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Counties and County Commissioners Courts; Roads and Bridges; Highways and Roads; County; Torts

GA-0128

Texas Attorney General Opinion

Accident proximately caused by condition of a road to which public has right of access, liability in tort will depend on resolution of variety of questions|Maintenance of any particular county road, county's decision as to frequency of maintenance is matter for discretion of commissioners court|Public road, commissioners court may not permanently cease to maintain without formerly ordering that road be discontinued and designating alternative route

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