Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided December 12, 2003Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Kenneth Armbrister Chair, Natural Resources Committee Texas State Senate P.O. Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711
Re: Responsibility and liability for maintenance of River Road in Refugio County, Texas (RQ-0068-GA)
Dear Senator Armbrister:
You ask who is responsible for maintenance of a public road, and who may be liable for any accident proximately caused by the road's condition. Your question was prompted by correspondence from a citizen concerned about the maintenance of River Road in Refugio County, Texas.
In 2000 this office, representing the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- State Department of Highways & Public Transportation v. PayneTexas Supreme Court · 1992
- City of Denton v. Van PageTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- County of Harris v. EatonTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Strakos v. GehringTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- Lefmark Management Co. v. OldTexas Supreme Court · 1997
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