Texas Administrative Code
Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION
Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 21 - RIGHT OF WAY
Subchapter I - REGULATION OF SIGNS ALONG INTERSTATE AND PRIMARY HIGHWAYS
Division 1 - SIGNS
Section 21.177 - Prohibited Sign Locations

Universal Citation: 43 TX Admin Code § 21.177

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

(a) A sign may not be erected or maintained on the real property of another without the property owner's permission.

(b) A sign may not be erected or maintained within the right of way of a public roadway, as prohibited by Transportation Code, § 393.002, or an area that would be within the right of way if the right of way boundary lines were projected across railroad right of way or utility right of way.

(c) A sign may not be erected or maintained on a highway or part of a highway designated under Transportation Code, § 391.252.

(d) A sign may not be located in a place that creates a safety hazard, including a location that:

(1) causes a driver to be unduly distracted;

(2) obscures or interferes with the effectiveness of an official traffic sign, signal, or device; or

(3) obscures or interferes with the driver's view of approaching, merging, or intersecting traffic.

(e) A sign may not be erected or maintained in a location that violates Health and Safety Code, Chapter 752.

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