{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-250.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 250.001","heading":"RESTRICTION ON FENCES IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.","body":"(a) This section applies only to a fence located on land adjacent to a road or highway in the state highway system in a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.\n(b) The commission may regulate the use of a fence near a road or highway that prevents or obstructs a vehicle from observing other vehicles or traffic in a manner that creates a safety hazard.\n(c) The rules may provide for:\n(1) setback, height, or visibility requirements for fences;\n(2) delayed enforcement of not more than 120 days from the regulations for existing fences that do not comply with current standards; and\n(3) any other provision necessary to prevent an unsafe obstruction to the view of traffic on a road or highway.\n(d) The failure of the commission to regulate a fence under this section is not admissible as evidence in a civil action that involves allegations that a fence prevents or obstructs a vehicle from observing other vehicles or traffic.\n(e) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally violates a rule adopted by the commission under this section. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000. Each day of a rule violation is a separate offense.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1224, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 1997.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 6. ROADWAYS","SUBTITLE B. STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM","CHAPTER 250. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.250.htm#250.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"355402b40fc92f0d52b57ace8d1d7141bba5717a2315eee891cc0770c19efe76","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-228.254","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-250.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}