{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-391.256","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 391.256","heading":"SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.","body":"(a) The department shall plan, design, and establish a program for designating highways as State Scenic Byways.\n(b) The program must include a process by which the department:\n(1) receives proposals from political subdivisions or other community groups approved by the department for funding projects in accordance with 23 U.S.C. Section 162;\n(2) applies for grants under 23 U.S.C. Section 162 for the projects; and\n(3) allows an applicant who consents to pay for the costs of the projects that are not covered by grants made under 23 U.S.C. Section 162.\n(c) A highway must be designated as a State Scenic Byway under the program established by this section before the department applies for a grant under Subsection (b)(2) for a project related to the highway.\n(d) The department may use money from the state highway fund for a project that receives a grant made under 23 U.S.C. Section 162 only for the purpose of satisfying matching funds requirements for the grant.\n(e) The department may only designate a highway described by Section 391.252 as a State Scenic Byway.\n(f) The commission by rule shall prohibit outdoor advertising in a manner consistent with 23 U.S.C. Section 131(s) on a State Scenic Byway designated under this section.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 158 (S.B. 941), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 6. ROADWAYS","SUBTITLE H. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION","CHAPTER 391. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION ON INTERSTATE AND PRIMARY SYSTEMS AND CERTAIN ROADS","SUBCHAPTER I. PROHIBITION OF SIGNS ON CERTAIN HIGHWAYS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.391.htm#391.256","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"be11da2359eb4cf5ad21f92667eb07fd530b18fea781fda1bb3dbf94d65dce8c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-391.255","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-392.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}