Texas Transportation Code

§ 251.010 — GATES ON THIRD-CLASS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS; OFFENSES

TN § 251.010Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part C. COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES · Ch. 251. GENERAL COUNTY AUTHORITY RELATING TO ROADS AND BRIDGES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)A person, including a neighborhood association, who owns or controls real property on which a third-class road or a neighborhood road established under Section 251.053 is located for which the right-of-way was obtained without cost to the county may erect a gate across the road when necessary. The person shall place a permanent hitching post and stile block on each side of the gate within 60 feet of the gate. The gate must be:

(1)at least 10 feet wide;

(2)free of obstructions above the gate;

(3)constructed so that opening and shutting the gate will not cause unnecessary delay to persons, including emergency personnel, using the road; and

(4)constructed with a fastening to hold the gate open until a person using the gate passes through it.

(b)The property owner shall keep the gate and the approaches to the gate in good order.

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1032 (H.B. 1671), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.