KEY QUESTION: Can Commissioners Courts regulate traffic on county roads? REFERENCE POINT: Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 541-Chapter 545, Title 7, Subtitle C, “Rules of the Road, ” also known as the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 251, Subchapter E, part of the County Road and Bridge … [Read more...] about Key Concept: Regulating Traffic on County Roads
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Key Concept: Required Road Report
Key Question: Are County Commissioners required to file an annual Road Report? Reference Point: Texas Transportation Code Chapters 251 and 252 Chapter 251.004 of the Transportation Code states that County Commissioners are the supervisors of the public roads in a county unless the county adopts an optional system of administering the county roads under Chapter 252 of … [Read more...] about Key Concept: Required Road Report
Access Point on County Road
Re: Whether a Commissioners Court may require a permit and charge a fee for installing an access point to a county road (RQ-111 0-GA). Submitted by Joshua Hamby, Howard County Attorney Summary, Opinion No. GA-1013: Transportation Code sections 251.003 and 251.016 authorize a Commissioners Court to require permits for the construction within the county right of way of … [Read more...] about Access Point on County Road
TxDOT May Get Extra Money for Damaged Roads
By Aman Batheja, Texas Tribune http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/09/txdot-may-get-extra-money-shale-roads/ State lawmakers may give the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) an extra $250 million for road projects in communities affected by an ongoing oil drilling boom. But a controversial plan to convert some roads to gravel may still move forward, officials said … [Read more...] about TxDOT May Get Extra Money for Damaged Roads
Street Smart: Precinct, Countywide Road Systems Meet Varied Needs
When it comes to a county road, there’s a great deal beneath the surface. Just ask Hill County Commissioner Steven Sulak. In the November 2012 election, 61 percent of Hill County voters cast their ballots in favor of a transition from the Ex Officio Road System, known as the precinct system, to the County Road Department System, commonly referred to as the unit system, which … [Read more...] about Street Smart: Precinct, Countywide Road Systems Meet Varied Needs