Texas Transportation Code 441.134 – Commission Conveyance Order
(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), the commission by order shall authorize the conveyance of a road facility to a governmental entity not later than the 15th day after the date that it receives a board’s order to convey.
(b) The commission by order shall delay the conveyance until the district complies with the plans and written commission approvals if:
(1) the commission considers the road facility not to be completed according to the plans and written commission approvals;
(2) the governmental entity to which the road facility is being conveyed files a written protest; or
(3) a municipality in which or extraterritorial jurisdiction of which the road facility is located, if the road facility is being transferred to a county, files a written protest.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 441.134
- 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.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) An order under Subsection (b) must be issued not later than the 15th day after the later of the date that the commission receives the board’s conveyance order or the date a protest is filed.
(d) The commission is not required to hold a hearing before making an order under this section.