Texas Transportation Code

§ 285.001 — REGULATION OF ROADSIDE VENDOR AND SOLICITOR

TN § 285.001Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part D. ROAD LAWS RELATING TO PARTICULAR COUNTIES · Ch. 285. COUNTY REGULATION OF ROADSIDE VENDOR AND SOLICITOR IN CERTAIN COUNTIES

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(a)To promote the public safety, the commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 1.3 million and a county with a population of more than 600,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than four million by order may regulate the following in the unincorporated area of the county if they occur on a public highway or road, in the right-of-way of a public highway or road, or in a parking lot:

(1)the sale of items by a vendor of food or merchandise, including live animals;

(2)the erection, maintenance, or placement of a structure by a vendor of food or merchandise, including live animals; and

(3)the solicitation of money.

(b)The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 200,000 that borders the United Mexican States by order may regulate the following activities in the unincorporated areas of the county, provided that the activities occur in a parking lot or on or in the right-of-way of a public highway or road:

(1)the sale of items and the erection, maintenance, or placement of a structure by a vendor of live animals; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 493 (S.B. 254), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 340 (H.B. 2094), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 243, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2012), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 892 (H.B. 2731), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.