{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-251.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 251.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter as applied to a public road:\n(1) \"Abandon\" means to relinquish the public's right of way in and use of the road.\n(2) \"Discontinue\" means to discontinue the maintenance of the road.\n(3) \"Vacate\" means to terminate the existence of the road by direct action of the commissioners court of a county.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 6. ROADWAYS","SUBTITLE C. COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES","CHAPTER 251. GENERAL COUNTY AUTHORITY RELATING TO ROADS AND BRIDGES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.251.htm#251.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"94ed89fdcdd82d4ac46bc3421e09908a6bcf03bf094b4c9be048ed3538f50995","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-250.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-251.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}