Texas § TN.544.003 - AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE THROUGH HIGHWAY AND STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS
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§ TN.544.003. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE THROUGH HIGHWAY AND STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS
AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE THROUGH HIGHWAY AND STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS. (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. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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Section TN.544.003 ("AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE THROUGH HIGHWAY AND STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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