{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8255.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8255.052","heading":"ROAD PROJECTS.","body":"(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may finance, construct, or acquire a road project as provided by this section.\n(b) The district shall employ or contract with a licensed engineer to certify whether a proposed road project meets the criteria for a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road of:\n(1) a county in whose jurisdiction the proposed road project is located; or\n(2) a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the proposed road project is located.\n(c) The district may finance, construct, or acquire a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road that has been certified by the licensed engineer, or any improvements in aid of the road.\n(d) A road project must meet all applicable standards, regulations, ordinances, or orders of:\n(1) each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; and\n(2) each county in which the road project is located if the road project is not located in the corporate limits of a municipality.\n(e) The district may, with the consent of the municipality or county, convey a completed road project to:\n(1) a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; or\n(2) a county in which the road project is located.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 4018), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER","SUBTITLE F. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 8255. HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 416","SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8255.htm#8255.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"0504351a4686118656f503d528e401a40423854c28913bc75d6f0ee3f3a6f899","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8255.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8255.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}