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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a local authority to install a |
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temporary traffic-control device on certain highways. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 544.002, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) A local authority may not place or maintain a |
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traffic-control device on a highway under the jurisdiction of the |
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Texas Department of Transportation without that department's |
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permission, except as authorized under Subsection (d) and Section |
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545.3561. |
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(d) A local authority may place and maintain a temporary |
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traffic-control device on a highway under the jurisdiction of the |
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Texas Department of Transportation without the department's |
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permission if: |
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(1) an existing traffic-control device on the highway |
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becomes inoperable; |
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(2) the local authority notifies the department of the |
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placement of the temporary traffic-control device; and |
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(3) the local authority removes the temporary |
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traffic-control device as soon as practicable after the existing |
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traffic-control device becomes operable again. |
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SECTION 2. Section 553.002(d), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) an ordinance enacted or a temporary speed limit |
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sign erected or operated under Section 545.3561; or |
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(2) an ordinance enacted or a temporary |
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traffic-control device placed or maintained under Section |
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544.002(d). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |