Tex. Transp. Code § 551A.053 · Subchapter D. OPERATION ON HIGHWAY
OPERATION ON HIGHWAY AUTHORIZED BY MUNICIPALITY OR CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In addition to the operation authorized by Section 551A.055, the governing body of a municipality may allow an operator to operate an unregistered off-highway vehicle on all or part of a highway that:
(1) is in the corporate boundaries of the municipality; and
(2) has a posted speed limit of not more than 35 miles per hour.
(b) In addition to the operation authorized by Section 551A.055, the commissioners court of a county described by Subsection (c) may allow an operator to operate an unregistered off-highway vehicle on all or part of a highway that:
(1) is located in the unincorporated area of the county; and
(2) has a posted speed limit of not more than 35 miles per hour.
(c) Subsection (b) applies only to a county that:
(1) borders or contains a portion of the Red River;
(2) borders or contains a portion of the Guadalupe River and contains a part of a barrier island that borders the Gulf of Mexico; or
(3) is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (2) and:
(A) has a population of less than 37,000; and
(B) contains a part of a barrier island or peninsula that borders the Gulf of Mexico.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 31, eff. June 14, 2019.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.551A.htm
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