Sec. 472.003.  COUNTY PAYMENTS FOR JOINT HIGHWAY PROJECTS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may issue bonds and contract with a road district, road utility district, state agency, or other governmental entity in the manner, for the term, and to the extent it may contract under Chapter 362, on determining that a road project, including a toll road project authorized under Chapter 441, is reasonable, necessary, and beneficial to the county.
(b)  To pay the cost of a road project that serves the county and a road district of a county or road utility district, the commissioners court may:
(1)  dedicate ad valorem taxes paid by owners of property in the county or district;  or
(2)  use other county money.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.