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Tex. Transp. Code § 201.201 (2026)

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Sec. 201.201. GOVERNANCE OF DEPARTMENT. The commission governs the Texas Department of Transportation.

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

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Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2010–2026 · leading case: Texas Transp. Comm'n & Ted Houghton v. City of Jersey Vill., 478 S.W.3d 869 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015).
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Texas Transp. Comm'n & Ted Houghton v. City of Jersey Vill., 478 S.W.3d 869 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 201.201 (Vernon 2011).”
In re State, 325 S.W.3d 848 (Tex. App.—Austin 2010). “” Because the Commission “governs” the Department, Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 201.201 (West 1999), it is similarly empowered to engage in eminent domain in “the name of the [Sjtate” and on “behalf of the [S]tate,” Tex.”
Lamar Advantage Outdoor Co., L.P. v. Texas Dep't of Transp., No. 02-19-00368-CV (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Sept. 24, 2020). “Lamar contends that, to facilitate the Project, TxDOT, through the 1 Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 201.201 . 2 actions of the Commission, “adopted or issued resolutions, policies, guidelines or similar measures that authorized, facilitated, and approve[d] the Project.”
John Gannon v. Texas Dept of Trans, No. 25-20244 (5th Cir. June 12, 2026). “Tex. Transp. Code §§ 201.201, 391.062. Once they are licensed, the sign owners must receive a permit for each billboard they operate.”
In re the State of Texas, No. 03-10-00260-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Nov. 12, 2010). “” Because the Commission “governs” the Department, Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 201.201 (West 1999), it is similarly empowered to engage in eminent domain in “the name of the [S]tate” and on “behalf of the [S]tate,” Tex.”
In re the State of Texas, No. 03-10-00260-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Nov. 12, 2010). “” Because the Commission “governs” the Department, Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 201.201 (West 1999), it is similarly empowered to engage in eminent domain in “the name of the [S]tate” and on “behalf of the [S]tate,” Tex.”
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