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TX Transp Code § 391.0935 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter D. Specific Information Logo Signs|Section 391.0935. Major Shopping Area Guide Signs

Sec. 391.0935.  MAJOR SHOPPING AREA GUIDE SIGNS.  (a)  Unless the commission determines there is a conflict with federal law, the commission shall establish a program that allows the erection and maintenance of major shopping area guide signs at appropriate locations along eligible highways.(b)  The commission shall adopt rules regulating the content, composition, placement, erection, and maintenance of major shopping area guide signs and supports within eligible highway rights-of-way.  The commission by rule shall establish criteria for determining if a geographic area contains a sufficient concentration of retail establishments to be considered a major shopping area.  A major shopping area is entitled to have its name displayed on major shopping area guide signs if it meets the criteria established by the commission and is located not farther than three miles from an interchange on an eligible highway.(c)  A major shopping area that has its name displayed on a major shopping area guide sign shall reimburse the commission for all costs associated with the composition, placement, erection, and maintenance of the sign unless the commission has entered into a contract under Subsection (f).(d)  Major shopping area guide signs may be included as part of exit direction signs, advance guide signs, and supplemental guide signs and must include guide signs for both directions of traffic on an eligible highway.(e)  Sections 391.093(b)-(e) do not apply to major shopping area guide signs.(f)  The commission may contract with an individual, firm, group, or association in this state to erect and maintain major shopping area guide signs at appropriate locations along an eligible highway.(g)  A contract under this section shall provide for:(1)  the assessment of fees to be paid to a contractor by a major shopping area;  and(2)  remittance to the department of at least 10 percent of the fees collected by the contractor.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.22(d), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 743, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 3441), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Transp Code § 391.094 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter D. Specific Information Logo Signs|Section 391.094. Duty Not to Discriminate

Sec. 391.094.  DUTY NOT TO DISCRIMINATE.  A commercial establishment identified on a specific information logo sign shall conform to all applicable laws concerning the provision of public accommodations without regard to race, religion, color, sex, or national origin.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 391.095 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter D. Specific Information Logo Signs|Section 391.095. Placement of Signs

Sec. 391.095.  PLACEMENT OF SIGNS.  (a)  The contractor installing a specific information logo sign shall place the sign so that:(1)  the sign is at least 800 feet from the previous interchange and at least 800 feet from the exit direction sign at the interchange from which the services are available;(2)  two signs having the same legend are at least 800 feet apart, but are not excessively spaced;  and(3)  a motorist, after following the sign, can conveniently reenter the highway and continue in the original direction of travel.(b)  A specific information logo sign that is placed along a ramp or at a ramp terminal must be a duplicate of the corresponding establishment logo sign, except that the ramp sign must:(1)  be smaller;(2)  include the distance to the commercial establishment;  and(3)  include directional arrows instead of directions shown in words.(c)  If the service facilities are not visible from an interchange ramp terminal, additional signs may be placed along the ramp or at the ramp terminal.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.22(e), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 391.096 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter D. Specific Information Logo Signs|Section 391.096. Disposition of Funds

Sec. 391.096.  DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.  Funds received under this subchapter shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 391.098 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter D. Specific Information Logo Signs|Section 391.098. Variances

Sec. 391.098.  VARIANCES.  (a)  The commission shall authorize the director to grant variances, on a case-by-case basis, to the eligibility, location, or placement of specific logo signs and major shopping area guide signs, including the highways along which a sign may be located.  The commission may adopt rules prescribing conditions or guidelines the director should or must consider when determining whether to grant a variance.(b)  The director may grant a variance if the director determines that:(1)  the variance would promote traffic safety;(2)  the variance would improve traffic flow;(3)  an overpass, highway sign, or other highway structure unduly obstructs the visibility of an existing commercial sign;  or(4)  the variance would satisfy other conditions or guidelines prescribed by commission rules authorizing the granting of variances.(c)  The director may not grant a variance to the requirements of this subchapter regarding supports, content, or composition of signs.(d)  In this section, "director" means the director or the director's designee.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 2.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 878 (S.B. 1137), Sec. 8, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 391.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter E. Regulation of Junkyards and Automobile Graveyards|Section 391.121. Prohibited Junkyard; Offense

Sec. 391.121.  PROHIBITED JUNKYARD;  OFFENSE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if:(1)  the person wilfully establishes, operates, or maintains a junkyard any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of a right-of-way of a highway in the interstate or primary system;  and(2)  the junkyard is not:(A)  screened by appropriate means, including natural objects, plantings, or fences, so that it is not visible from the main-traveled way of the interstate or primary highway;  or(B)  located in an area that is a zoned or unzoned industrial area.(b)  The determination of whether an area is industrial must be made under criteria established by commission rule and according to actual land use.(c)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000. Each day of the proscribed conduct is a separate offense.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 391.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter E. Regulation of Junkyards and Automobile Graveyards|Section 391.122. Authority of Commission to Screen Junkyard

Sec. 391.122.  AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION TO SCREEN JUNKYARD.  (a)  The commission may screen with appropriate means, including natural objects, plantings, or fences, a lawfully existing junkyard that is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of a right-of-way of a highway in the interstate or primary system.(b)  The commission may acquire an area outside of a highway right-of-way so that a junkyard may be screened from the main-traveled way of a highway in the interstate or primary system.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 391.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter E. Regulation of Junkyards and Automobile Graveyards|Section 391.123. Rules Relating to Screening of Junkyards

Sec. 391.123.  RULES RELATING TO SCREENING OF JUNKYARDS.  The commission may adopt rules governing the location, planting, construction, and maintenance of the materials used in screening junkyards.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 391.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter E. Regulation of Junkyards and Automobile Graveyards|Section 391.124. Compensation to Owner of Junkyard

Sec. 391.124.  COMPENSATION TO OWNER OF JUNKYARD.  If the commission determines that the screening of a lawfully existing junkyard that is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of a right-of-way of a highway in the interstate or primary system is not feasible, the commission shall pay just compensation to:(1)  the owner of the junkyard for its relocation, removal, or disposal;  and(2)  the owner or, if appropriate, the lessee of the real property on which the junkyard is located for the taking of the right to erect and maintain a junkyard.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 391.125 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter E. Regulation of Junkyards and Automobile Graveyards|Section 391.125. Injunction to Require Screening

Sec. 391.125.  INJUNCTION TO REQUIRE SCREENING.  (a)  On written notice by certified mail from the department, an owner of a junkyard that is established, operated, or maintained in violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter shall screen the junkyard in accordance with Section 391.121.  If the owner does not screen the junkyard within 45 days of the date of the notice, the department may request the attorney general to apply for an injunction to require the screening of the junkyard.(b)  Under an action brought under Subsection (a), the state is entitled to recover from the owner of a junkyard all administrative and legal costs and expenses incurred to require the screening of the junkyard, including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 442, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 391.126 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter E. Regulation of Junkyards and Automobile Graveyards|Section 391.126. Civil Penalty

Sec. 391.126.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  In addition to being subject to a criminal penalty or injunctive action, a person who intentionally violates this subchapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty.  The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty.(b)  The amount of a civil penalty under this section is not less than $500 or more than $1,000 for each violation, depending on the seriousness of the violation.  A separate penalty may be collected for each day a continuing violation occurs.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 442, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 391.127 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter E. Regulation of Junkyards and Automobile Graveyards|Section 391.127. Salvage Vehicle Dealer License

Sec. 391.127.  SALVAGE VEHICLE DEALER LICENSE.  The commission may revoke or suspend a license issued under Chapter 2302, Occupations Code, or place on probation a license holder whose license is suspended, if the license holder violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 442, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.820, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 391.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter F. Acquisition for Scenic Enhancement or Public Accommodation|Section 391.151. Acquisition for Scenic Enhancement

Sec. 391.151.  ACQUISITION FOR SCENIC ENHANCEMENT.  The commission may acquire, improve, and maintain a strip of real property adjacent to a federal-aid highway in this state if the property is necessary to restore, preserve, or enhance scenic beauty.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 391.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter F. Acquisition for Scenic Enhancement or Public Accommodation|Section 391.152. Acquisition for Public Accommodation

Sec. 391.152.  ACQUISITION FOR PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION.  The commission may acquire and provide rest and recreation areas or sanitary and other facilities in or adjacent to a highway right-of-way if the area or facility is necessary to accommodate the traveling public.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 391.181 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter G. Acquisitions by Commission|Section 391.181. Powers and Methods of Acquisition

Sec. 391.181.  POWERS AND METHODS OF ACQUISITION.  (a)  The commission may acquire by gift, purchase, exchange, or condemnation any right or property interest that it considers necessary or convenient to implement this chapter.(b)  The exercise of the power of eminent domain authorized by this chapter is the same as that authorized by Subchapter D, Chapter 203.(c)  Real property owned by the state is subject to this chapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 391.182 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter G. Acquisitions by Commission|Section 391.182. State Vouchers and Warrants

Sec. 391.182.  STATE VOUCHERS AND WARRANTS.  (a)  On delivery to and acceptance by the commission of an instrument conveying to the state an interest described by Section 391.181(a), the commission shall prepare and transmit to the comptroller a voucher covering the commission's costs in acquiring the interest.(b)  The comptroller shall issue a warrant on the appropriate account covering the state's obligation as evidenced by the voucher.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 391.183 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter G. Acquisitions by Commission|Section 391.183. Recording of Instruments

Sec. 391.183.  RECORDING OF INSTRUMENTS.  (a)  An instrument conveying an interest in real property to the state in connection with the implementation of this chapter must be recorded in the deed records of each county in which the property is situated.(b)  The state shall pay the fee for recording the instrument in the same manner as a fee is paid for the recording of a highway right-of-way instrument and in accordance with the law establishing the fee to be charged by the county clerk for recording a highway right-of-way instrument.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 391.184 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter G. Acquisitions by Commission|Section 391.184. Disposal of State Real Property

Sec. 391.184.  DISPOSAL OF STATE REAL PROPERTY.  An interest in real property acquired to implement this chapter that becomes surplus and is determined by the commission as no longer necessary to the state for the purpose for which it was acquired or for a highway purpose shall be disposed of in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 202.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 391.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter H. Regulation of Commercial Signs on State Highway 288|Section 391.211. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 391.211.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  This subchapter applies only to a commercial sign that is erected on or after September 1, 1993.(b)  This subchapter does not limit any authority granted to the department under this chapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 2006), Sec. 24, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 391.212 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter H. Regulation of Commercial Signs on State Highway 288|Section 391.212. Regulation of Certain Commercial Signs

Sec. 391.212.  REGULATION OF CERTAIN COMMERCIAL SIGNS.  The department may license or otherwise regulate the erection of a commercial sign that is located within 1,000 feet of the center line of that part of State Highway 288 in the unincorporated area of a county.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 2006), Sec. 25, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 391.213 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter H. Regulation of Commercial Signs on State Highway 288|Section 391.213. Violation of Rule; Offense

Sec. 391.213.  VIOLATION OF RULE;  OFFENSE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person violates a rule adopted under this subchapter.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 391.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter I. Prohibition of Signs on Certain Highways|Section 391.253. Reerection, Reconstruction, Repair, or Rebuilding of Commercial Signs

Sec. 391.253.  REERECTION, RECONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, OR REBUILDING OF COMMERCIAL SIGNS.  (a)  A commercial sign that is adjacent to and visible from a highway listed in Section 391.252 that is blown down, destroyed, taken down, or removed for a purpose other than maintenance or to change a letter, symbol, or other matter on the sign may be reerected, reconstructed, repaired, or rebuilt only if the cost of reerecting, reconstructing, repairing, or rebuilding the sign is not more than 60 percent of the cost of erecting a new commercial sign of the same size, type, and construction at the same location.(b)  The department shall permit the relocation of a commercial sign adjacent to and visible from a highway listed in Section 391.252 to another location that is adjacent to and visible from the same highway if:(1)  the construction, reconstruction, or expansion of a highway requires the removal of the sign;(2)  the sign is not modified to increase the above-grade height, the area of each sign face, the dimensions of the sign face, the number of sign faces, or the illumination of the sign; and(3)  the department identifies an alternate site for the relocation of the sign adjacent to and visible from the highway listed in Section 391.252.(c)  For purposes of this section, the department shall specify, within 30 days of receipt of a request for a relocation site, a minimum of three alternate sites that meet permitting requirements for a commercial sign to be reerected, reconstructed, repaired, or rebuilt adjacent to and visible from a highway listed in Section 391.252.(d)  The owner of a commercial sign that is reerected, reconstructed, repaired, or rebuilt according to Subsection (a) or relocated according to Subsection (b) may alter the materials and design of the sign to reduce the number of upright supports, subject to other restrictions in this section, in a manner that meets or exceeds the pre-existing structural specifications of the sign.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1264, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 2006), Sec. 28, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 391.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle H - Highway Beautification|Chapter 391 - Highway Beautification on Interstate and Primary Systems and Certain Roads|Subchapter I. Prohibition of Signs on Certain Highways|Section 391.254. Civil Penalty

Sec. 391.254.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  A person who violates Section 391.252 is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not less than $500 or more than $1,000 for each violation, depending on the seriousness of the violation.  A separate penalty may be imposed for each day a continuing violation occurs.(b)  The attorney general, the district or county attorney for the county, or the municipal attorney of the municipality in which the violation is alleged to have occurred may bring suit to collect the penalty.(c)  A civil penalty collected by the attorney general under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.(d)  Before a suit may be brought for a violation of Section 391.252, the attorney general, the district or county attorney for the county, or the municipal attorney of the municipality in which the violation is alleged to have occurred shall give the owner of the commercial sign a written notice that:(1)  describes the violation and specific location of the sign found to be in violation;(2)  states the amount of the proposed penalty for the violation; and(3)  gives the owner 30 days from receipt to remove the sign and cure the violation to avoid the penalty unless the sign owner was given notice and opportunity to cure a similar violation within the preceding 12 months.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1264, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 2006), Sec. 29, eff. June 15, 2017.|