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Tex. Transp. Code § 544.006 (2026)

Display Of Unauthorized Signs, Signals, Or Markings

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Sec. 544.006. DISPLAY OF UNAUTHORIZED SIGNS, SIGNALS, OR MARKINGS. (a) A person may not place, maintain, or display on or in view of a highway an unauthorized sign, signal, marking, or device that:

(1) imitates or resembles an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal;

(2) attempts to direct the movement of traffic; or

(3) hides from view or hinders the effectiveness of an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal.

(b) A person may not place or maintain on a highway, and a public authority may not permit on a highway, a traffic sign or signal bearing commercial advertising.

(c) A person may not place or maintain a flashing light or flashing electric sign within 1,000 feet of an intersection except under a permit issued by the Texas Transportation Commission.

(d) This section does not prohibit a person from placing on private property adjacent to a highway a sign that gives useful directional information and that cannot be mistaken for an official sign.

(e) A sign, signal, light, or marking prohibited under this section is a public nuisance. The authority with jurisdiction over the highway may remove that sign, signal, light, or marking without notice.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1998–2015 · leading case: Siders v. State, 970 S.W.2d 189 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1998).
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Siders v. State, 970 S.W.2d 189 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1998). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 544.006 (Vernon 1997).”
Rodriguez v. Rutter, 498 F. Supp. 2d 932 (W.D. Tex. 2007). · cites it 2× “” Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 544.006 (a)(3) (Vernon 2007) (“ § 544.”
Laura Leticia Zepeda Vasquez v. Legend Nat. Gas III, LP, No. 04-14-00899-CV (Tex. App.—San Antonio Apr. 29, 2015). “…………………………………………5 Tex. Transp. Code §544.006(a)……………………………………………….”
Laura Leticia Zepeda Vasquez v. Legend Nat. Gas III, LP, No. 04-14-00899-CV (Tex. App.—San Antonio Apr. 30, 2015). “, Tex. Transp. Code § 544.006(a)(e), (prohibiting persons from placing unauthorized signs that attempt to direct the movement of traffic on or in view of a road); Tex.”
Tex. Transp. Code § 544.006(a): 1 case
Laura Leticia Zepeda Vasquez v. Legend Nat. Gas III, LP, No. 04-14-00899-CV (Tex. App.—San Antonio Apr. 29, 2015). “…………………………………………5 Tex. Transp. Code §544.006(a)……………………………………………….”
Tex. Transp. Code § 544.006(a)(e): 1 case
Laura Leticia Zepeda Vasquez v. Legend Nat. Gas III, LP, No. 04-14-00899-CV (Tex. App.—San Antonio Apr. 30, 2015). “, Tex. Transp. Code § 544.006(a)(e), (prohibiting persons from placing unauthorized signs that attempt to direct the movement of traffic on or in view of a road); Tex.”
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