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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in |
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certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 285.001(a) and (b), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) To promote the public safety, the commissioners court of |
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a county with a population of more than 500,000 [1.3 million] by |
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order may regulate the following in the unincorporated area of the |
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county if they occur on a public highway or road, in the |
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right-of-way of a public highway or road, or in a parking lot: |
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(1) the sale of items by a vendor of food or |
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merchandise, including live animals; |
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(2) the erection, maintenance, or placement of a |
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structure by a vendor of food or merchandise, including live |
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animals; and |
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(3) the solicitation of money. |
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(b) The commissioners court of a county with a population of |
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more than 200,000 [870,000] that borders the United Mexican States |
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by order may regulate the activities described by Subsection (a) in |
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the manner described by that subsection, except that[: |
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[(1) the regulation of activities on or in the |
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right-of-way of a public highway or road is limited to public |
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highways and roads with a speed limit of 40 miles per hour or |
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faster; and |
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[(2)] the county may not prohibit the sale of |
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livestock. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |