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Quitclaim request for unused county road deferred pending public notice
Summary
A landowner asked the court to quitclaim a 0.549-acre tract of unused county road; county staff cited Transportation Code §251.052 requiring 20 days' public notice, and the court took no action until notice requirements and deed language are corrected.
Dale Dice asked the court to quitclaim a 0.549-acre tract described as unused county road. Dice told the court he now owns the parcels on both sides of the former right of way and asked to place a gate. County staff and the county attorney said state law requires applicants to post notice of intent at the courthouse and two other nearby locations at least 20 days before the application date under Transportation Code §251.052.
The county attorney said the deed language can be cleaned up to reflect the abandonment rather than a simple conveyance, but emphasized that public notice is important so any owner with an interest can object or assert rights. The court agreed to have staff assist Dice with the posting and any deed revisions and took no action at this meeting.
