Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 441.135. Transfer of Ownership and Responsibility

(a) The governmental entity to which a road facility is conveyed is the owner of and has jurisdiction and sole control over the road facility.

(b) After the conveyance, the governmental entity is responsible for all maintenance of the road facility and the district is not responsible for the road facility or its maintenance.

(c) This section does not affect the governmental entity's authority to alter, relocate, close, or discontinue maintenance of the road facility as provided by law.