# Tex. Transportation Code § 281.002: ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN PRIVATE ROAD

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C281_S281.002

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Transportation Code § 281.002
- **Heading:** ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN PRIVATE ROAD
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 281 / Section 281.002

## Text

A county may acquire a public interest in a private road only by:

(1) purchase;

(2) condemnation;

(3) dedication; or

(4) a court's final judgment of adverse possession.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Transportation Code § 281.001 § 281.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C281_S281.001.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 281.002 § 281.002. ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN PRIVATE ROAD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C281_S281.002.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 281.003 § 281.003. DEDICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C281_S281.003.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 281.004 § 281.004. ADVERSE POSSESSION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C281_S281.004.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 281.005 § 281.005. RESOLUTION OF COMMISSIONERS COURT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C281_S281.005.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 281.006 § 281.006. NOTICE TO OWNER REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C281_S281.006.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 281.007 § 281.007. CONTEST.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C281_S281.007.md)

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