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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to crosswalk marking requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 544, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 544.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 544.014. CROSSWALK MARKING REQUIREMENTS. (a) |
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Notwithstanding any other law, a local authority shall indicate a |
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marked crosswalk with one of the following: |
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(1) solid white lines that are longitudinal, |
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transverse, or diagonal; or |
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(2) a Texas-themed mural described by Subsection (b). |
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(b) A Texas-themed mural authorized by Subsection (a)(2) |
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must: |
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(1) completely fill the boundaries of the marked |
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crosswalk; |
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(2) have a white, black, or unpainted background; and |
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(3) feature the shape of the State of Texas, painted in |
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the manner of the Texas flag. |
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(c) A municipality with a population of 100,000 or more |
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shall identify the five intersections that are most used by |
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pedestrians in the municipality and indicate each marked crosswalk |
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in those intersections with a Texas-themed mural described by |
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Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 544.014(c), |
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Transportation Code, as added by this Act, a municipality is not |
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required to comply with that subsection until September 1, 2025. |
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(b) Not later than September 1, 2025, each municipality with |
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a population of 100,000 or more shall conduct a study to identify |
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the five intersections that are most used by pedestrians in the |
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municipality. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |