City of Piney Point Village v. Harris County

Appellees have filed a motion for rehearing in which they urgently contend that we were in error in our disposition of this case, and, in particular, point to the provisions of the Harris County Road Law in support of their position. This Act, H. B. No. 282, Acts of the 33rd Leg. 1913, Ch. 17, p. 64 et seq., contains certain provisions pertinent to this case, a summary of which follows:

Sec. 1. The Commissioners Court shall have control of all roads “heretofore laid out or constructed, or that may hereafter be laid out or constructed by Harris County, or under its direction.”

Sec. 12.…