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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided June 22, 1977Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable Henry Wade District Attorney 6th Floor, Records Building Dallas, Texas 75202

Re: Whether Dallas County may maintain city streets.

Dear Mr. Wade:

You have requested our opinion regarding the authority of Dallas County to construct and maintain city streets under general law and the Dallas County Road Law, an uncodified special law, enacted in 1941 and subsequently amended three times. Acts 1941, 47th Leg., ch. 458 at 729; Acts 1949, 51st Leg., ch. 311 at 579; Acts 1951, 52nd Leg., ch. 328 at 563; Acts 1955, 54th Leg., ch. 43 at 57. In 1951, the Attorney General ruled that certain of its…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Martin v. SheppardTexas Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Aransas County v. Coleman-Fulton Pasture Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1917
  3. City of Corpus Christi v. Unitarian Church of Corpus ChristiCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
  4. Benat v. Dallas CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
  5. City of Breckenridge v. Stephens CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1931

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