Opinion No.

The Honorable Mark F. Pratt Hill County Attorney Post Office Box 253 Hillsboro, Texas 76645

Re: Whether a county may improve a subdivision road under the authority of a statute other than Transportation Code chapter 253.RQ-0521-GA.

Dear Mr. Pratt:

You ask two questions:

1. [W]hether Chapter 253 of the Texas Transportation Code is the exclusive means whereby a county may improve a subdivision roadway although the public has already acquired an interest in the roads and streets.

2. [W]hether a public road acquired through dedication, once accepted, automatically is included into the county's road…