Tex. Transportation Code § 284.002
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 284.002, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 284.002. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN COUNTIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter applies only to a county that:
(1) has a population of 50,000 or more and borders the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or inlet opening into the gulf;
(2) has a population of 2.5 million or more;
(3) is adjacent to a county that has a population of 2.5 million or more; or
(4) borders the United Mexican States.
(b) A local government corporation created under Chapter 431 in a county to which this chapter applies has the same powers as a county acting under this chapter, except as provided by Chapter 362.
(1) has a population of 50,000 or more and borders the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or inlet opening into the gulf;
(2) has a population of 2.5 million or more;
(3) is adjacent to a county that has a population of 2.5 million or more; or
(4) borders the United Mexican States.
(b) A local government corporation created under Chapter 431 in a county to which this chapter applies has the same powers as a county acting under this chapter, except as provided by Chapter 362.
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