{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-251.011","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 251.011","heading":"DETOUR ROADS.","body":"(a) The commissioners court of a county shall establish detour roads for the convenience of the public when a county road that is not part of the state highway system must be closed to traffic for road construction. When a county detour road is in use, the county has the same authority over the road as over an established public road.\n(b) The commissioners court shall:\n(1) post all signs necessary for the convenience and guidance of the public at each end of a county detour road; and\n(2) maintain a county detour road so that it is reasonably adequate for normal traffic requirements.\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#251.011","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"4cdaa84542f909944c530224cd448aa192215f0c6c39d7c2b7d28833b2ed225a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-251.010","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-251.012"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}