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Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 21 - RIGHT OF WAY › Subchapter R - LEASING OF RIGHT OF WAY TO SALTWATER PIPELINE OPERATORS › Section 21.967 - Termination of Lease

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The department
				  will terminate a lease under this subchapter if the saltwater pipeline facility
				  operator does not obtain all required governmental approvals or
				  permits.
(b) The department may
				  terminate a lease under this subchapter if in the department's sole opinion:
(1) the premises has been abandoned;
(2) the saltwater pipeline
				  operator has not complied with the terms of the lease; or
(3) the premises is necessary for a
				  conflicting highway purpose.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 21 - RIGHT OF WAY › Subchapter R - LEASING OF RIGHT OF WAY TO SALTWATER PIPELINE OPERATORS › Section 21.968 - Federal Highway Administration Approvals

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All matters relating to the leasing of federal-aid highway
					 right of way are subject to the approval of the Federal Highway
					 Administration.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 21 - RIGHT OF WAY › Subchapter R - LEASING OF RIGHT OF WAY TO SALTWATER PIPELINE OPERATORS › Section 21.969 - Use of Right of Way under Lease

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A saltwater pipeline operator's use of right of way under a
					 lease under this subchapter does not constitute an abandonment of the right of
					 way by the department, nor create a property interest in the lessee.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 21 - RIGHT OF WAY › Subchapter R - LEASING OF RIGHT OF WAY TO SALTWATER PIPELINE OPERATORS › Section 21.970 - Clearances, Safety Requirements, and Standards

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The saltwater pipeline operator shall use
				  the right of way beneath or above the established gradeline of a highway in
				  conformance with §
										21.36 and
				  §
										21.40 of
				  this chapter (relating to Rights of Utilities and Underground Utilities,
				  respectively) and shall provide sufficient vertical and horizontal clearances
				  for the construction, operation, maintenance, ventilation, and safety of
				  highway facilities.
(b) The
				  saltwater pipeline operator may not install a saltwater pipeline facility in a
				  location that will interfere with the visibility or reduce sight distance or in
				  any other way interfere with the safety and free flow of traffic or level of
				  service on highway facilities.
(c)
				  Any structural support for a saltwater pipeline facility to be constructed on
				  the right of way shall be located to clear all horizontal and vertical
				  dimensions specified by design standards of the department.
(d) The saltwater pipeline operator may not
				  use right of way in any way that results in any person, whether or not a
				  highway user, being unduly exposed to hazardous materials or
				  conditions.
(e) The saltwater
				  pipeline operator shall provide appropriate safety precautions and features
				  necessary to minimize the possibility of injury to users of either highway
				  facilities or the right of way. The department will not approve construction of
				  saltwater pipeline facilities over or under highway facilities, unless the
				  plans contain adequate provisions, acceptable to the department, for evacuation
				  of the facilities in case of an accident that endangers those
				  occupants.
(f) A saltwater pipeline
				  facility must be fire resistant and conform with existing applicable local
				  codes, a nationally accepted model construction standard, or other standards
				  required by the department.
(g)
				  The design, occupancy, and use of any saltwater pipeline facility may not
				  result in the use, safety, appearance, and the enjoyment of the highway
				  facilities being adversely affected by fumes, vapors, odors, drippings,
				  droppings, or discharges of any kind from the saltwater pipeline facility.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 21 - RIGHT OF WAY › Subchapter R - LEASING OF RIGHT OF WAY TO SALTWATER PIPELINE OPERATORS › Section 21.971 - Marker or Tracking Device

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All markers or tracking devices to be located or maintained
					 in the right of way by a lessee must have prior written approval by the
					 district administrator and may contain only information that indicates
					 ownership, contact information, or warning information.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 21 - RIGHT OF WAY › Subchapter R - LEASING OF RIGHT OF WAY TO SALTWATER PIPELINE OPERATORS › Section 21.972 - Changes of and Access to Highway Facilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Construction or installation of the saltwater pipeline facility may not require
				  any temporary or permanent change in alignment or profile of existing highway
				  facilities unless the lessee obtains the department's prior written approval of
				  that change.
(b) If the department,
				  in its sole discretion, approves changes in existing highway facilities under
				  subsection (a) of this section, the lessee shall provide the changes at the
				  lessee's sole expense and without cost to the department.
(c) A saltwater pipeline facility shall be
				  designed and constructed in a manner that will permit access to highway
				  facilities for purposes of inspection, maintenance, and reconstruction when
				  necessary.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 22 - USE OF STATE PROPERTY › Subchapter B - USE OF STATE HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY › Section 22.10 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
It is the policy of the department and the commission to
					 facilitate the use of state highway right of way for certain public purposes
					 which benefit the general public while being consistent with the safe and
					 efficient operation of the state highway system. The sections under this
					 subchapter prescribe the policies and procedures governing use of state highway
					 right of way for other than department business.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 22 - USE OF STATE PROPERTY › Subchapter B - USE OF STATE HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY › Section 22.12 - Closures

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Policy. The department may authorize the
				  closure of a segment of the state highway system for no more than seven
				  consecutive days if such action serves a public purpose and is consistent with
				  the safety and convenience of the traveling public. This section prescribes the
				  policies and conditions by which an individual, private entity, or governmental
				  entity may obtain such approval.
(b) Request.
(1) Who may submit.
(A) Unincorporated area. Any individual,
				  private entity, or governmental entity may submit a request for approval of a
				  closure in an unincorporated area.
(B) Incorporated area. Only a municipality
				  may submit a request for approval of a closure in an incorporated area. Any
				  individual, private entity, or other governmental entity desiring a closure
				  must ask the municipality to submit a request to the district
				  engineer.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 22 - USE OF STATE PROPERTY › Subchapter B - USE OF STATE HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY › Section 22.13 - Film and Video Productions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Policy. In
				  accordance with Government Code, Chapter 485, it is the policy of the
				  department to cooperate with the Office of the Governor's Music, Film,
				  Television, and Multimedia Office to the greatest extent possible to fully
				  implement the state's goal of promoting the development of the music, film,
				  television, and multimedia industries in Texas. This section is intended to
				  encourage and facilitate access to department highway facilities and their
				  adjacent right of way for the promotion of that goal while preserving the
				  safety and convenience of the traveling public and the integrity of state
				  highway facilities and right of way.
(b) Activities included. A person or entity
				  desiring to produce a film, video, or other production on a segment of the
				  state highway system must first obtain the approval of the department for any
				  activity within state highway right of way that:
(1) requires a closure of a segment of the
				  state highway system;
(2) will
				  otherwise disrupt the normal flow of traffic;
(3) could damage state highway right of way
				  or other facilities of the department; or
(4) in any way affects the safety and
				  convenience of the traveling public.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 22 - USE OF STATE PROPERTY › Subchapter B - USE OF STATE HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY › Section 22.14 - Vendors

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose. Encroachment on highways and
				  right-of-ways of the state highway system by unauthorized structures and
				  vehicles and by roadside vendors causes damage to the system, increases litter,
				  and frequently creates unsafe or hazardous conditions. This section prescribes
				  the policies and procedures governing use of state highway right-of-way by
				  vendors.
(b) Policy.
(1) A person may not park or place any
				  vehicle or structure, wholly or partly within the right-of-way of a state
				  highway, for the purpose of selling the same or of selling any article,
				  service, or thing from such vehicle or structure, except as provided in
				  paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(2) The prohibition described in paragraph
				  (1) of this subsection does not apply to:
(A)
				  placing, constructing, or maintaining a structure pursuant to other statutory
				  authority;
(B) an activity
				  undertaken pursuant to the terms of a right-of-way lease entered under the
				  provisions of Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6673a-3;
(C) the sale of an edible agricultural
				  commodity for a period not to exceed 60 days, within the right-of-way of a
				  state highway other than a controlled access facility, if that commodity was
				  grown or produced upon the property immediately abutting the affected
				  right-of-way; or
(D) any other
				  activity expressly authorized by law.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 22 - USE OF STATE PROPERTY › Subchapter B - USE OF STATE HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY › Section 22.15 - Authorized Temporary Signs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Temporary
				  signs. The department may authorize a person or entity to temporarily erect,
				  place, and maintain a sign on state highway right-of-way, provided that the
				  sign:
(1) informs the public of a special
				  event which is open to the public; or
(2) serves to identify a commercial entrance
				  or driveway along a state highway which is under construction if the department
				  determines construction activities have temporarily restricted the access or
				  visibility of the adjacent commercial area, thus impairing the safety and
				  convenience of the travelling public.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 22 - USE OF STATE PROPERTY › Subchapter B - USE OF STATE HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY › Section 22.16 - Authorized Permanent Signs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose.
				  Transportation Code, §
										392.0325, authorizes a
				  person to submit to the department a request to maintain certain signs that
				  encroach on state highway right-of-way. This section prescribes the policies
				  and procedures by which a person may obtain approval.
(b) Definitions. The following words and
				  terms, when used in this section shall have the following meanings, unless the
				  context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Sign
				  - An awning or sign that will:
(A) encroach on
				  state highway right-of-way;
(B) be
				  attached to a building located on property other than state highway
				  right-of-way;
(C) refer to a
				  commercial activity or business located in the building; and
(D) either:
(i) consist solely of the name of the
				  establishment;
(ii) identify the
				  establishment's principal product or services; or
(iii) advertises the sale or lease of the
				  property on which the sign is located.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 22 - USE OF STATE PROPERTY › Subchapter C - USE OF STATE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY › Section 22.20 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Transportation Code, §
										201.205
					 and Government Code, §
										2054.115
					 authorize the department to apply for, register, secure, hold, license, and
					 protect copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other evidence of protection or
					 exclusivity. The department may receive license fees, royalties, or other
					 consideration, both monetary and nonmonetary, for the use of its intellectual
					 property. This subchapter prescribes the policies and procedures governing the
					 protection of department intellectual property, and the use of department
					 intellectual property by third parties.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 22 - USE OF STATE PROPERTY › Subchapter C - USE OF STATE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY › Section 22.21 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1)
				  Department--The Texas Department of Transportation.
(2) District engineer--The chief
				  administrative officer of a district of the department.
(3) Division director--The chief
				  administrative officer of a division of the department.
(4) Executive director--The chief
				  administrative officer of the department.
(5) Intellectual property--Ideas,
				  publications, and other original innovations fixed in a tangible medium,
				  including, but not limited to:
(A) literary
				  works;
(B) logos;
(C) service marks;
(D) studies;
(E) maps and planning documents;
(F) engineering, architectural, and graphic
				  designs;
(G) manuals;
(H) automated systems software;
(I) audiovisual works;
(J) sound recordings;
(K) travel literature, including but not
				  limited to pamphlets, bulletins, books, maps, periodicals, and electronic
				  information published or produced under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6144e;
				  and
(L) mechanical
				  devices.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 22 - USE OF STATE PROPERTY › Subchapter C - USE OF STATE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY › Section 22.22 - Licensure

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Policy. The department may authorize the
				  licensure of department owned intellectual property. This section prescribes
				  the procedure for obtaining a license.
(b) Request. A person must submit a written
				  request for a license to the district engineer, division director, or office
				  director with jurisdiction over the intellectual property. A request must
				  include, but is not limited to:
(1) the name
				  of the requestor and if an organization, the name of the
				  organization;
(2) the name or
				  description of the intellectual property requested to be licensed;
(3) the purpose for which the intellectual
				  property will be used;
(4) the plan
				  of distribution and marketing, if applicable;
(5) the term of the license, if applicable;
				  and
(6) a request for waiver of
				  fees, if applicable.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 23.1 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
This chapter prescribes the policies and procedures for
					 operation of the Travel Information Division of the Texas Department of
					 Transportation. The travel and tourism functions of the division, as authorized
					 by Transportation Code, Chapter 204, include operation of the state's network
					 of travel information centers, production and dissemination of the state's
					 travel and tourism information including, publication of
Texas
					 Highways
magazine, the state's official travel magazine, and operation
					 of the department's promotional products program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 23.2 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Commission--The Texas
				  Transportation Commission.
(2)
				  Department--The Texas Department of Transportation.
(3) Director--The director of the Travel
				  Information Division.
(4)
				  Division--The Travel Information Division of the Texas Department of
				  Transportation.
(5) Person--An
				  individual, partnership, corporation, or other business entity.
(6) Promotional product--An item sold through
				  the promotional products program under Subchapter D of this chapter (relating
				  to Promotional Product Program) and described by § 23.65 of this chapter
				  (relating to Types of Promotional Products).
(7) Travel information--Maps, pamphlets,
				  brochures, other printed materials, public service announcements, public
				  service programs, advertisements, webpages, and electronic media, that are
				  designed to inform the public, stimulate travel to and within Texas, and
				  publicize points of interest, recreational grounds, scenic places, historical
				  facts, highway and road conditions, emergency travel information or other items
				  of interest and value to the traveling public.
(8) Travel information center--A location
				  selected by the department at which travel information and travel counseling
				  are provided.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter B - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Section 23.11 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Transportation Code, Chapter 204, authorizes the
					 department to create and publish travel information for distribution to the
					 traveling public and to include paid advertising in travel information if the
					 quality and quantity of the travel information is maintained. This subchapter
					 prescribes the department's policies and procedures relating to the
					 development, production, printing, marketing, and distribution of travel
					 information by or for the department.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter B - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Section 23.12 - Contracts for Travel Information

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The department, consistent with Government Code, Chapters
					 2155 - 2158 and 2252, and Texas Constitution, Article XVI, Section 21, may
					 enter into contracts with one or more persons for production, marketing, or
					 distribution of travel information to achieve more effective or economical
					 production, marketing, or distribution of travel information than could be
					 attained by departmental efforts alone.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter B - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Section 23.13 - Travel Information Content

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Subject matter.
				  The director or the director's designee may select subject matter for inclusion
				  in department travel information, subject to the limitations provided in
				  Transportation Code, § 204.001.
(b) Information submitted by non-department
				  personnel. The director or the director's designee may consider for inclusion
				  in department travel information, information that is submitted by a person who
				  is not a part of the department.
(c) Removal of information. The director may
				  remove information submitted under subsection (b) of this section if the
				  department receives a consumer complaint concerning inaccurate information or
				  inadequate services related to the information. The department will send a
				  written notice of the complaints to the person that submitted the information.
				  If the department determines the complaints are valid, the director or
				  director's designee, on written notice to the person that submitted the
				  information stating the reason for removal, may remove the information from all
				  department travel information.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter B - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Section 23.14 - Texas Official Travel Map

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) As authorized
				  by Transportation Code, Chapter 204, the department will publish the Texas
				  Official Travel Map for the general traveling public. The map will show cities,
				  towns, and highways, as described in this section, the mileage between selected
				  points, and the locations of Texas state parks, national forests, national
				  parks and wildlife refuges, safety rest areas, travel information centers,
				  major lakes and rivers, counties, and other geographic information selected by
				  the department.
(b) The map may
				  include a city or town with a population of 50 or more that is:
(1) located on the state-maintained highway
				  system; or
(2) near a significant
				  park or recreational area, or a historical, recreational, or scenic facility
				  that is of interest to tourists and regularly open to the public.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter B - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Section 23.15 - Acceptable Advertising Subject Matter

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Subject to the limitations provided in Transportation
					 Code, § 204.001, subjects acceptable for advertising in department travel
					 information are:
(1) Texas vacation,
				  travel, and tourism-related attractions, sites, facilities, destinations,
				  accommodations, restaurants, events, equipment and services;
(2) shopping opportunities related to Texas
				  destinations and products, including food products;
(3) pleasure-driving, including equipment,
				  facilities, destinations, and services;
(4) recreational attractions, sites,
				  equipment, facilities, and services;
(5) outdoor activities and attractions,
				  including camping, hiking, fishing, boating, bicycling, gardening, photography,
				  birding and other wildlife viewing, and astronomical and geological
				  attractions;
(6) public
				  transportation modes, products, facilities, and services;
(7) financial, media, and higher education
				  services related to Texas institutions;
(8) real estate developments related to
				  recreational and retirement living in Texas; and
(9) other matters of interest and value to
				  the public and highway users.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter B - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Section 23.16 - Unacceptable Advertising Subject Matter and Restrictions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Unacceptable subjects. The following are
				  unacceptable for an advertisement in department travel information:
(1) an out-of-state travel-tourism location,
				  destination, facility, or service, unless it borders and has ties with Texas or
				  augments Texas travel or tourism;
(2) an alcoholic beverage, except as provided
				  by subsection (c) of this section;
(3) a tobacco product;
(4) a sexually-oriented product or service;
				  and
(5) any subject that is not
				  related to travel and tourism, as determined by the department.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter B - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Section 23.17 - Advertising Notices

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Electronic
				  mailing list. A person interested in advertising in department travel
				  information may request, by registering on the department's website, to receive
				  advertising information from the department electronically. The department or
				  its designated agent may provide advertising space deadlines and rates to
				  persons on the electronic mailing list. Annually, the department will publish
				  in the
Texas Register
a notice with instructions for
				  requesting to be included in the department's electronic mailing list to
				  receive advertising information. A person may request to be removed from the
				  electronic mailing list at any time.
(b) Printed information. On request, the
				  department or its designated agent will provide a copy of the advertising
				  information.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter B - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Section 23.18 - Advertising Rates and Sales

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Advertising
				  rates. The department will calculate advertising rates for each travel
				  information publication that the department considers appropriate for
				  advertising. The department will publish the advertising rate information on a
				  continuous basis on the department's website and at least annually in the
Texas Register.
The published information will include
				  information about:
(1) advertising space and
				  positions;
(2) advertising rates;
(3) publication issue and closing
				  dates;
(4) circulation data;
(5) publisher's editorial profile;
				  and
(6) other related information.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter B - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Section 23.19 - Removal of Advertising

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The director or director's designee may remove an
					 advertisement based on the department receiving a complaint concerning the
					 advertised product or service. The department will send a written notice of the
					 complaints to the advertiser. If the department determines the complaints are
					 valid, the director or director's designee, on written notice to the advertiser
					 stating the reasons for removal, may remove the advertisement from all travel
					 information.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter B - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Section 23.20 - Distribution

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose. This section prescribes the
				  policies and procedures of the department relating to the distribution of
				  travel information, except that it does not apply to the distribution of the
Texas Highways Magazine.
The procedures provide for equitable
				  free distribution of available travel information within budgetary constraints
				  and maximize the resources of the department available to advertise the
				  highways of the state and to promote travel to and within the state.
(b) Single copies. A single copy of a
				  publication will be distributed free of charge to each individual requesting
				  the publication.
(c) Multiple
				  copies free of charge.
(1) Subject to
				  inventory and budgetary constraints, the department:
(A) will distribute multiple copies of travel
				  information free of charge to:
(i) each
				  elected state or federal official, for use in the official's duties; and
(ii) the Economic Development and
				  Tourism Office of the Governor, a state or federal agency, and a local
				  governmental entity involved in tourism; and
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter C - TEXAS HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE › Section 23.41 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The department is required by Transportation Code, Chapter
					 204, to maintain and operate a statewide system of travel information centers.
					 This subchapter prescribes department policies and procedures for:
(1) providing at travel information centers
				  highway information, travel guidance, and travel information designed to assist
				  the traveling public and stimulate travel to and within this state; and
(2) selling commercial advertising
				  space at a travel information centers.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter C - TEXAS HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE › Section 23.42 - Display of Non-Department Produced Travel Information

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Travel information. The department may
				  accept, display, and distribute to the traveling public at the department's
				  travel information centers travel information that promotes Texas travel and
				  tourism opportunities and is provided by a third party.
(b) Eligibility for display. To be displayed
				  at a travel information center under this section, travel information must be:
(1) the type of information described by
				  Transportation Code, § 204.001;
(2) provided to the department free of
				  charge; and
(3) approved for
				  display by the director or the director's designee.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter C - TEXAS HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE › Section 23.43 - Advertising at Travel Information Centers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Sale of space. In accordance with
				  23
				  U.S.C. §111, and Transportation Code,
				  Chapter 204, the department may sell, or contract with a vendor to sell on the
				  department's behalf, commercial advertising space at a travel information
				  center in accordance with this section.
(b) Limitations. An advertisement may be
				  exhibited only within a facility at the travel information center. The
				  advertising area may not exceed 60 percent of all of the display area in the
				  facility, with the remaining display area to be used free of charge for
				  providing information to the traveling public and public service announcements.
(c) Acceptable subject matter. The
				  subject of an advertisement in a travel information center is limited to:
(1) Texas vacation, travel or tourism-related
				  attractions, sites, facilities, destinations, accommodations, restaurants,
				  events, equipment or services determined by the department to be of cultural,
				  educational, historical, or recreational interest to the public;
(2) shopping opportunities related to Texas
				  destinations and products, including food products;
(3) pleasure-driving, including equipment,
				  facilities, destinations, and services;
(4) recreational attractions, sites,
				  equipment, facilities, and services;
(5) outdoor activities and attractions,
				  including camping, hiking, fishing, boating, bicycling, gardening, photography,
				  birding and other wildlife viewing, astronomical and geological attractions;
(6) public transportation
				  facilities and services;
(7)
				  financial, media, and higher education services related to Texas institutions;
(8) real estate developments
				  related to recreational and retirement living in Texas; and
(9) other matters of interest and value to
				  the public and highway users, as determined by the department.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter C - TEXAS HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE › Section 23.44 - Agreement for Advertising at Travel Information Centers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Before an advertiser may place an advertisement at a
					 travel information center, the advertiser must enter into an agreement with
					 department or the department's vendor. The agreement must:
(1) require that the advertiser comply with
				  state law, including laws prohibiting discrimination against any state or
				  federally protected class of persons;
(2) include a termination clause protecting
				  the department from allowing any activity that would decrease the amount of
				  federal highway funding available to the department;
(3) provide the specific amount of charges
				  for the advertising space;
(4)
				  identify the location of each advertisement; and
(5) be for a term of not more than two
				  years.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter C - TEXAS HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE › Section 23.45 - Removal of Advertisement at Travel Information Centers

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(a) Grounds for removal. The director or
				  director's designee, or the department's vendor, may remove an advertisement in
				  the commercial advertising space at a travel information center if:
(1) the department or its vendor receives a
				  complaint about the advertised product or service that the department or vendor
				  determines to be valid;
(2) the
				  department or its vendor considers the advertisement to be misleading or
				  contain a misrepresentation of facts; or
(3) the advertisement discriminates against
				  any state or federally protected class of persons.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter C - TEXAS HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE › Section 23.46 - Vendor for Advertising Operations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Contracts. The department may contract with one or more vendors for
				  professional services to administer the advertising operations for the
				  department at travel information centers.
(b) Quarterly reporting. A vendor shall
				  furnish a quarterly electronic inventory to the department in a format
				  prescribed by the department. The inventory must include:
(1) a list of all participating advertisers
				  that have a valid agreement with the vendor under § 23.44 of this
				  subchapter (relating to Agreement for Advertising at Travel Information
				  Centers); and
(2) data pertaining
				  to sales, advertising rates, and unused advertising space at each travel
				  information center.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter C - TEXAS HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE › Section 23.47 - Advertising Sales and Solicitations

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(a)
				  Electronic mailing list. A person interested in advertising at a travel
				  information center may request, by registering on the department's or its
				  vendor's website, to receive department advertising information electronically.
				  The information provided to persons on the electronic mailing list will include
				  notices of available advertising space and rates. Annually, the department will
				  publish in the
Texas Register
a notice with instructions for
				  requesting to be included in the department's electronic mailing list to
				  receive advertising information. A person may request to be removed from the
				  electronic mailing at any time.
(b) Printed information. On request, the
				  department or its vendor will provide a printed copy of the advertising
				  information by mail.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter C - TEXAS HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE › Section 23.48 - Advertising Rates and Sales

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Advertising
				  rates. The department will calculate advertising rates for each travel
				  information center. The department or its vendor will publish the advertising
				  rate information on a continuous basis on the department's or its vendor's
				  website and at least annually in the
Texas Register.
The
				  published information will include information about:
(1) advertising space and positions;
(2) advertising rates;
(3) unique travel information center public
				  visitor data; and
(4) other
				  related information.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter C - TEXAS HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE › Section 23.49 - Vending Machines

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In accordance
				  with 23 C.F.R. Part 752, Human Resources Code, § 94.002, and Government
				  Code § 2165.212, the department may permit vending machines in travel
				  information centers for the purposes of dispensing food, drink, and other items
				  that it determines appropriate and desirable.
(b) The Texas Department of Assistive and
				  Rehabilitative Services, Division for Blind Services has first right of refusal
				  to operate vending machines in travel information centers.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter C - TEXAS HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE › Section 23.50 - Non-department use of Travel Information Centers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Request. A person may submit a request in writing to hold an event at a travel
				  information center. Requests will be approved in the order in which the orders
				  are received.
(b) Agreement.
				  Before a person may hold an event at a travel information center, the person
				  must enter into a written agreement with the department agreeing to abide by
				  the requirements of this section.
(c) Activity. All events at a travel
				  information center or its facilities shall be conducted in a manner that will
				  cause the least interference with the travel information center's operations.
(d) Restrictions. Alcoholic
				  beverages are prohibited in a travel information center or its facilities and
				  on the premises of the center. Any item, including food or drink, that is
				  offered at the travel information center as part of an event, must be given
				  free of charge to all visitors at the travel information center.
(e) Signs. The person hosting the event at a
				  travel information center:
(1) must receive
				  prior approval of the director or the director's designee of each sign to be
				  used for the event, including advance signs advising motorists of the event;
(2) may not attach a sign to the
				  travel information center or a highway sign or place a sign so that it
				  interferes with the travel information center's operation or the view from the
				  roadway of a highway sign;
(3)
				  shall prominently display a sign indicating that all items provided are free of
				  charge to all visitors of the travel information center; and
(4) except for the sign required under
				  paragraph (3) of this subsection, shall limit the signs used to only those
				  necessary to identify the person hosting the event and to ownership signs that
				  are permanently affixed to trailers, vehicles, tents, and other equipment that
				  are directly used for holding the event.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter D - PROMOTIONAL PRODUCT PROGRAM › Section 23.61 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Transportation Code, § 204.009, authorizes the
					 department to sell promotional products such as calendars, books, prints, caps,
					 clothing, or other items that advertise the resources of Texas. This subchapter
					 prescribes policies and procedures relating to the department's promotional
					 product program, including the selection, pricing, and sale of
					 items.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter D - PROMOTIONAL PRODUCT PROGRAM › Section 23.62 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1) Mark--A
				  trademark, service mark, or copyright owned by the department, which may
				  consist of a word, phrase, name, symbol, emblem, logo, or any combination of
				  those items.
(2) Program--The
				  promotional product program of the department.
(3) Retailer--A person that contracts with
				  the department, department's vendor, or wholesaler to directly sell products
				  under the program.
(4) Vendor--A
				  person that acts as the authorized agent of the department in the marketing,
				  administration, and the solicitation of participating wholesalers and
				  retailers.
(5) Wholesaler--A
				  person that offers a product to the department or its vendor to be sold through
				  the program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter D - PROMOTIONAL PRODUCT PROGRAM › Section 23.63 - Sale of Products by the Department

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Place of
				  sales. The department may sell products under this subchapter:
(1) at any department building, including a
				  rest area building or travel information center;
(2) at a location at which the department has
				  access to provide travel information, if such a sale is authorized under the
				  access agreement;
(3) through the
				  Texas Highways magazine and its website; and
(4) through a department controlled or
				  operated website that is created for the purpose of promoting department
				  programs or campaigns.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter D - PROMOTIONAL PRODUCT PROGRAM › Section 23.64 - Refunds and Complaints

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Refunds. A
				  refund of the purchase price of a product sold under the program, less shipping
				  and handling costs, will be made on return of the product and the sales receipt
				  or proof of purchase to the department or the department's vendor, as
				  appropriate, but only if the product is undamaged and unused and is returned
				  with all tags and product packaging.
(b) Complaints. Complaints about merchandise
				  may be directed to the director or the department's vendor and will be reviewed
				  before the placement of future orders of the product. If the vendor receives a
				  complaint, the vendor will provide to the department within 30 days after the
				  date of receipt of the complaint a report that provides details of the
				  complaint and all actions taken to resolve the complaint.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter D - PROMOTIONAL PRODUCT PROGRAM › Section 23.65 - Types of Promotional Products

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Production or purchase. A product sold under the program may be designed and
				  produced by the department or purchased from a wholesaler.
(b) Resources of the state. A product
				  provided for sale under the program must advertise the resources of Texas the
				  state and convey a positive image of the scenic, recreational, historical,
				  geographical, cultural, or artistic aspects of the state or promote other
				  department programs that advertise the resources of the state.
(c) Product categories. The following are
				  approved product categories:
(1) printed
				  material and paper products;
(2)
				  clothing, jewelry, and accessories;
(3) audio-visual media items;
(4) travel related products;
(5) seasonal items;
(6) home décor;
(7) gardening and outdoor accessories;
(8) kitchen and food items;
(9) games;
(10) promotional items;
(11) tickets for events or attractions in the
				  state; and
(12) travel related
				  coupon booklets.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter D - PROMOTIONAL PRODUCT PROGRAM › Section 23.66 - Request for Inclusion of Product in Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Request. A wholesaler, at any time, may
				  request that a product be considered for sale under the program by sending to
				  the director or the director's designee a sample of the product and a written
				  request that includes:
(1) a description of
				  the product, including its composition;
(2) location of the product's manufacturer;
(3) wholesale unit price of the
				  product;
(4) suggested retail
				  price of the product;
(5) selling
				  history and performance of the product if it has been previously marketed;
(6) inventory production
				  capabilities;
(7) method of
				  delivery; and
(8) proof of
				  ownership of the rights to market the product.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter D - PROMOTIONAL PRODUCT PROGRAM › Section 23.67 - Market Research and Product Selection

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Research. The department may conduct market research to determine which
				  products are to be offered for sale under the program.
(b) Selection. After review of the research
				  results, the department will select the products to be sold and begin a search
				  for suppliers of those products.
(c) Bids. The department may obtain bids to
				  produce selected products in accordance with Government Code, Chapters 2155 -
				  2158.
(d) Wholesaler list. The
				  department will maintain a list of wholesalers who express an interest in
				  supplying products. When the department determines that new products are
				  needed, the department will notify those on the list.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 23 - TRAVEL INFORMATION › Subchapter D - PROMOTIONAL PRODUCT PROGRAM › Section 23.68 - Vendor Contract and Duties

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Vendor
				  Services. The department may contract with a vendor to provide one or more of
				  the following services for the program:
(1)
				  conducting market research under § 23.67 of this subchapter (relating to
				  Market Research and Product Selection);
(2) soliciting products;
(3) conducting initial product selection; or
(4) managing product acquisitions,
				  inventory, or sales.