Opinion No.

Honorable David Brabham Criminal District Attorney P.O. Box 3403 Longview, Texas 75606

Re: The constitutionality of the Gregg County Special Road Law, and related questions (RQ-1138)

Dear Mr. Brabham:

You have asked whether the special road law for Gregg County is constitutional, and if it is, whether the 1983 County Road and Bridge Act, article 6702-1, V.T.C.S., superseded it.

The special law was enacted in 1955. See Acts 1955, 54th Leg., ch. 339, at 886. Because it applies only to Gregg County, it is a "local law" within the meaning of the Texas Constitution. Tex. Const. art. III, § 56; City of…