State highway spurs in Texas are owned and maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
Spur 1
Spur 1 is a designation that has been used for two different routes, one in Uvalde County and the other in El Paso County.
Spur 1 (1939)
The first use of the Spur 1 designation was in Uvalde County, from US 90 west of Uvalde south to the Uvalde National Fish Hatchery. On February 12, 1943, an 0.4 mile extension across the hatchery property to a connection with the Uvalde-Eagle Pass County Road was proposed. Spur 1 and the extension were cancelled on December 16, 1943, when the extension was blocked off. The roadway is now maintained by the county.
Spur 1 (1958)
The second use of the Spur 1 designation was in El Paso County, from US 80 Alt. at or near Courchesne School to the approved route of I-10. Spur 1 was cancelled on July 31, 1964, and transferred to Loop 16 (now US 85).
Spur 3
Spur 3 is located in Corpus Christi. It runs from SH 358 to the campus of Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, a distance of .
Spur 3 begins at a junction with the SH 358 freeway. It travels north, first along Ennis Joslin Boulevard and then along Alameda Street. The route turns to the east at Ocean Drive. Signage indicating that state maintenance ends is present east of the Sand Dollar Boulevard entrance to TAMU–CC.
Spur 3 was designated on February 23, 1993.
Spur 5
Spur 5 is located in Houston. It begins at the intersection of Emancipation Avenue (formerly known as Dowling Street), Calhoun Street, and Jefferson Street in Houston's Third Ward. It has a brief concurrency with I-45 until that route's exit 44B, at which point it travels south as a freeway with frontage roads, passing the eastern side of the University of Houston campus. The mainlanes end prior to the intersection with University Drive, while the frontage roads continue to the route's southern terminus at US 90 Alt.
Spur 5 was designated on October 29, 1998, on the current route.
Spur 5 (1950)
The first use of the Spur 5 designation was in Hays County, from US 81 west to Burleson Street in Kyle, as a replacement of a section of Loop 5. Spur 5 was cancelled on October 27, 1952, and transferred to FM 150 (now RM 150).
Spur 5 (1958)
The next use of the Spur 5 designation was in Chambers County, from the intersection of FM 1406 and SH 124 in Winnie north to I-10. On October 31, 1962, the section from FM 1406 to SH 73 was transferred to SH 124. The remainder of Spur 5 was cancelled on August 4, 1988, by district request and transferred to FM 1663.
Spur 6
Spur 6 is located in Anthony and is in length.
The western terminus of Spur 6 is at SH 20 (Main Street). The route travels east and then north along Wildcat Drive before ending at FM 1905 (Antonio Street), just west of that route's interchange with I-10. The roadway continues north toward the New Mexico state line as Sandia Drive.
Spur 6 was designated on October 29, 1998. The route replaced a majority of what was previously designated FM 3500, which was canceled in its entirety in the same Minute Order.
Spur 9
Spur 9 was located in Olton.
The route was designated on September 26, 1939, from US 70 to Olton as a renumbering of SH 28 Spur. Spur 9 was cancelled on June 21, 1955, and became a portion of FM 304; that route has since become a part of FM 168.
Spur 10
Spur 10 is located in Fort Bend County and runs from Pleak to Rosenberg. Both of its termini are at SH 36.
Spur 10 was designated on September 29, 1994, from SH 36, northwest of Rosenberg, southeast to US 59/Spur 529. On August 30, 2012, the road was extended along local routes to reconnect with SH 36 in Pleak.
Spur 16
Spur 16 is located in El Paso. It runs in a northeasterly direction from SH 20 to Loop 375, just west of that route's interchange with I-10.
Spur 16 was designated on July 30, 2012, as a redesignation of Spur 276.
Spur 16 (2005)
The original Spur 16 was designated on March 31, 2005, in Eagle Pass. It ran from US 277 east to US 57. On July 26, 2012, this route was redesignated as Spur 216. The Spur 16 designation was reassigned to its current route in El Paso, replacing Spur 276.
Spur 17
Spur 17 is located in Dalhart.
Spur 17 begins at the intersection of US 87 and FM 1727 on the northern edge of Dalhart. Locally named Ponderosa Lane, Spur 17 continues as a rural, two-lane road along the northern boundary of Dalhart. It leaves the Dalhart city limits before reaching its eastern terminus at US 385.
Spur 17 was designated on March 27, 2008, on the current route.