec. 253.005.  PUBLIC HEARING.  The commissioners court must hold a public hearing to consider the proposed improvement and assessment on or after the 31st day after the date the commissioners court publishes the first required notice.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 253.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 253 - County Improvement of Subdivision Roads|Section 253.006. Ballot

Sec. 253.006.  BALLOT.  (a)  Not later than the 10th day after the date the commissioners court holds a public hearing under Section 253.005, the commissioners court by certified mail shall send to each record owner of real property in the subdivision or part of the subdivision to be assessed:(1)  a ballot on whether the commissioners court shall order the improvement and assessment;  and(2)  an addressed stamped envelope for the return of the completed ballot to the county clerk.(b)  The ballot must state the maximum assessment that could be made against each property in the subdivision or part of the subdivision to be assessed if a majority of the votes received favor the proposition.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1131, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 253.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 253 - County Improvement of Subdivision Roads|Section 253.007. Results of Vote

Sec. 253.007.  RESULTS OF VOTE.  (a)  Not later than the 30th day after the date of the public hearing, the county clerk shall tally the returned ballots and declare the results to the commissioners court.(b)  If a majority of returned ballots are in favor of the improvement and assessment, the commissioners court shall order the improvements and assess the costs of the improvements against the real property owners of the subdivision or part of the subdivision.(c)  If the proposition fails, the commissioners court may not:(1)  order the improvement and assessment;  or(2)  again propose the improvement and assessment before the fourth anniversary of the date the county clerk declares the results of the vote to the commissioners court.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1131, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 253.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 253 - County Improvement of Subdivision Roads|Section 253.008. Assessment of Costs

Sec. 253.008.  ASSESSMENT OF COSTS.  (a)  The commissioners court may provide the time, terms, and conditions of payment and default of an assessment.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), the commissioners court may not require the payment of interest on an assessment.(c)  An assessed property owner is personally liable for the amount of the assessment.(d)  Beginning on the second anniversary of the date of an assessment, the Commissioners Court of Aransas County by order may require the payment of interest on the assessment at the rate determined under Section 304.003, Finance Code.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 802), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 253.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 253 - County Improvement of Subdivision Roads|Section 253.009. Lien

Sec. 253.009.  LIEN.  (a)  An assessment is secured by a lien against the real property of the assessed property owner.(b)  The lien is effective on the date written notice of the assessment is filed for record in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the property is located.(c)  The written notice must be in recordable form and contain the:(1)  amount of the assessment;(2)  legal description of the property;  and(3)  name and address of each property owner.(d)  An assessment lien under this chapter is inferior only to a tax lien or mortgage lien recorded before the effective date of the assessment lien.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 253.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 253 - County Improvement of Subdivision Roads|Section 253.010. Appeal

Sec. 253.010.  APPEAL.  (a)  Not later than the 15th day after the date a property owner receives an assessment, the owner may appeal the assessment by filing a petition in a district court having jurisdiction in the county.(b)  The appeal may be made on the basis of the assessment amount or the inaccuracy, irregularity, invalidity, or insufficiency of the proceedings or the road improvements.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 253.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 253 - County Improvement of Subdivision Roads|Section 253.011. Maintenance of Roads

Sec. 253.011.  MAINTENANCE OF ROADS.  (a)  A road improved under this chapter is a county road.(b)  The county shall maintain the road according to county road standards.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 253.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 253 - County Improvement of Subdivision Roads|Section 253.012. Roads in Municipalities

Sec. 253.012.  ROADS IN MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  If a road in a subdivision or an access road to a subdivision is located in a municipality, the county may improve the road only if the governing body of the municipality and the commissioners court:(1)  agree that the county may improve the road; and(2)  in the agreement indicate whether the improved road will become a county road or a municipal road.(b)  Before a county may improve a road located in a municipality under this section:(1)  the county must meet the other requirements of this subchapter; and(2)  the commissioners court of the county must find that the improvement of the road serves a county purpose.(c)  Section 253.011 does not apply to a road improved under this section.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1245 (H.B. 2591), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Transp Code § 254.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads|Section 254.001. Definitions

Sec. 254.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Ditch" includes a drain or other watercourse.(2)  "Public road" means a road or highway that has not been discontinued and that has been established according to law, and includes each road or highway opened to and used by the public for at least 10 years before March 25, 1897.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 254.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads|Section 254.002. Petition for Drainage Construction

Sec. 254.002.  PETITION FOR DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may not order a drainage system to be constructed unless a petition is presented to the court as provided by this section.(b)  To be valid, the petition must include:(1)  the signatures of at least 100 registered voters of the county;(2)  a statement of the necessity for and availability of the drainage system;(3)  the number of miles of public roads, as accurately as possible;(4)  the width and depth of the ditches to be built along the first-class roads;(5)  the name and location of each natural waterway crossed by the county's first-class roads;(6)  the distance of each waterway from another along the first-class roads;  and(7)  the names and residences, if known, of each owner of real property adjacent to or within one mile of each first-class road.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 254.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads|Section 254.003. Notice of Hearing on Establishing Drainage System

Sec. 254.003.  NOTICE OF HEARING ON ESTABLISHING DRAINAGE SYSTEM.  (a)  After a petition is filed under Section 254.002, the county clerk shall issue notice of the petition not later than the 20th day before the date on which the next regular session of the commissioners court convenes.  Each notice must contain a brief statement of the contents of the petition and must require all interested persons who wish to contest the petition to appear at the court's next regular session.(b)  The county clerk shall post a copy of the notice:(1)  at the courthouse door;  and(2)  at each of four other public places in the county, not more than one of which may be posted in the same municipality.(c)  The sheriff shall post the notices and shall return them to the county clerk on or before the first day of the term.(d)  For services provided under this section, the county clerk shall receive a fee of $1.50.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 254.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads|Section 254.004. Hearing and Determination on Establishing Drainage System

Sec. 254.004.  HEARING AND DETERMINATION ON ESTABLISHING DRAINAGE SYSTEM.  (a)  At the hearing on the petition, the commissioners court shall:(1)  consider the petition and hear all testimony for or against its provisions;  and(2)  determine whether the drainage system proposed by the petition is necessary or advisable for the public benefit.(b)  If the court approves the petition, the court shall:(1)  order the decision entered into the court's minutes and made part of the record;  and(2)  enter into the minutes whether notice was properly served.(c)  The court's order is final if notice was properly served.(d)  If the court disapproves the petition for the drainage system, the court may not hear another application for the drainage system before the first anniversary of the date of disapproval.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 254.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads|Section 254.005. Authority to Provide Drainage

Sec. 254.005.  AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE DRAINAGE.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may order the construction or maintenance of ditches as provided by this chapter at any regular session of the court.(b)  If a ditch is constructed under this chapter, the ditch must be placed on or within the exterior lines of a public road in the county and must have the capacity to carry off into a natural waterway all surface water reasonably adjacent that may collect in the ditch from natural causes.(c)  The commissioners court shall:(1)  make a drain on each side of a public road when necessary and use the dirt from the drain excavation to build the road;  and(2)  drain a public road when necessary and have one or more ditches cut for that purpose, taking into account the natural waterflow and causing as little damage as possible to adjacent property owners.(d)  In connection with its authority to construct and maintain ditches, the commissioners court may construct any necessary side, lateral, spur, or branch ditch.(e)  The commissioners court may acquire by purchase or condemnation any new or wider right-of-way not wider than 100 feet for streambed diversion and drainage channels, but only for locating, constructing, or maintaining a county road.  The cost of acquisition may be paid from the county road and bridge fund or any available county money.(f)  If damages are suffered by a property owner, the commissioners court shall determine the damages and pay the property owner out of the county general fund.  If the commissioners court and the property owner disagree as to the amount of damages, the amount may be determined by civil suit.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 254.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads|Section 254.006. Restrictions on Drainage Authority

Sec. 254.006.  RESTRICTIONS ON DRAINAGE AUTHORITY.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may not construct a ditch without an outlet to a natural waterway large enough to carry off all water that may collect in the ditch.(b)  The commissioners court may not change the natural course of any branch, creek, or stream.  The public road must cross a branch, creek, or stream at the water's natural crossing.(c)  A culvert must be of sufficient size to allow water to flow, at its natural rate at its normal peak level, from the side of the road where the road intersects the natural channel to the natural channel at the other side of the road.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 254.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads|Section 254.007. Private Ditches

Sec. 254.007.  PRIVATE DITCHES.  An owner of real property abutting a road or ditch or the owner of a tract of property that is located wholly or partly within one mile of a road or ditch may construct at the owner's cost lateral drainage ditches and may connect those ditches with a main ditch constructed under this chapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 254.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads|Section 254.008. Regulation of Private Ditches in Counties of 100,000 or Less

Sec. 254.008.  REGULATION OF PRIVATE DITCHES IN COUNTIES OF 100,000 OR LESS.  (a)  In a county with a population of 100,000 or less, the commissioners court by order may:(1)  remove the blockage of a ditch on real property that is not owned by the county, if the ditch connects with a drainage ditch constructed or maintained by the county;  or(2)  provide for the removal or clearance of a blockage from a ditch that is in violation of an order adopted under this section.(b)  Before a commissioners court acts to remove or clear a blockage under this section, the court shall send a notice by certified mail to the record owners of the property on which the blockage is located in violation of an order adopted under this section.  The notice must inform the owners of the order and of the other relevant provisions of this section.  The court may not remove or clear the blockage before the 20th day after the date the notice is sent.(c)  The commissioners court shall pay the costs incurred in clearing or removing a blockage under this section.(d)  In this section:(1)  "Blockage" means an accumulation of refuse, vegetation, or other matter in a ditch that substantially decreases or stops the flow of water through the ditch.(2)  "Ditch" includes a culvert.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 254.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads|Section 254.010. Appointment of Jury of View

Sec. 254.010.  APPOINTMENT OF JURY OF VIEW.  (a)  At any regular or called session of the commissioners court after the filing of the surveyor's report, the court shall appoint five real property owners of the county as a jury of view.  An appointee may not:(1)  have a direct interest in property adjacent to a proposed ditch or within one mile of a proposed ditch;  or(2)  have a family relationship with a person having a direct interest in property described by Subdivision (1).(b)  The court may appoint a single jury of view for the entire proposed drainage system or a separate jury of view for each ditch.(c)  If the jurors selected fail or refuse to perform their duties or the report of the jury is rejected by the commissioners court, the court may appoint another jury of view with the same duties as the initial jury.(d)  A member of a jury of view is entitled to compensation in the amount of $3 for each day of service.(e)  After the appointment of a jury of view, the county clerk shall provide the jurors with a certified copy of the petition, court order, and the original surveyor's report with maps, specifications, and the surveyor's estimate of costs.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 254.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads|Section 254.011. Oath of Jury

Sec. 254.011.  OATH OF JURY.  Members of the jury of view must take the following oath before assuming their duties:  "I do solemnly swear that I am not directly interested in the construction of the proposed ditch, either as the owner or otherwise, or in adjacent land lying within one mile of the proposed ditch, and that I am not related to any person who is so interested.  I further swear that I have no bias or prejudice toward any person directly interested in the ditch, and that I will assess the amount of expense due on and by all adjacent lands lying within one mile of the ditch, according to law, without fear, favor, hatred, or hope of reward, to the best of my knowledge and ability.  So help me God."|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|