Texas Local Government Code

§ 43.106 — ANNEXATION OF COUNTY ROADS REQUIRED IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES

LG § 43.106Title 2. ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT · Part C. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND ANNEXATION · Ch. 43. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION · Art. E. ANNEXATION PROVISIONS RELATING TO RESERVOIRS, AIRPORTS, STREETS, AND CERTAIN OTHER AREAS

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(a)A municipality that proposes to annex any portion of a county road or territory that abuts a county road must also annex the entire width of the county road and the adjacent right-of-way on both sides of the county road.

(b)If a road annexed under Subsection (a) is a gravel road, the county retains control of granting access to the road and its right-of-way from property that:

(1)is not located in the boundaries of the annexing municipality; and

(2)is adjacent to the road and right-of-way. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 393, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 1949), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.