TITLE: Relating to the authority of a local authority to install a temporary traffic-control device on certain highways.

SUMMARY: Relating to the authority of a local authority to install a temporary traffic-control device on certain highways.

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