Tex. Transportation Code § 396.022: LOCATION OF YARD.

(a) A junkyard or an automotive wrecking and salvage yard may not be located:

(1) within 50 feet of the right-of-way of a public street or state highway; or

(2) within 50 feet of the nearest property line of a residence.

(b) A person may not accumulate or stack materials associated with a junkyard or an automotive wrecking and salvage yard higher than eight feet above ground level.

(c) This section does not apply to a junkyard or an automotive wrecking and salvage yard used only for farm equipment.

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

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1277 (S.B. 1436), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.