Tex. Transp. Code § 251.153 · Subchapter E. COUNTY TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
LOAD LIMITS ON COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commissioners court of a county may establish load limits for any county road or bridge in the manner prescribed by Section 621.301.
(b) The commissioners court may authorize a county traffic officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, or deputy constable to weigh a vehicle to ascertain whether the vehicle's load exceeds the limit prescribed by the commissioners court.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.251.htm
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