Section 251.0096 - Removal of Cattle Guards From County Roads(a) The commissioners court of a county may remove a cattle guard from a county road of any class if the commissioners court notifies each person who owns land adjacent to the cattle guard by certified mail not less than 90 days before the proposed removal of the cattle guard.(b) The commissioners court is not required to hold a public hearing on a proposed cattle guard removal. If a resident of the county requests a public hearing, the commissioners court shall hold a public hearing on the removal of the cattle guard. To be valid, a request for a public hearing must be in writing and be made before the 75th day after the date the notice required by Subsection (a) is mailed.Tex. Transp. Code § 251.0096
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 216 (S.B. 1059), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.