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.
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