HB 1683
AN ACT relating to systems of county road administration in certain
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
Allows specific counties with a population over 870,000 located on an international border to automatically adopt a county road department system without requiring a public election. The commissioners court can implement this system by simply passing an order during a regular court session and recording it in their minutes. The change provides these counties a streamlined process for managing their road administration system, effective September 1, 2025.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to systems of county road administration in certain BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 252.301(a), Transportation Code, is (a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 252.3011, a [A] county may adopt this subchapter at an election held as provided by SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 252, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 252.3011 to read as follows: Sec. 252.3011. ADOPTION OF COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT SYSTEM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a county that: (1) has a population of 870,000 or more; and (2) is located on an international border. (b) Section 252.301 does not apply to a county described by (c) The commissioners court of a county described by Subsection (a) shall adopt the use of this subchapter by an order made at a regular term of the court. (d) The commissioners court shall enter the order described by Subsection (c) in its minutes. The order is not required to be in any particular form, and substantial compliance with this SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
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Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to systems of county road administration in certain
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