Tex. Transp. Code Section 621.301
County’s Authority to Set Maximum Weights

(a)

The commissioners court of a county may establish load limits for any county road or bridge only with the concurrence of the Texas Department of Transportation. A load limit shall be deemed concurred with by the Texas Department of Transportation 30 days after the county submits to the Texas Department of Transportation the load limit accompanied by supporting documentation and calculations reviewed and sealed by an engineer licensed in this state, though the Texas Department of Transportation may review the load limit and withdraw concurrence at any time after the 30-day period.

(b)

The commissioners court may limit the maximum weights to be moved on or over a county road, bridge, or culvert by exercising its authority under this subsection in the same manner and under the same conditions provided by Section 621.102 (Authority to Set Maximum Weights) for the Texas Department of Transportation to limit maximum weights on highways and roads to which that section applies.

(c)

The commissioners court shall record an action under Subsection (b) in its minutes.

(d)

A maximum weight set under this section becomes effective on a road when appropriate signs giving notice of the maximum weight are erected by the Texas Department of Transportation on the road under order of the commissioners court.

(e)

A vehicle operating under a permit issued under Section 623.011 (Permit for Excess Axle or Gross Weight), 623.071 (Permit to Move Certain Equipment), 623.094 (Permit Issuance), 623.121 (Permit to Move Portable Building Unit), 623.142 (Permit to Move Oil Well Servicing or Drilling Machinery), 623.181 (Annual Permit), 623.192 (Permit to Move Unladen Lift Equipment Motor Vehicles), 623.212 (Permits by Port Authority), or 623.321 (Permit), as added by Chapter 1135 (H.B. 2741), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, may operate under the conditions authorized by the permit over a road for which the commissioners court has set a maximum weight under this section.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 941, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1227, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 61, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 99, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 1171), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2015.

Source: Section 621.301 — County's Authority to Set Maximum Weights, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­621.­htm#621.­301 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

621.001
Definitions 621.002
Vehicle Registration Receipt for Certain Heavy Vehicles 621.003
Reciprocal Agreement with Another State for Issuance of Permits 621.004
Admissibility of Certificate of Vertical Clearance 621.005
Effect of Increased Limits by United States 621.006
Restricted Operation on Certain Holidays 621.007
Evidence of Violation 621.008
Rulemaking Authority 621.101
Maximum Weight of Vehicle or Combination 621.102
Authority to Set Maximum Weights 621.201
Maximum Width 621.202
Commission’s Authority to Set Maximum Width 621.203
Maximum Length of Motor Vehicle 621.204
Maximum Length of Semitrailer or Trailer 621.205
Maximum Length of Vehicle Combinations 621.206
Maximum Extended Length of Load 621.207
Maximum Height 621.301
County’s Authority to Set Maximum Weights 621.302
Exception to County’s Weight Limitations 621.303
Municipal Regulation of Loads and Equipment 621.304
Restriction on Local Government Authority to Regulate Overweight Vehicles and Loads on State Highway System 621.351
Escrow Account for Prepayment of Permit Fees 621.352
Fees for Permits Issued Under Reciprocal Agreement 621.353
Distribution of Fee for Permit for Excess Weight 621.354
Disposition of Fees for Permit for Movement of Cylindrical Hay Bales 621.355
Distribution of Fees for Registration of Additional Weight 621.356
Form of Payment 621.401
Definition 621.402
Weighing Loaded Vehicle 621.403
Unloading Vehicle if Gross Weight Exceeded 621.404
Unloading Vehicle if Axle Weight Exceeded 621.405
Unloading Exceptions 621.406
Additional Gross Weight Registration 621.407
Forms 621.408
Powers of Weight Enforcement Officers 621.409
Weighing of Loaded Vehicles by Port-of-entry Supervisors, Inspectors, or Weight Enforcement Officers 621.410
Weight Record 621.411
Joint Operation of Certain Fixed-site Facilities 621.501
Failure to Carry or Present Vehicle License Receipt 621.502
Prohibitions on Size and Weight 621.503
Prohibition of Loading More than Size or Weight Limitation 621.504
Bridge or Underpass Clearance 621.506
Offense of Operating or Loading Overweight Vehicle 621.507
General Offense 621.508
Affirmative Defense for Operating Vehicle over Maximum Allowable Weight 621.509
Failure to Maintain Weight Record 621.510
Permit Void 621.511
Name on Permit 621.2061
Exception to Maximum Extended Length of Load: Certain Motor Vehicles 621.4015
Designation by Commissioners Court
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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