(a) The farm-to-market and lateral road fund of a county is under the jurisdiction and control of the commissioners court. Money in the fund may be used only for the construction and maintenance of farm-to-market and lateral roads in the county.
(b) All or part of the money in the fund may be used in cooperation with the department in acquiring rights-of-way and in constructing and maintaining farm-to-market and lateral roads.

Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 256.005

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) Money in the fund shall be spent to equitably distribute as nearly as possible the benefits derived from the expenditures to the commissioners’ precincts in accordance with the taxable value of property in each precinct.

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