Tex. Transp. Code § 201.622 · Subchapter H. PLANS AND PROJECTS
WILDFIRE EMERGENCY EVACUATION ROUTE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Notwithstanding Section 418.018, Government Code, in a county with a population of less than 75,000 and with a verifiable history of wildfire, the department may designate an emergency evacuation route for use in the event of a wildfire emergency. The department may establish criteria to determine which areas of a county are subject to a potential wildfire emergency.
(b) The department may assist in the improvement of a designated wildfire emergency evacuation route.
(c) Criteria for determining a wildfire emergency evacuation route must provide for evacuation of commercial establishments such as motels, hotels, and other businesses with overnight accommodations.
(d) A wildfire emergency evacuation route designated under Subsection (a) may include federal or state highways or county roads.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2011.
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