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.
Structure Texas Statutes
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
Section 251.004. Commissioners as Road Supervisors
Section 251.006. Obtaining Material for Public Roads
Section 251.007. Classification of County Roads
Section 251.008. General Requirements for County Roads
Section 251.009. Construction of Cattle Guards on County Roads; Offense
Section 251.0095. Replacement and Repair of Existing Cattle Guards on County Roads
Section 251.0096. Removal of Cattle Guards From County Roads
Section 251.010. Gates on Third-Class and Neighborhood Roads; Offenses
Section 251.012. County Authority in Municipality
Section 251.013. Road Names and Address Numbers
Section 251.014. County Improvement of State Highway
Section 251.015. Assisting Other Governmental Entity
Section 251.016. General County Authority Over Roads, Highways, and Bridges
Section 251.0165. Control of Access Within Certain Counties