{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-286.012","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 286.012","heading":"CERTIFICATE OF ASSESSMENT.","body":"(a) The commissioners court may issue an assignable certificate that:\n(1) is evidence of an assessment made under this subchapter; and\n(2) declares:\n(A) the lien against the property assessed; or\n(B) the liability of the true owner of the property assessed.\n(b) The commissioners court may set the terms of the certificate.\n(c) A recital in a certificate is prima facie evidence of the matter recited and further proof of the matter is not required if the certificate substantially states that:\n(1) the proceedings referred to in the certificate were in compliance with the law; and\n(2) the prerequisites to imposing the assessment lien against the property described in the certificate and the personal liability of the property owner have been performed.\n(d) In a suit on an assessment or reassessment in evidence of which a certificate is issued under this subchapter, it is sufficient to allege the substance of the recitals in the certificate and that the recitals are true. Further allegations with reference to a proceeding relating to an original assessment or subsequent assessment are not necessary.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 6. ROADWAYS","SUBTITLE D. ROAD LAWS RELATING TO PARTICULAR COUNTIES","CHAPTER 286. ROAD LAWS RELATING TO SPECIFIC COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER A. ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS BY GALVESTON OR CAMERON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.286.htm#286.012","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"0094e55365d441ef2fd0f4d18635b0edf2ef8327d10e2f1644d3d7e332a5a1ea","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-286.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-286.013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}