Tex.
Transp. Code Section 431.072
Limitation to Federal or State Highway System
(1)
is intended by the commission to become part of the federal or state highway system; and(2)
is not intended to:(A)
become a county road or municipal street; or(B)
be owned by a county road district or by a road utility district.(1)
a county with a population of 500,000 or more; or(2)
a county adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1).(b)
If approved and authorized by the commission, a corporation created by the state has the rights, powers, privileges, authority, and functions given the department under this title to:(1)
construct, improve, operate, and maintain high occupancy vehicle lanes; and(2)
charge a toll for the use of one or more high occupancy vehicle lanes for the purpose of congestion mitigation.(c)
A corporation in existence on August 31, 1991, has the powers, rights, and privileges of a corporation created under Chapter 11, Title 32, Revised Statutes, as that law existed on August 31, 1991, except that the required right-of-way of any highway, road, street, or turnpike may be of the width required or approved by the commission or each governing body creating the corporation.
Source:
Section 431.072 — Limitation to Federal or State Highway System, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.431.htm#431.072
(accessed Mar. 23, 2024).