Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Transportation Code § 251.083: ERECTING AND MAINTAINING BRIDGE IN MUNICIPALITY.

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TRANSPORTATION CODE
TITLE 6. ROADWAYS
SUBTITLE C. COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES
CHAPTER 251. GENERAL COUNTY AUTHORITY RELATING TO ROADS AND BRIDGES
SUBCHAPTER C. COUNTY BRIDGES

(a) The commissioners court of a county may erect a bridge in a municipality in the manner authorized by law for the erection of a bridge outside a municipality.

(b) The commissioners court and the governing body of the municipality may agree to erect the bridge jointly. The county or the municipality may issue bonds to pay its proportionate share of any resulting debt.

(c) The commissioners court of a county that owns a bridge located in a municipality shall maintain the bridge in good condition. The duty imposed by this subsection does not affect the municipality's liability for an injury caused by a defective condition of the bridge.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

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