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Tex. Transp. Code § 281.002 (2026)

Acquisition Of Public Interest In Private Road

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Sec. 281.002. ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN PRIVATE ROAD. A county may acquire a public interest in a private road only by:

(1) purchase;

(2) condemnation;

(3) dedication; or

(4) a court's final judgment of adverse possession.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases, 1999–2018 · leading case: Baker v. Peace, 172 S.W.3d 82 (Tex. App. 2005).
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Baker v. Peace, 172 S.W.3d 82 (Tex. App. 2005). “Laws 2412 (current version at Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§ 281.002 , 281.003 (Vernon 1999)).”
Cnty. of Real v. Sutton, 6 S.W.3d 11 (Tex. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “Laws 2412 (current version at Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§ 281.002 , 281.003 (Vernon 1999)).”
Hayes v. Anderson Cnty., 315 S.W.3d 170 (Tex. App. 2010). “Laws 2412 (current version at Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§ 281.002 , 281.003 (Vernon 1999)).”
Bastrop Cnty. v. Samples, 286 S.W.3d 102 (Tex. App. 2009). “” Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 281.002 (West 1999).”
Sw. Bell Tel. Co. v. City of El Paso, 168 F. Supp. 2d 640 (W.D. Tex. 2001). “For example, EPCWID cites Texas Transportation Code §§ 281.002, 281.”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2008). · cites it 3× “" See id § 2(a), at 2412 (amended 1985) (current version at TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 281.002 (Vernon 1999)).”
George T. Chaney & Medina Cnty. v. Simon Camacho & Felipe Camacho (Tex. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “See TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. §§ 281.002(3), 281.”
Daniel L. Pancamo v. Calhoun Cnty. (Tex. App. 2018). “2 See TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 281.002 (West, Westlaw through 2017 1st C.”
in Re Bastrop Cnty., Texas (Tex. App. 2009). “" Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 281.002 (West 1999).”
Roy Jon v. Bobby Griffin, Romonia Bobino, Sally Carrier, Brenda Williams, Paula Foy, Sandra Robinson, George Bell, David Doughty, Gary Johnson, Cynthia Chiles, & the Texas Dep't of Crim. Just., Institutional Div. (Tex. App. 2009). “” Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 281.002 (West 1999).”
in Re Bastrop Cnty., Texas (Tex. App. 2009). “" Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 281.002 (West 1999).”
in Re Bastrop Cnty., Texas (Tex. App. 2009). “” Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 281.002 (West 1999).”
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— Tex. Transp. Code § 281.002(3) — 2 cases
George T. Chaney & Medina Cnty. v. Simon Camacho & Felipe Camacho (Tex. App. 2013). “See TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. §§ 281.002(3), 281.”
Gregory R. Mattox & Barbara Wilkerson v. Grimes Cnty. Commissioners' Court (Tex. App. 2015).
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