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Chapter 281 - Acquisition of Public Interest in Private Road by Certain Counties
Section 281.001. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 281.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies only to...
Section 281.002. Acquisition of Public Interest in Private Road - Sec. 281.002. ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN PRIVATE ROAD. A...
Section 281.003. Dedication - Sec. 281.003. DEDICATION. (a) For purposes of this chapter, a...
Section 281.004. Adverse Possession - Sec. 281.004. ADVERSE POSSESSION. For purposes of this chapter, adverse...
Section 281.005. Resolution of Commissioners Court - Sec. 281.005. RESOLUTION OF COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) After a public...
Section 281.006. Notice to Owner Required - Sec. 281.006. NOTICE TO OWNER REQUIRED. A commissioners court may...
Section 281.007. Contest - Sec. 281.007. CONTEST. A person asserting a right, title, or...
Chapter 282 - Toll Underpass or Tunnel in Certain Counties
Section 282.001. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 282.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies only to...
Section 282.002. Grant of Franchise Authorized - Sec. 282.002. GRANT OF FRANCHISE AUTHORIZED. The commissioners court of...
Section 282.003. Term of Franchise - Sec. 282.003. TERM OF FRANCHISE. The term of a franchise...
Section 282.004. Contract Authorized - Sec. 282.004. CONTRACT AUTHORIZED. The commissioners court may contract with...
Section 282.005. Maintenance Required - Sec. 282.005. MAINTENANCE REQUIRED. (a) The franchise must be conditioned...
Section 282.006. Toll - Sec. 282.006. TOLL. The commissioners court and the franchisee shall...
Section 282.007. Option of County to Purchase - Sec. 282.007. OPTION OF COUNTY TO PURCHASE. The contract and...
Section 282.008. Ownership by County Authorized - Sec. 282.008. OWNERSHIP BY COUNTY AUTHORIZED. The commissioners court may...
Section 282.009. Crossing Under Navigable Body of Water - Sec. 282.009. CROSSING UNDER NAVIGABLE BODY OF WATER. The franchise...
Section 282.010. Toll by County Authorized - Sec. 282.010. TOLL BY COUNTY AUTHORIZED. The commissioners court of...
Section 282.011. Condemnation of Right-of-Way or Easement - Sec. 282.011. CONDEMNATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY OR EASEMENT. A county may...
Section 282.012. Grants or Loans of Public Funds - Sec. 282.012. GRANTS OR LOANS OF PUBLIC FUNDS. A commissioners...
Chapter 283 - Causeways, Bridges, and Tunnels in Certain Counties
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 283.001. Definitions - Sec. 283.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Bondholder" includes a...
Section 283.002. Applicability - Sec. 283.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to a county...
Section 283.003. General Authority to Act - Sec. 283.003. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO ACT. (a) Except as provided...
Subchapter B. Provisions Relating to a Project
Section 283.101. Acquisition of Property - Sec. 283.101. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. (a) A county acting under...
Section 283.102. Management of Project - Sec. 283.102. MANAGEMENT OF PROJECT. (a) A bond instrument may...
Section 283.103. Tolls Required - Sec. 283.103. TOLLS REQUIRED. The county shall impose tolls and...
Section 283.104. Operation and Maintenance of Project - Sec. 283.104. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PROJECT. (a) The commission...
Subchapter C. Provisions Relating to Bonds
Section 283.201. Bond Proceeds - Sec. 283.201. BOND PROCEEDS. (a) Except as provided in Subsection...
Section 283.202. Costs and Expenses - Sec. 283.202. COSTS AND EXPENSES. (a) The cost of the...
Section 283.203. Source of Repayment - Sec. 283.203. SOURCE OF REPAYMENT. (a) A bond authorized by...
Section 283.204. Depository for Proceeds and Revenues - Sec. 283.204. DEPOSITORY FOR PROCEEDS AND REVENUES. A bank or...
Section 283.205. Trust Indenture Permitted - Sec. 283.205. TRUST INDENTURE PERMITTED. (a) A bond authorized by...
Section 283.206. Bond Provisions - Sec. 283.206. BOND PROVISIONS. (a) A bond authorized by this...
Section 283.207. Bond Approval and Registration - Sec. 283.207. BOND APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION. (a) A bond issued...
Section 283.208. Rights of Bondholders - Sec. 283.208. RIGHTS OF BONDHOLDERS. (a) A bond issued under...
Section 283.209. Receivership - Sec. 283.209. RECEIVERSHIP. (a) A receiver appointed under Section 283.208,...
Section 283.210. Tax Status of Bonds - Sec. 283.210. TAX STATUS OF BONDS. A bond issued under...
Chapter 284 - Causeways, Bridges, Tunnels, Turnpikes, Ferries, and Highways in Certain Counties
Section 284.001. Definitions - Sec. 284.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Bond instrument" means...
Section 284.002. Applicability to Certain Counties and Local Government Corporations - Sec. 284.002. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN COUNTIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS....
Section 284.003. Project Authorized; Construction, Operation, and Cost - Sec. 284.003. PROJECT AUTHORIZED; CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND COST. (a) A...
Section 284.0031. Other Road, Street, or Highway Projects - Sec. 284.0031. OTHER ROAD, STREET, OR HIGHWAY PROJECTS. (a) The...
Section 284.004. Use of County Property - Sec. 284.004. USE OF COUNTY PROPERTY. (a) Notwithstanding any other...
Section 284.005. Conveyance to County - Sec. 284.005. CONVEYANCE TO COUNTY. The governing body of a...
Section 284.006. Federal or State Aid - Sec. 284.006. FEDERAL OR STATE AID. A county may: (1)...
Section 284.007. Contracts for Historically Underutilized Businesses - Sec. 284.007. CONTRACTS FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES. (a) A county...
Section 284.008. Powers of Commission - Sec. 284.008. POWERS OF COMMISSION. (a) The commission may: (1)...
Section 284.011. Transfer of Project to Department - Sec. 284.011. TRANSFER OF PROJECT TO DEPARTMENT. (a) A county...
Section 284.012. Transfer of Assets - Sec. 284.012. TRANSFER OF ASSETS. (a) A county, acting through...
Section 284.013. Conveyance of Ferry Connecting State Highways - Sec. 284.013. CONVEYANCE OF FERRY CONNECTING STATE HIGHWAYS. (a) The...
Subchapter B. Bond Provisions
Section 284.031. Bonds Authorized - Sec. 284.031. BONDS AUTHORIZED. (a) A county may issue bonds...
Section 284.032. Tax Bond Election - Sec. 284.032. TAX BOND ELECTION. Bonds wholly or partly supported...
Section 284.033. Interim Bonds - Sec. 284.033. INTERIM BONDS. (a) A county may, before issuing...
Section 284.034. Bond Sale to Pay Outstanding Bonds - Sec. 284.034. BOND SALE TO PAY OUTSTANDING BONDS. A county...
Section 284.035. Bond Approval and Registration - Sec. 284.035. BOND APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION. (a) Bonds under this...
Section 284.036. Bonds Secured Solely by Revenue - Sec. 284.036. BONDS SECURED SOLELY BY REVENUE. Bonds secured solely...
Section 284.037. Revenue Bond Election Not Required - Sec. 284.037. REVENUE BOND ELECTION NOT REQUIRED. (a) The issuance...
Section 284.038. Revenue Bonds: Ad Valorem Tax for Maintenance and Operation - Sec. 284.038. REVENUE BONDS: AD VALOREM TAX FOR MAINTENANCE AND...
Section 284.039. Bonds Are Securities - Sec. 284.039. BONDS ARE SECURITIES. The bonds issued and delivered...
Section 284.040. Effect of Lien - Sec. 284.040. EFFECT OF LIEN. (a) A lien on or...
Section 284.041. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 284.041. REFUNDING BONDS. Subject to any restriction in a...
Section 284.042. Use of Bond Proceeds; Lien - Sec. 284.042. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS; LIEN. (a) The proceeds...
Section 284.043. Costs and Expenses - Sec. 284.043. COSTS AND EXPENSES. (a) The cost of the...
Section 284.044. Depository - Sec. 284.044. DEPOSITORY. A bank or trust company in this...
Section 284.045. Bonds Tax Free - Sec. 284.045. BONDS TAX FREE. Bonds under this chapter and...
Section 284.046. Bondholder Rights - Sec. 284.046. BONDHOLDER RIGHTS. (a) In addition to all other...
Subchapter C. Construction and Operation
Section 284.061. Acquisition of Property - Sec. 284.061. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. (a) To acquire property useful...
Section 284.0615. Declaration of Taking by Certain Counties - Sec. 284.0615. DECLARATION OF TAKING BY CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This...
Section 284.062. Ferry - Sec. 284.062. FERRY. The commissioners court may purchase or lease...
Section 284.063. Contract for Project Construction - Sec. 284.063. CONTRACT FOR PROJECT CONSTRUCTION. (a) A county may...
Section 284.064. Contract to Operate - Sec. 284.064. CONTRACT TO OPERATE. (a) A county may contract...
Section 284.065. Pooled Projects - Sec. 284.065. POOLED PROJECTS. (a) A commissioners court of a...
Section 284.066. Operating Board - Sec. 284.066. OPERATING BOARD. (a) A commissioners court may appoint...
Section 284.0665. Compensation of Operating Board Members - Sec. 284.0665. COMPENSATION OF OPERATING BOARD MEMBERS. (a) In this...
Section 284.067. Projects Extending Into Other Counties - Sec. 284.067. PROJECTS EXTENDING INTO OTHER COUNTIES. (a) A county...
Section 284.068. Reconstruction of Closed or Relocated Nontoll Roads, Streets, or Highways - Sec. 284.068. RECONSTRUCTION OF CLOSED OR RELOCATED NONTOLL ROADS, STREETS,...
Section 284.069. Tolls and Charges - Sec. 284.069. TOLLS AND CHARGES. If bonds under this chapter...
Section 284.070. Nonpayment of Toll; Offense - Sec. 284.070. NONPAYMENT OF TOLL; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits...
Section 284.0701. Administrative Costs; Notice; Offense - Sec. 284.0701. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; NOTICE; OFFENSE. (a) In the event...
Section 284.0702. Prima Facie Evidence; Defense - Sec. 284.0702. PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE; DEFENSE. (a) In the prosecution...
Section 284.0703. Method of Sending Invoice or Notice - Sec. 284.0703. METHOD OF SENDING INVOICE OR NOTICE. As authorized...
Section 284.071. Controlled Access to Toll Road - Sec. 284.071. CONTROLLED ACCESS TO TOLL ROAD. (a) The commissioners...
Section 284.072. Promotion of Toll Roads - Sec. 284.072. PROMOTION OF TOLL ROADS. The commissioners court of...
Section 284.073. Powers and Duties of Receiver - Sec. 284.073. POWERS AND DUTIES OF RECEIVER. (a) A receiver...
Section 284.074. Tax and Assessment Exemption: Projects - Sec. 284.074. TAX AND ASSESSMENT EXEMPTION: PROJECTS. Each part of...
Subchapter D. Unauthorized Use of Toll Roads in Certain Counties
Section 284.201. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 284.201. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to:...
Section 284.202. Order Prohibiting Operation of Motor Vehicle on Toll Project - Sec. 284.202. ORDER PROHIBITING OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE ON TOLL...
Section 284.203. Violation of Order; Offense - Sec. 284.203. VIOLATION OF ORDER; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits...
Section 284.2031. Civil and Criminal Enforcement: Fine - Sec. 284.2031. CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT: FINE. (a) A county...
Section 284.2032. Fine in Certain Counties - Sec. 284.2032. FINE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) A county with...
Section 284.204. Administrative Adjudication Hearing Procedure - Sec. 284.204. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION HEARING PROCEDURE. (a) The commissioners court...
Section 284.205. Citation or Summons - Sec. 284.205. CITATION OR SUMMONS. (a) A citation or summons...
Section 284.206. Administrative Hearing: Presumption; Evidence of Ownership - Sec. 284.206. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING: PRESUMPTION; EVIDENCE OF OWNERSHIP. (a) In...
Section 284.207. Attendance on Hearing - Sec. 284.207. ATTENDANCE ON HEARING. (a) The peace officer or...
Section 284.208. Decision of Hearing Officer - Sec. 284.208. DECISION OF HEARING OFFICER. (a) The hearing officer...
Section 284.209. Enforcement of Decision - Sec. 284.209. ENFORCEMENT OF DECISION. A decision issued under Section...
Section 284.210. Appeal of Hearing Officer Decision - Sec. 284.210. APPEAL OF HEARING OFFICER DECISION. (a) A person...
Section 284.211. Hearing on Appeal - Sec. 284.211. HEARING ON APPEAL. The court in which an...
Section 284.212. Effect of Appeal - Sec. 284.212. EFFECT OF APPEAL. Service of notice of appeal...
Section 284.213. Seizure of Transponders - Sec. 284.213. SEIZURE OF TRANSPONDERS. (a) For purposes of this...
Chapter 285 - County Regulation of Roadside Vendor and Solicitor in Certain Counties
Section 285.001. Regulation of Roadside Vendor and Solicitor - Sec. 285.001. REGULATION OF ROADSIDE VENDOR AND SOLICITOR. (a) To...
Section 285.002. Permit; Removal of Structure - Sec. 285.002. PERMIT; REMOVAL OF STRUCTURE. The commissioners court may:...
Section 285.003. Conflict With Statute or State Agency Rule - Sec. 285.003. CONFLICT WITH STATUTE OR STATE AGENCY RULE. If...
Section 285.004. Violation of Regulation; Offense - Sec. 285.004. VIOLATION OF REGULATION; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits...
Chapter 286 - Road Laws Relating to Specific Counties
Subchapter A. Road Improvements and Assessments by Galveston or Cameron County Commissioners Court
Section 286.001. Applicability - Sec. 286.001. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to Galveston County...
Section 286.002. Road Improvement and Assessment - Sec. 286.002. ROAD IMPROVEMENT AND ASSESSMENT. (a) The commissioners court...
Section 286.003. Assessment Limited - Sec. 286.003. ASSESSMENT LIMITED. (a) The commissioners court may not...
Section 286.004. Assessment of Exempt Property - Sec. 286.004. ASSESSMENT OF EXEMPT PROPERTY. (a) This subchapter does...
Section 286.005. Apportionment of Costs - Sec. 286.005. APPORTIONMENT OF COSTS. (a) The commissioners court shall...
Section 286.006. Changes in Improvement Proceedings; Abandonment - Sec. 286.006. CHANGES IN IMPROVEMENT PROCEEDINGS; ABANDONMENT. (a) The commissioners...
Section 286.007. Notice and Other Prehearing Requirements - Sec. 286.007. NOTICE AND OTHER PREHEARING REQUIREMENTS. (a) A commissioners...
Section 286.008. Hearing - Sec. 286.008. HEARING. The commissioners court shall hold a hearing...
Section 286.009. Appeal - Sec. 286.009. APPEAL. (a) Not later than the 15th day...
Section 286.010. Defenses to Actions for Assessments - Sec. 286.010. DEFENSES TO ACTIONS FOR ASSESSMENTS. The only defenses...
Section 286.011. Word or Act of Officer or Employee - Sec. 286.011. WORD OR ACT OF OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE. Nothing...
Section 286.012. Certificate of Assessment - Sec. 286.012. CERTIFICATE OF ASSESSMENT. (a) The commissioners court may...
Section 286.013. Validity of Assessment - Sec. 286.013. VALIDITY OF ASSESSMENT. An assessment related to the...
Section 286.014. Correction of Assessment; Subsequent Assessment - Sec. 286.014. CORRECTION OF ASSESSMENT; SUBSEQUENT ASSESSMENT. (a) If an...
Subchapter B. Road Improvements and Assessments by Live Oak County Commissioners Court
Section 286.041. Applicability - Sec. 286.041. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to Live Oak...
Section 286.042. Assessment Provisions - Sec. 286.042. ASSESSMENT PROVISIONS. (a) The commissioners court of the...
Section 286.043. Assessment Lien - Sec. 286.043. ASSESSMENT LIEN. (a) The county has a lien...
Section 286.044. Assessment Liens on Certain Exempt Property - Sec. 286.044. ASSESSMENT LIENS ON CERTAIN EXEMPT PROPERTY. (a) The...
Section 286.045. Apportionment of Costs - Sec. 286.045. APPORTIONMENT OF COSTS. (a) The commissioners court shall...
Section 286.046. Plan of Proposed Road Improvement - Sec. 286.046. PLAN OF PROPOSED ROAD IMPROVEMENT. (a) The commissioners...
Section 286.047. Notice and Order for Hearing - Sec. 286.047. NOTICE AND ORDER FOR HEARING. (a) After preparing...
Section 286.048. Hearing - Sec. 286.048. HEARING. (a) The commissioners court shall hold a...
Section 286.049. Appeal - Sec. 286.049. APPEAL. (a) Not later than the 15th day...
Section 286.050. Enforcement of Assessment or Liability - Sec. 286.050. ENFORCEMENT OF ASSESSMENT OR LIABILITY. (a) A lien...
Section 286.051. Certificate of Assessment - Sec. 286.051. CERTIFICATE OF ASSESSMENT. (a) The commissioners court of...
Section 286.052. Correction of Assessment; Subsequent Assessment - Sec. 286.052. CORRECTION OF ASSESSMENT; SUBSEQUENT ASSESSMENT. (a) If an...
Section 286.053. Subsequent Assessment Certificate - Sec. 286.053. SUBSEQUENT ASSESSMENT CERTIFICATE. (a) The commissioners court may...
Subchapter C. Roads to Public Streams and Lakes and Other Public Water in Leon and Madison Counties
Section 286.061. Applicability - Sec. 286.061. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to Leon County...
Section 286.062. Definitions - Sec. 286.062. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Public water" includes...
Section 286.063. Public Necessity for Additional Roads; Purpose - Sec. 286.063. PUBLIC NECESSITY FOR ADDITIONAL ROADS; PURPOSE. (a) A...
Section 286.064. Public Road - Sec. 286.064. PUBLIC ROAD. The commissioners court may declare to...
Section 286.065. Application for Public Road - Sec. 286.065. APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC ROAD. (a) A person who...
Section 286.066. Notice of Application - Sec. 286.066. NOTICE OF APPLICATION. (a) On the filing of...
Section 286.067. Opening of Road to Public Water - Sec. 286.067. OPENING OF ROAD TO PUBLIC WATER. (a) The...
Section 286.068. Roadwork - Sec. 286.068. ROADWORK. The commissioners court is not required to...
Section 286.069. Damages and Costs - Sec. 286.069. DAMAGES AND COSTS. (a) A jury of freeholders...
Section 286.070. Opening Road Parallel to Navigable Stream - Sec. 286.070. OPENING ROAD PARALLEL TO NAVIGABLE STREAM. (a) On...
Subchapter D. Optional County Road System in Gregg County
Section 286.081. Election for County Road System - Sec. 286.081. ELECTION FOR COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM. (a) The commissioners...