Tex. Transp. Code § 621.301 · Subchapter D. LOCAL REGULATIONS
COUNTY'S AUTHORITY TO SET MAXIMUM WEIGHTS.
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 only with the concurrence of the Texas Department of Transportation. A load limit shall be deemed concurred with by the Texas Department of Transportation 30 days after the county submits to the Texas Department of Transportation the load limit accompanied by supporting documentation and calculations reviewed and sealed by an engineer licensed in this state, though the Texas Department of Transportation may review the load limit and withdraw concurrence at any time after the 30-day period.
(b) The commissioners court may limit the maximum weights to be moved on or over a county road, bridge, or culvert by exercising its authority under this subsection in the same manner and under the same conditions provided by Section 621.102 for the Texas Department of Transportation to limit maximum weights on highways and roads to which that section applies.
(c) The commissioners court shall record an action under Subsection (b) in its minutes.
(d) A maximum weight set under this section becomes effective on a road when appropriate signs giving notice of the maximum weight are erected by the Texas Department of Transportation on the road under order of the commissioners court.
(e) A vehicle operating under a permit issued under Section 623.011, 623.071, 623.094, 623.121, 623.142, 623.181, 623.192, 623.212, or 623.321, as added by Chapter 1135 (H.B. 2741), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, may operate under the conditions authorized by the permit over a road for which the commissioners court has set a maximum weight under this section.
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. 941, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1227, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 61, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 99, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1184 (S.B. 1171), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2015.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 621.102AUTHORITY TO SET MAXIMUM WEIGHTS.Printed as Section 621.102
- Tex. Transp. Code § 623.011PERMIT FOR EXCESS AXLE OR GROSS WEIGHT.Printed as Section 623.011, 623.071, 623.094, 623.121, 623.142, 623.181, 623.192, 623.212, or 623.321
- Tex. Transp. Code § 623.071PERMIT TO MOVE CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.Printed as Section 623.011, 623.071, 623.094, 623.121, 623.142, 623.181, 623.192, 623.212, or 623.321
- Tex. Transp. Code § 623.094PERMIT ISSUANCE.Printed as Section 623.011, 623.071, 623.094, 623.121, 623.142, 623.181, 623.192, 623.212, or 623.321
- Tex. Transp. Code § 623.121PERMIT TO MOVE PORTABLE BUILDING UNIT.Printed as Section 623.011, 623.071, 623.094, 623.121, 623.142, 623.181, 623.192, 623.212, or 623.321
- Tex. Transp. Code § 623.142PERMIT TO MOVE OIL WELL SERVICING OR DRILLING MACHINERY.Printed as Section 623.011, 623.071, 623.094, 623.121, 623.142, 623.181, 623.192, 623.212, or 623.321
- Tex. Transp. Code § 623.181ANNUAL PERMIT.Printed as Section 623.011, 623.071, 623.094, 623.121, 623.142, 623.181, 623.192, 623.212, or 623.321
- Tex. Transp. Code § 623.192PERMIT TO MOVE UNLADEN LIFT EQUIPMENT MOTOR VEHICLES.Printed as Section 623.011, 623.071, 623.094, 623.121, 623.142, 623.181, 623.192, 623.212, or 623.321
- Tex. Transp. Code § 623.212PERMITS BY PORT AUTHORITY.Printed as Section 623.011, 623.071, 623.094, 623.121, 623.142, 623.181, 623.192, 623.212, or 623.321
- Tex. Transp. Code § 623.321PERMIT.Printed as Section 623.011, 623.071, 623.094, 623.121, 623.142, 623.181, 623.192, 623.212, or 623.321
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Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Transp. Code § 621.301. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 251.153LOAD LIMITS ON COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES.Printed as Section 621.301
- Tex. Transp. Code § 621.302EXCEPTION TO COUNTY'S WEIGHT LIMITATIONS.Printed as Section 621.301
- Tex. Transp. Code § 623.0113ROUTE RESTRICTIONS.Printed as Section 621.301
- Tex. Transp. Code § 623.012SECURITY FOR PERMIT.Printed as Section 621.301 or 623.321
- Tex. Transp. Code § 623.015LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE.Printed as Section 621.301
- Tex. Transp. Code § 623.018COUNTY PERMIT.Printed as Section 621.301
- Tex. Transp. Code § 623.405ROUTE RESTRICTIONS.Printed as Section 621.301
- Tex. Transp. Code § 623.424PERMIT CONDITIONS.Printed as Section 621.301
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