# Tex. Transportation Code § 258.004: CONTEST

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C258_S258.004

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Transportation Code § 258.004
- **Heading:** CONTEST
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 258 / Section 258.004

## Text

(a) A person asserting a private right, title, or interest in a road in which the existence of a public interest is asserted under this chapter may contest the inclusion of the road in the county road map by filing a suit in a district court in the county in which the road is located not later than the second anniversary of the date on which the county road map including the road was adopted.

(b) The county has the burden of proving that the county has continuously maintained, as that term is defined by Section 258.002, the road in question.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Transportation Code § 258.001 § 258.001. CLARIFICATION OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN ROAD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C258_S258.001.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 258.002 § 258.002. ADOPTION OF COUNTY ROAD MAP.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C258_S258.002.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 258.003 § 258.003. CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C258_S258.003.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 258.004 § 258.004. CONTEST.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C258_S258.004.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 258.005 § 258.005. TRANSFER OF INTEREST.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C258_S258.005.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 258.006 § 258.006. TAX ABATEMENT; REVERSION OF INTEREST.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C258_S258.006.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 258.007 § 258.007. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C258_S258.007.md)

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