Tex. Transportation Code § 201.622
WILDFIRE EMERGENCY EVACUATION ROUTE
Texas · Texas Transportation Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Transportation Code § 201.622, WILDFIRE EMERGENCY EVACUATION ROUTE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/568502
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 418.018, Government Code, in a county with a population of less than 75,000 and with a verifiable history of wildfire, the department may designate an emergency evacuation route for use in the event of a wildfire emergency. The department may establish criteria to determine which areas of a county are subject to a potential wildfire emergency.
(b) The department may assist in the improvement of a designated wildfire emergency evacuation route.
(c) Criteria for determining a wildfire emergency evacuation route must provide for evacuation of commercial establishments such as motels, hotels, and other businesses with overnight accommodations.
(d) A wildfire emergency evacuation route designated under Subsection (a) may include federal or state highways or county roads.