Tex. Transportation Code § 286.042
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 286.042, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 286.042. ASSESSMENT PROVISIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioners court of the county may finance all or part of the cost of improving a portion of the county road system located in a recorded subdivision and outside the limits of a municipality by imposing an assessment against real property that abuts the portion of the road that is to be improved and against the owners of the property.
(b) The commissioners court may:
(1) determine the terms of payment and default of the assessment;
(2) determine the rate of interest of the assessment, not to exceed 10 percent a year;
(3) make an assessment against several parcels of property in one assessment when the parcels are owned by the same person; and
(4) jointly assess property owned jointly.
(c) An assessment authorized by this section does not mature before the commissioners court accepts the improvement for which the assessment is made.
(d) An owner of an interest in property against which the commissioners court makes an assessment under this section is personally liable for the assessed amount. Each owner of property owned jointly is jointly and severally liable for the assessment.
(b) The commissioners court may:
(1) determine the terms of payment and default of the assessment;
(2) determine the rate of interest of the assessment, not to exceed 10 percent a year;
(3) make an assessment against several parcels of property in one assessment when the parcels are owned by the same person; and
(4) jointly assess property owned jointly.
(c) An assessment authorized by this section does not mature before the commissioners court accepts the improvement for which the assessment is made.
(d) An owner of an interest in property against which the commissioners court makes an assessment under this section is personally liable for the assessed amount. Each owner of property owned jointly is jointly and severally liable for the assessment.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.