Opinion No.

Honorable Grant Jones Chairman Finance Committee Texas State Senate P.O. Box 12068, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711

Re: Whether a county may use county equipment and machinery to maintain roads in rural subdivisions

Dear Senator Jones:

You ask whether the Burnet County commissioners court may use county equipment and machinery to maintain roads in rural subdivisions. Particularly, you ask the following questions:

1. What action is necessary to authorize a county to maintain a roadway in a rural subdivision?

2. Is the filing of a subdivision plat which purports to `hereby dedicate the roads,…