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TX Transp Code § 254.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads|Section 254.012. Notice to Property Owners of Jury Proceedings

Sec. 254.012.  NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS OF JURY PROCEEDINGS.  (a)  Not later than the fifth day before the date of the meeting to determine costs of ditch construction, the jury of view shall issue notice of the time and place of the meeting to each property owner or to the agent of each property owner who owns real property adjacent to or within one mile of the proposed ditch.  The notice must state that:(1)  the purpose of the meeting is to determine each property owner's share of the expense of constructing the ditch;  and(2)  each property owner's share of the total expense of constructing the ditch is to be a proportional share of one-half of the total expense of constructing the ditch.(b)  The notice may be served by anyone competent to testify and shall be returned and filed with the jury's final report.(c)  Notice to a property owner who is not a resident of the county and does not have an agent or representative in the county shall be published in a newspaper in the county in the manner provided for giving notice to a nonresident defendant in a district court action.  The notice must be published at least four weeks before the jury's meeting date.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 254.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads|Section 254.013. Claims by Property Owners

Sec. 254.013.  CLAIMS BY PROPERTY OWNERS.  (a)  A person whose real property may be affected by the ditch may appear before the jury of view and express the person's opinion on any matter relating to the assessment of expense against the person.  The owner at or before the time stated in the notice of the jury's meeting may present to the jury a written statement of an objection to or dissatisfaction with the ditch and any claim for damage sustained because of the construction of the ditch.(b)  Failure to make an objection or claim for damages under Subsection (a) is a waiver of all claim or right to make the objection or claim.(c)  The jury shall return each claim or objection to the commissioners court with the jury's report.(d)  An adjacent property owner may appear before and be heard by the commissioners court on the property owner's protest or claim against the action of the jury.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 254.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads|Section 254.014. Determination of Damages and Assessments; Action of Commissioners Court

Sec. 254.014.  DETERMINATION OF DAMAGES AND ASSESSMENTS;  ACTION OF COMMISSIONERS COURT.  (a)  After giving the required notice and conducting a meeting at which all interested persons have been heard, the jury of view shall:(1)  consider all of the partial estimates and the surveyor's total cost estimate;(2)  draw parallel lines one mile on each side of the ditch;  and(3)  apportion to each parcel of real property abutting or within the parallel lines and to the owner of each parcel a proportional share of one-half of the total expense of the ditch, considering the relative amount of benefit to the property derived from the ditch.(b)  The jury shall determine the damages due to any property owner whose property is crossed by any spur, branch, or lateral ditch constructed by order of the commissioners court.  Before the ditch may be opened, the damages must be paid by an order of the court out of the money set aside for the ditch.(c)  The jury shall make a sworn report to the court, signed by at least three jurors, as soon as practicable after its meeting.  The report must include:(1)  an accurate description of each tract of property assessed, with the number of acres and the names of the owners;  and(2)  the amount assessed against each tract and its owners.(d)  The jury shall return the surveyor's report and records to the county clerk.  The county clerk shall file the jury's report and the surveyor's report and records.  The reports and records are public information after filing.(e)  The commissioners court shall approve or reject the jury's report at its next regular or called term.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 254.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads|Section 254.015. Appeals by Property Owners

Sec. 254.015.  APPEALS BY PROPERTY OWNERS.  (a)  A person aggrieved by an assessment may appeal from the final order of the commissioners court approving the report of the jury of view to the appropriate court in the county by:(1)  giving notice of the appeal in open court;(2)  having the notice entered as part of the judgment of the court;  and(3)  filing a transcript of the proceeding in the commissioners court with the justice or clerk of the court to which the appeal is taken.(b)  The transcript must be filed not later than the 10th day after the date the judgment of the commissioners court is entered, and must be filed with an appeal bond that has at least two good sureties.  The appeal bond must:(1)  be in an amount that is at least twice the amount of the probable costs to accrue;(2)  be conditioned that the appellant will prosecute the appeal to effect and pay all costs that may be adjudged against the appellant in the appeal;  and(3)  be approved by the clerk or justice of the court.(c)  The issue in an appeal from an assessment of expense is whether the assessment made against the appellant for construction of the ditch is in proportion to the benefit to the real property derived from the ditch.(d)  The issue in an appeal from an assessment of compensation is whether the assessment of compensation made by the jury of view is adequate to the damage suffered and to the value of the property.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 254.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads|Section 254.016. Procedures Governing Property Owner Appeal

Sec. 254.016.  PROCEDURES GOVERNING PROPERTY OWNER APPEAL.  (a)  In an appeal of an assessment under Section 254.015, the appellant has the burden of proof.(b)  The court that tries the appeal shall determine the amount of expense chargeable to the appellant, or the amount of compensation due the appellant, as appropriate, and shall enter that amount as the court's judgment.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), the costs of the appeal shall be adjudged against the appellant.(d)  The costs of the appeal shall be adjudged against the county if the court finds that:(1)  the amount chargeable to the appellant is less than the amount of expense charged by the jury of view;  or(2)  the appellant is entitled to a greater amount of compensation as damages than determined by the jury of view.(e)  Not later than the fifth day after the date of the judgment, the clerk of the court or the justice, as appropriate, shall issue a certified copy of the judgment and return it to the commissioners court.  The commissioners court shall:(1)  file the judgment with the records relating to the ditch;  and(2)  enter the judgment as the judgment of the commissioners court.(f)  After the commissioners court enters the judgment on appeal:(1)  there is no further appeal from the judgment of the court for either party to the appeal;  and(2)  the appellant is liable for the amount of expense or entitled to the amount of compensation, as applicable, as determined by the judgment.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 254.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads|Section 254.017. Certification and Collection of Assessments; Liens

Sec. 254.017.  CERTIFICATION AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS;  LIENS.  (a)  At the same term at which the commissioners court enters its order for the construction of the ditches and adjoining roadway or at any subsequent term, the court shall enter on its minutes a list of each tract of real property for which an assessment of expense was made and reported by the jury of view and approved by the court.  The list must include:(1)  the names of the owners and original grantees of each tract;(2)  the number of acres covered by the assessment;  and(3)  the amount of the assessment.(b)  The county clerk shall issue a certificate against each person on the list showing the amount of each assessment, the ditch or road for which the assessment was issued, and the tract of property on which the assessment was issued.  The certificate must be signed by the county judge in open court and attested under the hand and seal of the county clerk, and that fact shall be noted in the minutes of the court.(c)  All amounts assessed against any property and its owner by the jury of view or the order of the court are a lien on the property unless prohibited by the Texas Constitution.(d)  The county judge shall deliver the certificates to the county treasurer, and shall take a receipt for delivery from the treasurer and file it with the county records relating to the ditch.  The treasurer shall collect each amount due on the certificates and deposit the money collected to the credit of the county road and bridge fund.(e)  If a person against whom a certificate is issued does not pay the amount due to the treasurer on demand, the treasurer shall report that fact to the county attorney.  The county attorney shall immediately file suit for foreclosure of the lien or for a personal judgment, as permitted by law.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 254.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads|Section 254.018. Appropriation for Ditch Construction

Sec. 254.018.  APPROPRIATION FOR DITCH CONSTRUCTION.  Following its approval of the report of the jury of view, the commissioners court may order that a portion of the road and bridge fund or the special road and bridge fund, if necessary, be set aside for the construction of the ditch described in the report.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 254.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 254 - Drainage on Public Roads|Section 254.019. Carrying Out Construction of Ditches

Sec. 254.019.  CARRYING OUT CONSTRUCTION OF DITCHES.  (a)  The commissioners court shall order the person in charge of the road adjoining the proposed ditch to construct the ditch in the manner prescribed, using the earth taken from the excavation to build a raised road adjoining the ditch.  In the alternative, the court may hire a suitable and competent person other than the person normally in charge of the road adjacent to the proposed ditch to oversee the construction of the ditch for compensation in an amount ordered by the court.(b)  The court by order shall assign to the person in charge of constructing the ditch all county employees assigned to the road adjacent to the ditch and all county equipment and materials.  The order shall provide that the person may employ additional labor or purchase additional equipment or material to construct the ditch.  The order must show the amount to be paid to the director of construction for the person's services.  The court shall order the money required for additional labor, equipment, or material to be paid from the money set aside from the road and bridge fund.(c)  The drainage system shall be applied first to the county's first-class roads, followed by the second-class and third-class roads.(d)  The county may construct one or more ditches at the same time, as the financial condition of the county permits.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 255.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 255 - County Regulation of Sight Distances|Section 255.001. Definition

Sec. 255.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "sight distance" means the unimpaired view of a motorist at or near the intersection of a road with another road or with an alley, driveway, or another way intended for vehicular traffic.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 255.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 255 - County Regulation of Sight Distances|Section 255.002. County Regulatory Authority

Sec. 255.002.  COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county by order may regulate the sight distance for an intersection that involves a county road and that is located outside the limits of a municipality.  The commissioners court may:(1)  define the appropriate sight distance;(2)  prohibit an obstruction of the sight distance by any vegetation, loose earth, or other item except a building or other structure affixed to the ground, if the obstruction is a traffic hazard;  and(3)  provide for the removal and disposition of an obstruction maintained in violation of an order adopted under this section.(b)  The commissioners court may not adopt an order under this section that conflicts with an ordinance of a municipality located in the county or with a rule adopted by a state agency relating to billboards or outdoor advertising.  An order adopted in violation of this subsection is void.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 255.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 255 - County Regulation of Sight Distances|Section 255.003. Notice to Owner of Obstruction

Sec. 255.003.  NOTICE TO OWNER OF OBSTRUCTION.  (a)  If the commissioners court determines that an obstruction of the sight distance exists in violation of an order adopted under Section 255.002, the court shall send a written notice of that determination by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the record owner of the property on which the obstruction is located.(b)  The notice must include:(1)  a description of the obstruction and its location;  and(2)  an order requiring the owner to take measures specified in the order to correct or remove the obstruction.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 255.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 255 - County Regulation of Sight Distances|Section 255.004. Hearing on Removal Order

Sec. 255.004.  HEARING ON REMOVAL ORDER.  (a)  A person who is aggrieved by an order issued under Section 255.003 may request a hearing on the order.  The request must be made not later than the 10th day after the date the person receives notice of the obstruction.(b)  The commissioners court shall hold the hearing not later than the 10th day after the date the request for a hearing is received.(c)  After the hearing, the commissioners court shall make appropriate orders relating to the obstruction.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 255.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 255 - County Regulation of Sight Distances|Section 255.005. Assessment

Sec. 255.005.  ASSESSMENT.  (a)  If after notice and expiration of the time permitted for a hearing request under this chapter, a person does not comply with an order adopted under this chapter, the commissioners court may remove, dispose of, or correct the obstruction and assess the costs incurred by the county in doing so against the owner of the property on which the obstruction was located.(b)  Interest accrues at an annual rate of 10 percent on any unpaid part of the costs.(c)  If a person assessed costs under this section does not pay the costs within 60 days after the date of assessment, a lien in favor of the county attaches to the property from which the obstruction was removed or corrected to secure the payment of the costs and interest.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 255.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 255 - County Regulation of Sight Distances|Section 255.006. Compensation for Loss of Value

Sec. 255.006.  COMPENSATION FOR LOSS OF VALUE.  The commissioners court shall pay the owner of the property from which an obstruction is removed by the court or required by the court to be removed under this chapter an amount sufficient to cover the loss of value, if any, of the obstruction incurred by the owner because of the removal.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 255.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 255 - County Regulation of Sight Distances|Section 255.007. Offense for Violation of Order

Sec. 255.007.  OFFENSE FOR VIOLATION OF ORDER.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person violates an order adopted under this chapter.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 258.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 258 - Clarification of Existence of Public Interest in Road by Adoption of County Road Map|Section 258.001. Clarification of Public Interest in Road

Sec. 258.001.  CLARIFICATION OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN ROAD.  Notwithstanding Chapter 281, a county may clarify the existence of a public interest in a road as provided by this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 236, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 258.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 258 - Clarification of Existence of Public Interest in Road by Adoption of County Road Map|Section 258.003. Conclusive Evidence

Sec. 258.003.  CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE.  Except as provided by Section 258.004, a county road map adopted under Section 258.002 is conclusive evidence of:(1)  the public's right of access over a road included on the map;  and(2)  the county's authority to spend public money to maintain a road included on the map.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 236, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 258.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 258 - Clarification of Existence of Public Interest in Road by Adoption of County Road Map|Section 258.004. Contest

Sec. 258.004.  CONTEST.  (a)  A person asserting a private right, title, or interest in a road in which the existence of a public interest is asserted under this chapter may contest the inclusion of the road in the county road map by filing a suit in a district court in the county in which the road is located not later than the second anniversary of the date on which the county road map including the road was adopted.(b)  The county has the burden of proving that the county has continuously maintained, as that term is defined by Section 258.002, the road in question.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 236, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 258.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 258 - Clarification of Existence of Public Interest in Road by Adoption of County Road Map|Section 258.005. Transfer of Interest

Sec. 258.005.  TRANSFER OF INTEREST.  (a)  The commissioners court shall include a notice of its intention to consider adoption of the county road map with the ad valorem tax statements for the year before the adoption of a county road map under Section 258.002.  The notice must include a list of all roads in which the county will claim the existence of a public interest by adoption of the map, the date the commissioners court will hold the public meeting required by Section 258.002(b), and a statement that a landowner has a right to protest under Section 258.002(b).  If a property owner tenders a warranty deed to the county for property included in the right-of-way of a county road, the commissioners court shall accept and file the warranty deed.(b)  The commissioners court shall include a notice of the adoption of the county road map with the ad valorem tax statements for the year after the year in which the county adopts a map under Section 258.002.  The notice must include a list of all roads in which the county has claimed the existence of a public interest by adoption of the map, the date of the adoption, and the date on which the statute of limitations will bar a landowner from filing a suit in district court to dispute the county's claim.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 236, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 258.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 258 - Clarification of Existence of Public Interest in Road by Adoption of County Road Map|Section 258.006. Tax Abatement; Reversion of Interest

Sec. 258.006.  TAX ABATEMENT;  REVERSION OF INTEREST.  (a)  A private right, title, or interest, other than a mineral interest, held by a person in land underlying a road in which the county has successfully asserted the existence of a public interest under this chapter is exempt from ad valorem taxation by any taxing authority.(b)  A right, title, or interest described in Subsection (a) reverts completely to the person who held the right, title, or interest at the time the county successfully asserted the existence of the public interest in the land if the county ceases to maintain the road, and the person is liable for all ad valorem taxes levied on that right, title, or interest on or after the reversion.(c)  To levy and collect an ad valorem tax on a right, title, or interest described in Subsection (a) that has reverted to the landowner under Subsection (b), the taxing authority must obtain from the county an order stating that the county has ceased to maintain the road.  The owner of the right, title, or interest will be liable for any ad valorem tax levied on the right, title, or interest on or after the date of the county's order.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 236, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 258.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 258 - Clarification of Existence of Public Interest in Road by Adoption of County Road Map|Section 258.007. Application of Chapter

Sec. 258.007.  APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies only to a county that initiates or completes compliance with the provisions of this chapter before September 1, 2011.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 236, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1303 (H.B. 2462), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 280.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 280 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 280.001. Condemning Railroad Roadbed

Sec. 280.001.  CONDEMNING RAILROAD ROADBED.  The commissioners court of a county may condemn a railroad roadbed on the petition of at least 20 freeholders of an unincorporated community for the purpose of opening, widening, or extending a street in the community.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|