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Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 544.003. Authority to Designate Through Highway and Stop and Yield Intersections

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The Texas Transportation Commission may:

(1) designate a state or county highway as a through highway and place a stop or yield sign at a specified entrance;  or

(2) designate an intersection on a state or county highway as a stop intersection or a yield intersection and place a sign at one or more entrances to the intersection.

(b) A local authority may:

(1) designate a highway under its jurisdiction as a through highway and place a stop or yield sign at a specified entrance;  or

(2) designate an intersection on a highway under its jurisdiction as a stop intersection or a yield intersection and place a sign at one or more entrances to the intersection.

(c) The stop or yield sign indicating the preferential right-of-way must:

(1) conform to the manual and specifications adopted under Section 544.001;  and

(2) be located:

(A) as near as practicable to the nearest line of the crosswalk;  or

(B) in the absence of a crosswalk, at the nearest line of the roadway.

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