Opinion No.

Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn The Honorable Michael P. Fleming Harris County Attorney 1019 Congress, 15th Floor Houston, Texas 77002-1700

Re: Whether a commissioners court may set a maximum speed limit on certain county roads below 30 miles an hour, and related questions (RQ-0002)

Dear Mr. Fleming:

You have asked this office a series of questions concerning the interpretation of Transportation Code section 545.355, amended in the Seventy-fifth Legislature by House Bill 130. The relevant language permits a commissioners court to "declare a lower speed limit of not…