Title TN, Transportation Code

Sec. 252.005. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) The commissioners court shall adopt a system for laying out, working on, draining, and repairing the public roads. (b) The commissioners court may purchase vehicles, tools, and machinery necessary for working on public r…

Sec. 252.006. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EX OFFICIO ROAD COMMISSIONERS. (a) Under the direction of the commissioners court, an ex officio road commissioner is responsible for the vehicles, tools, and machinery belonging to the county and placed in the commissioner's control by the cour…

Sec. 252.101. SUBCHAPTER NOT APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This subchapter does not apply to Angelina, Aransas, Blanco, Bowie, Calhoun, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Comal, Dallas, Delta, DeWitt, Fayette, Franklin, Galveston, Gillespie, Grayson, Gregg, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, …

Sec. 252.102. RELATIONSHIP OF SUBCHAPTER TO OTHER LAW. If this subchapter conflicts with a general law relating to roads and bridges, this subchapter controls. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 252.103. ROAD COMMISSIONERS. (a) A commissioners court may employ not more than four road commissioners. (b) A road commissioner must be a resident of the district for which the road commissioner is employed. (c) If the commissioners court employs more than one road commissi…

Sec. 252.104. BOND OF ROAD COMMISSIONER. (a) Before assuming the duties of a road commissioner, a road commissioner must execute a bond with one or more good and sufficient sureties payable to the county judge in the amount of $1,000, conditioned on the faithful performance of th…

Sec. 252.105. POWERS AND DUTIES OF ROAD COMMISSIONER. (a) A road commissioner controls the overseers, laborers, tools, machinery, and vehicles to be used on the roads in the road commissioner's district and may require overseers to deploy laborers that the road commissioner desig…

Sec. 252.106. SUPERVISION OF ROAD COMMISSIONER BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) A road commissioner shall obey the orders of the commissioners court. (b) A road commissioner's acts are subject to the control, supervision, orders, and approval of the commissioners court. Acts 1995, 74t…

Sec. 252.107. REPORT OF ROAD COMMISSIONER. (a) At each regular term of the commissioners court, a road commissioner shall give a report under oath to the court that: (1) includes an itemized account of the money the road commissioner has received to be spent on roads and bridges …

Sec. 252.108. USE OF COUNTY ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND. (a) In a county that employs road commissioners under this subchapter, the commissioners court shall ensure that the county road and bridge fund is judiciously and equitably spent on the roads and bridges in the county. As nearly …

Sec. 252.109. DONATIONS. A commissioners court or the road commissioners may accept donations of labor, money, or other property to aid in building or maintaining roads in the county. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 252.110. LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR MISPLACEMENT. A person who knowingly or wilfully damages or misplaces a bridge, culvert, drain, sewer, ditch, sign, milepost, or similar thing placed on a road to benefit the road is liable to the county and any injured person for da…

Sec. 252.111. DRAINAGE ALONG PUBLIC ROAD. (a) A commissioners court or road commissioner may authorize a person to make a drain along a public road to drain the person's property. (b) The person must make the drain under the direction of the commissioners court, road commissioner…

Sec. 252.201. SUBCHAPTER NOT APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This subchapter does not apply to Angelina, Aransas, Blanco, Bowie, Calhoun, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Comal, Dallas, Delta, DeWitt, Fayette, Franklin, Galveston, Gillespie, Grayson, Gregg, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, …

Sec. 252.202. RELATIONSHIP OF SUBCHAPTER TO OTHER LAW. If this subchapter conflicts with a general law relating to roads and bridges, this subchapter controls. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 252.203. ADOPTION OF SUBCHAPTER AND APPOINTMENT OF ROAD SUPERINTENDENTS. (a) The commissioners court of a county may adopt this subchapter by appointing a road superintendent for the county or one superintendent in each county commissioner's precinct by an order made at a re…

Sec. 252.204. OATH AND BOND OF ROAD SUPERINTENDENT. (a) Not later than the 20th day after the date of appointment, a road superintendent must: (1) take and subscribe to the oath required by the constitution; and (2) give a bond payable to the county judge in an amount fixed by th…

Sec. 252.205. POWERS AND DUTIES OF ROAD SUPERINTENDENT. (a) Subject to the orders of the commissioners court, a road superintendent has general supervision over the public roads in the road superintendent's county or precinct and the county inmates working on the roads. (b) A roa…

Sec. 252.206. LIABILITY OF ROAD SUPERINTENDENT. A road superintendent is liable for: (1) the loss, injury, or destruction of machinery or a tool or vehicle placed under the road superintendent's control by the commissioners court unless the road superintendent was not at fault; a…

Sec. 252.207. REPORT OF ROAD SUPERINTENDENT. (a) A road superintendent shall make a sworn report to the commissioners court at each regular term of the court showing: (1) an itemized account of the money the road superintendent has received belonging to the road fund; (2) the per…

Sec. 252.208. SUPERVISION OF ROAD SUPERINTENDENT BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. Work performed under a road superintendent is subject to the general supervision of the commissioners court. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 252.209. CONTRACTS BY ROAD SUPERINTENDENT; PAYMENT. (a) A road superintendent shall make the best contract possible for labor or machinery and in payment for the labor or machinery shall issue to the person entitled to payment a certificate showing the amount due and the pur…

Sec. 252.210. DIVISION OF COUNTY OR PRECINCT INTO ROAD DISTRICTS. (a) If the commissioners court directs, a road superintendent shall: (1) divide the road superintendent's county or precinct into road districts of convenient size; (2) define the boundaries of the districts; and (…

Sec. 252.211. SALARY OF ROAD SUPERINTENDENT. (a) A road superintendent's salary shall be paid at stated intervals on the order of the commissioners court. (b) The commissioners court may suspend the salary of a road superintendent whose services are no longer needed. Acts 1995, 7…

Sec. 252.212. POWERS OF COMMISSIONERS COURT. In a county that appoints one or more road superintendents, the commissioners court may: (1) purchase or hire the road machinery, tools, vehicles, and labor required to grade, drain, or repair the roads of the county; (2) use labor and…

Sec. 252.213. CONTRACTS BY COMMISSIONERS COURT; PAYMENT. (a) In a county that appoints one or more road superintendents, the commissioners court by contract may construct, grade, gravel, or otherwise improve a road or bridge. (b) At the time the contract is made, the commissioner…

Sec. 252.214. DONATIONS. A commissioners court may accept donations of labor, money, or other property to aid in building or maintaining roads in the county. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 252.215. LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR MISPLACEMENT. A person who knowingly or wilfully damages or misplaces a bridge, culvert, drain, sewer, ditch, sign, milepost, or similar thing placed on a road to benefit the road is liable to the county and any injured person for da…

Sec. 252.216. DRAINAGE ALONG PUBLIC ROAD. (a) A commissioners court or, with the approval of the commissioners court, a road superintendent may authorize a person to make a drain along a public road to drain the person's property. (b) The person must make the drain under the dire…

Sec. 252.301. ADOPTION OF COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT SYSTEM. (a) A county may adopt this subchapter at an election held as provided by this section. (b) The commissioners court shall submit the question of whether to adopt this subchapter to the voters of the county if it receives a …

Sec. 252.302. ORGANIZATION OF SYSTEM. (a) The county road department is responsible for the construction and maintenance of county roads. (b) The county road department includes: (1) the commissioners court as the policy-making body; (2) the county road engineer as the chief exec…

Sec. 252.303. COUNTYWIDE SYSTEM. In a county that adopts this subchapter, the construction and maintenance of county roads, the ownership and use of county road department equipment, materials, and supplies, and the administration of the county road department are to be based on …

Sec. 252.304. COUNTY ROAD ENGINEER OR ROAD ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The commissioners court shall appoint a county road engineer, who must: (1) be a licensed professional engineer experienced in road construction and maintenance; and (2) meet the qualifications required by the Texas De…

Sec. 252.305. OATH; BONDS. (a) A county road engineer must take the official oath of office. (b) As required by the commissioners court, the county road engineer and other administrative personnel of the county road department must give a bond in an amount and with a surety appro…

Sec. 252.306. SALARY OF COUNTY ROAD ENGINEER. A county road engineer shall receive an annual salary to be paid in equal monthly installments out of the county road and bridge fund. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 252.307. TERM AND REMOVAL. (a) A county road engineer holds the position for an indefinite term. (b) A county road engineer may be removed by a majority vote of the commissioners court. The removal takes effect on the 30th day after the date the county road engineer receives…

Sec. 252.308. COUNTY ROAD ENGINEER UNABLE TO PERFORM DUTIES. A commissioners court may designate a qualified administrative officer to perform the county road engineer's duties during any period in which the county road engineer is absent or unable to perform those duties. Acts 1…

Sec. 252.309. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNTY ROAD ENGINEER. (a) The county road engineer is responsible to the commissioners court for the efficient and economical construction and maintenance of the county roads. (b) The county road engineer may: (1) appoint for an indefinite term …

Sec. 252.310. INSPECTIONS. The county road engineer shall inspect for the county the progress of work on a county road construction and maintenance project awarded to a private contractor. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 252.311. FUNDING. (a) Expenditures for the construction and maintenance of the county roads and the operation of the county road department shall be paid out of the county road and bridge fund strictly in accordance with annual budgeted appropriations. (b) On application of …

Sec. 252.312. COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commissioners court shall purchase the equipment, materials, and supplies for the county road department through competitive bidding in conformity with estimates and specifications prepared by the co…

Sec. 252.313. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS. Before the commissioners court orders payment of a claim covering the purchase of equipment, materials, supplies, or services, including county road construction or maintenance, contracted for by the court, the county road engineer must certify in…

Sec. 252.314. DONATIONS. A commissioners court may accept donations of labor, money, or other property to aid in the building or maintaining of roads in the county. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 834 (H.B. 1384), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.