Texas Transportation Code
§ 251.053 — NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS
TN § 251.053Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part C. COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES · Ch. 251. GENERAL COUNTY AUTHORITY RELATING TO ROADS AND BRIDGES · Art. B. ESTABLISHING AND CLOSING ROADS
Statute text
View on source(a)As provided by this section, a commissioners court may declare as a public road:
(1)any line between the locations of any persons;
(2)any section line; or
(3)any practical route that is convenient to property owners while avoiding hills, mountains, or streams through any enclosures.
(b)A person who owns real property to which there is no public road or other public means of access may request that an access road be established connecting the person's real property to the county public road system by making a sworn application to the commissioners court requesting the court to establish the road. The application must:
(1)designate the lines sought to be opened;
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Legislative history
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.