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Tex. Transportation Code § 251.158

This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 251.158, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.

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§ 251.158. TEMPORARY USE OF COUNTY ROAD FOR FESTIVAL OR CIVIC EVENT.

Official statutory text

(a) The commissioners court of a county by order may permit the temporary use of a county road located in an unincorporated area of the county for a civic event, including a festival.

(b) The court by order shall establish procedures for the temporary diversion of traffic from the road being used for the event.

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