{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-392.0325","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 392.0325","heading":"EXCEPTION.","body":"(a) A person may submit a request to the department for an exception to this subchapter for a sign that is attached to a building located on property other than a state highway right-of-way and that refers to a commercial activity or business located in the building if the sign:\n(1) consists solely of the name of the establishment;\n(2) identifies the establishment's principal product or services; or\n(3) advertises the sale or lease of the property on which the sign is located.\n(b) The department shall approve a request submitted under Subsection (a) if the department:\n(1) determines that the sign will not constitute a safety hazard;\n(2) determines that the sign will not interfere with the construction, reconstruction, operation, or maintenance of the highway facility; and\n(3) obtains the approval of the Federal Highway Administration if approval is required under federal law.\n(c) This subchapter does not apply to a temporary directional sign or kiosk erected by a political subdivision as part of a program approved by the department and administered by the political subdivision on a highway within the boundaries of the political subdivision.\n(d) This subchapter does not apply to a sign placed in the right-of-way by a public utility or its contractor for purposes of the utility.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 442, Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 612 (H.B. 413), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 6. ROADWAYS","SUBTITLE H. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION","CHAPTER 392. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION ON STATE HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY","SUBCHAPTER B. SIGNS ON STATE HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.392.htm#392.0325","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"23dea697a10be452f2bf60330e42a7226a4b203652e56856169596abd7f46bc7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-392.032","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-392.033"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}