Texas Transportation Code 544.003 – Authority to Designate Through Highway and Stop and Yield Intersections
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(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.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 544.003
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(c) The stop or yield sign indicating the preferential right-of-way must:
(1) conform to the manual and specifications adopted under § 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.