Tex. Transp. Code Section 251.013
Road Names and Address Numbers


(a)

The commissioners court of a county by order may adopt uniform standards for naming public roads located wholly or partly in unincorporated areas of the county and for assigning address numbers to property located in unincorporated areas of the county. The standards apply to any new public road that is established.

(b)

The commissioners court of a county by order may adopt a name for a public road located wholly or partly in an unincorporated area of the county and may assign address numbers to property located in an unincorporated area of the county for which there is no established address system.

(b-1)

The commissioners court of a county by order may:

(1)

adopt standards and specifications for the design and installation of address number signs to identify properties located in unincorporated areas of the county, including standards or specifications as to sign size, material, longevity, ability to be seen and to reflect light, and any other factor the commissioners court considers necessary or appropriate; and

(2)

require the owners or occupants of properties in unincorporated areas of the county to:

(A)

obtain address number signs that comply with the standards and specifications adopted under Subdivision (1); and

(B)

install and maintain those signs at the locations and in the manner required by those standards and specifications.

(c)

If an order adopted under this section conflicts with a municipal ordinance, the municipal ordinance prevails in the territory in which it is effective.

(d)

A commissioners court may adopt an order under this section only after conducting a public hearing on the proposed order. The court shall give public notice of the hearing at least two weeks before the date of the hearing.

(e)

A person who knowingly fails or refuses to comply with an order of a commissioners court under Subsection (b-1)(2) commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 2665), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.

Source: Section 251.013 — Road Names and Address Numbers, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­251.­htm#251.­013 (accessed May 4, 2024).

251.001
Definitions
251.002
Public Roads
251.003
Construction and Maintenance of Public Roads
251.004
Commissioners as Road Supervisors
251.006
Obtaining Material for Public Roads
251.007
Classification of County Roads
251.008
General Requirements for County Roads
251.009
Construction of Cattle Guards on County Roads
251.010
Gates on Third-class and Neighborhood Roads
251.011
Detour Roads
251.012
County Authority in Municipality
251.013
Road Names and Address Numbers
251.014
County Improvement of State Highway
251.015
Assisting Other Governmental Entity
251.016
General County Authority over Roads, Highways, and Bridges
251.017
County Authority to Set Fee
251.019
Donations
251.051
General Authority of Commissioners Court
251.052
Public Application for New Road or Road Change
251.053
Neighborhood Roads
251.055
Extending Farm-to-market Road in Adjoining County
251.056
Roads Across Public Real Property
251.057
Abandonment of County Road
251.058
Closing, Abandoning, and Vacating Public Road
251.059
Maintaining Established County Roads
251.081
General Authority to Erect and Maintain Bridges
251.082
Erection of Joint County Bridges
251.083
Erecting and Maintaining Bridge in Municipality
251.0095
Replacement and Repair of Existing Cattle Guards on County Roads
251.0096
Removal of Cattle Guards from County Roads
251.101
Condemnation for County Road in Municipality
251.102
Cost of Relocating or Adjusting Utility Facility
251.103
Relocating Water Line
251.151
Authority of Commissioners Court to Regulate Certain Roads
251.152
Public Hearing Required
251.153
Load Limits on County Roads and Bridges
251.154
Maximum Reasonable and Prudent Speeds on County Roads
251.155
Restricted Traffic Zones
251.156
Parking Restrictions
251.157
Prohibiting or Restricting Use of Road
251.158
Temporary Use of County Road for Festival or Civic Event
251.159
Delegation of Commissioners’ Authority
251.160
Liability of Owner or Operator for Road Damage
251.161
Violations of Subchapter
251.0165
Control of Access Within Certain Counties
251.1575
Prohibiting Use of Road for Certain Vehicles

Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 251.013’s source at texas​.gov