Tex. Transp. Code § 551.106 · Subchapter B. BICYCLES
REGULATION OF BICYCLES BY DEPARTMENT OR LOCAL AUTHORITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department or a local authority may not prohibit the operation of an electric bicycle:
(1) on a highway that is used primarily by motor vehicles; or
(2) in an area in which the operation of a nonelectric bicycle is permitted, unless the area is a path that:
(A) is not open to motor vehicles; and
(B) has a natural surface tread made by clearing and grading the native soil without adding surfacing materials.
(b) The department or a local authority may:
(1) prohibit the operation of a bicycle on a sidewalk; and
(2) establish speed limits for bicycles on paths set aside for the exclusive operation of bicycles and other paths on which bicycles may be operated.
(c) The department may establish rules for the administration of this section if necessary.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1085, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 485 (H.B. 2188), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.551.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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