Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges
Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 251.001. Definitions - Sec. 251.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter as applied to a...

Section 251.002. Public Roads - Sec. 251.002. PUBLIC ROADS. A public road or highway that...

Section 251.003. Construction and Maintenance of Public Roads - Sec. 251.003. CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC ROADS. (a) The...

Section 251.004. Commissioners as Road Supervisors - Sec. 251.004. COMMISSIONERS AS ROAD SUPERVISORS. (a) The county commissioners...

Section 251.006. Obtaining Material for Public Roads - Sec. 251.006. OBTAINING MATERIAL FOR PUBLIC ROADS. (a) The commissioners...

Section 251.007. Classification of County Roads - Sec. 251.007. CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTY ROADS. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 251.008. General Requirements for County Roads - Sec. 251.008. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY ROADS. A public road...

Section 251.009. Construction of Cattle Guards on County Roads; Offense - Sec. 251.009. CONSTRUCTION OF CATTLE GUARDS ON COUNTY ROADS; OFFENSE....

Section 251.0095. Replacement and Repair of Existing Cattle Guards on County Roads - Sec. 251.0095. REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR OF EXISTING CATTLE GUARDS ON...

Section 251.0096. Removal of Cattle Guards From County Roads - Sec. 251.0096. REMOVAL OF CATTLE GUARDS FROM COUNTY ROADS. (a)...

Section 251.010. Gates on Third-Class and Neighborhood Roads; Offenses - Sec. 251.010. GATES ON THIRD-CLASS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS; OFFENSES. (a)...

Section 251.011. Detour Roads - Sec. 251.011. DETOUR ROADS. (a) The commissioners court of a...

Section 251.012. County Authority in Municipality - Sec. 251.012. COUNTY AUTHORITY IN MUNICIPALITY. (a) With the approval...

Section 251.013. Road Names and Address Numbers - Sec. 251.013. ROAD NAMES AND ADDRESS NUMBERS. (a) The commissioners...

Section 251.014. County Improvement of State Highway - Sec. 251.014. COUNTY IMPROVEMENT OF STATE HIGHWAY. (a) The commissioners...

Section 251.015. Assisting Other Governmental Entity - Sec. 251.015. ASSISTING OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. The commissioners court of...

Section 251.016. General County Authority Over Roads, Highways, and Bridges - Sec. 251.016. GENERAL COUNTY AUTHORITY OVER ROADS, HIGHWAYS, AND BRIDGES....

Section 251.0165. Control of Access Within Certain Counties - Sec. 251.0165. CONTROL OF ACCESS WITHIN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) Except...

Section 251.017. County Authority to Set Fee - Sec. 251.017. COUNTY AUTHORITY TO SET FEE. The commissioners court...

Section 251.019. Donations - Sec. 251.019. DONATIONS. (a) A commissioners court may accept donations...

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...

Section 251.052. Public Application for New Road or Road Change - Sec. 251.052. PUBLIC APPLICATION FOR NEW ROAD OR ROAD CHANGE....

Section 251.053. Neighborhood Roads - Sec. 251.053. NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS. (a) As provided by this section,...

Section 251.055. Extending Farm-to-Market Road in Adjoining County - Sec. 251.055. EXTENDING FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD IN ADJOINING COUNTY. A county...

Section 251.056. Roads Across Public Real Property - Sec. 251.056. ROADS ACROSS PUBLIC REAL PROPERTY. (a) A public...

Section 251.057. Abandonment of County Road - Sec. 251.057. ABANDONMENT OF COUNTY ROAD. (a) A county road...

Section 251.058. Closing, Abandoning, and Vacating Public Road - Sec. 251.058. CLOSING, ABANDONING, AND VACATING PUBLIC ROAD. (a) A...

Section 251.059. Maintaining Established County Roads - Sec. 251.059. MAINTAINING ESTABLISHED COUNTY ROADS. (a) When the commissioners...

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...

Section 251.082. Erection of Joint County Bridges - Sec. 251.082. ERECTION OF JOINT COUNTY BRIDGES. On equitable terms...

Section 251.083. Erecting and Maintaining Bridge in Municipality - Sec. 251.083. ERECTING AND MAINTAINING BRIDGE IN MUNICIPALITY. (a) The...

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...

Section 251.102. Cost of Relocating or Adjusting Utility Facility - Sec. 251.102. COST OF RELOCATING OR ADJUSTING UTILITY FACILITY. A...

Section 251.103. Relocating Water Line - Sec. 251.103. RELOCATING WATER LINE. A county may pay for...

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....

Section 251.152. Public Hearing Required - Sec. 251.152. PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 251.153. Load Limits on County Roads and Bridges - Sec. 251.153. LOAD LIMITS ON COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES. (a)...

Section 251.154. Maximum Reasonable and Prudent Speeds on County Roads - Sec. 251.154. MAXIMUM REASONABLE AND PRUDENT SPEEDS ON COUNTY ROADS....

Section 251.155. Restricted Traffic Zones - Sec. 251.155. RESTRICTED TRAFFIC ZONES. (a) The commissioners court of...

Section 251.156. Parking Restrictions - Sec. 251.156. PARKING RESTRICTIONS. (a) The commissioners court of a...

Section 251.157. Prohibiting or Restricting Use of Road - Sec. 251.157. PROHIBITING OR RESTRICTING USE OF ROAD. (a) In...

Section 251.1575. Prohibiting Use of Road for Certain Vehicles - Sec. 251.1575. PROHIBITING USE OF ROAD FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES. (a)...

Section 251.158. Temporary Use of County Road for Festival or Civic Event - Sec. 251.158. TEMPORARY USE OF COUNTY ROAD FOR FESTIVAL OR...

Section 251.159. Delegation of Commissioners' Authority - Sec. 251.159. DELEGATION OF COMMISSIONERS' AUTHORITY. (a) This section applies...

Section 251.160. Liability of Owner or Operator for Road Damage - Sec. 251.160. LIABILITY OF OWNER OR OPERATOR FOR ROAD DAMAGE....

Section 251.161. Violations of Subchapter; Offense - Sec. 251.161. VIOLATIONS OF SUBCHAPTER; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits...