Tex. Transportation Code § 251.0165
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 251.0165, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 251.0165. CONTROL OF ACCESS WITHIN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as limited by Section 203.032, a county with a population of 3.3 million or more or a county adjacent to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, by resolution or order, may:
(1) deny access to or from a controlled access highway within the county and outside the limits of a municipality, including a state highway, from or to adjoining public or private real property and from or to a public or private way intersecting the highway, except at specific locations designated by the county; and
(2) designate locations on a controlled access highway within the county and outside the limits of a municipality, including a state highway, at which access to or from the highway is permitted and determine the type and extent of access permitted at each location.
(b) This section does not apply to the placement of or access to a utility facility in or near a highway right-of-way.
(1) deny access to or from a controlled access highway within the county and outside the limits of a municipality, including a state highway, from or to adjoining public or private real property and from or to a public or private way intersecting the highway, except at specific locations designated by the county; and
(2) designate locations on a controlled access highway within the county and outside the limits of a municipality, including a state highway, at which access to or from the highway is permitted and determine the type and extent of access permitted at each location.
(b) This section does not apply to the placement of or access to a utility facility in or near a highway right-of-way.
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