Tex. Transp. Code § 621.207 · Subchapter C. SIZE LIMITATIONS
MAXIMUM HEIGHT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A vehicle and its load may not be higher than 14 feet.
(b) The operator of a vehicle that is higher than 13 feet 6 inches shall ensure that the vehicle will pass through each vertical clearance of a structure in its path without touching the structure.
(c) The owner of a vehicle is strictly liable for any damage to a bridge, underpass, or similar structure that is caused by the height of the vehicle unless at the time the damage was caused:
(1) the vehicle was stolen;
(2) the vertical clearance of the structure was less than that posted on the structure;
(3) the vehicle was being operated under the immediate direction of a law enforcement agency; or
(4) the vehicle was being operated in compliance with a permit authorizing the movement of the vehicle issued by the department or a political subdivision of this state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 166 (H.B. 799), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.621.htm
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- Composed by
- 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
Cited by 3 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Transp. Code § 621.207. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 521.292DEPARTMENT'S DETERMINATION FOR LICENSE SUSPENSION.Printed as Section 621.101, 621.201, or 621.203-621.207
- Tex. Transp. Code § 623.148LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE TO HIGHWAYS.Printed as Section 621.207
- Tex. Transp. Code § 623.198LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE TO HIGHWAYS.Printed as Section 621.207
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