Tex. Transp. Code Section 252.005
Powers and Duties of Commissioners Court

(a)

The commissioners court shall adopt a system for laying out, working on, draining, and repairing the public roads.

(b)

The commissioners court may purchase vehicles, tools, and machinery necessary for working on public roads and may construct, grade, or otherwise improve a road or bridge by contract in the manner provided by Section 252.213 (Contracts by Commissioners Court; Payment).

(c)

The commissioners court may provide reasonable rules and punishment as necessary to require inmates of county jails to work well on public roads and may provide a reward not to exceed $10 to be paid out of the county road and bridge fund for the recapture and delivery of an escaped inmate to be paid to any person other than the person in charge of the inmate at the time of the escape.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Source: Section 252.005 — Powers and Duties of Commissioners Court, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.252.htm#252.005 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

252.001
Adoption of Ex Officio Road Commissioner System 252.002
Relationship of Subchapter to Other Law 252.003
Ex Officio Road Commissioners 252.004
Bond 252.005
Powers and Duties of Commissioners Court 252.006
Powers and Duties of Ex Officio Road Commissioners 252.101
Subchapter Not Applicable to Certain Counties 252.102
Relationship of Subchapter to Other Law 252.103
Road Commissioners 252.104
Bond of Road Commissioner 252.105
Powers and Duties of Road Commissioner 252.106
Supervision of Road Commissioner by Commissioners Court 252.107
Report of Road Commissioner 252.108
Use of County Road and Bridge Fund 252.109
Donations 252.110
Liability for Property Damage or Misplacement 252.111
Drainage Along Public Road 252.201
Subchapter Not Applicable to Certain Counties 252.202
Relationship of Subchapter to Other Law 252.203
Adoption of Subchapter and Appointment of Road Superintendents 252.204
Oath and Bond of Road Superintendent 252.205
Powers and Duties of Road Superintendent 252.206
Liability of Road Superintendent 252.207
Report of Road Superintendent 252.208
Supervision of Road Superintendent by Commissioners Court 252.209
Contracts by Road Superintendent 252.210
Division of County or Precinct into Road Districts 252.211
Salary of Road Superintendent 252.212
Powers of Commissioners Court 252.213
Contracts by Commissioners Court 252.214
Donations 252.215
Liability for Property Damage or Misplacement 252.216
Drainage Along Public Road 252.301
Adoption of County Road Department System 252.302
Organization of System 252.303
Countywide System 252.304
County Road Engineer or Road Administrator 252.305
Oath 252.306
Salary of County Road Engineer 252.307
Term and Removal 252.308
County Road Engineer Unable to Perform Duties 252.309
Powers and Duties of County Road Engineer 252.310
Inspections 252.311
Funding 252.312
Competitive Bidding 252.313
Payment of Claims 252.314
Donations

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 252.005’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Section 252.005 — Powers and Duties of Commissioners Court, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.252.htm#252.005 (last accessed Jun. 5, 2024).