{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-392.036","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 392.036","heading":"DEFENSE.","body":"It is a defense to prosecution or suit for a violation under this chapter if at the time of the alleged violation the defendant is a candidate for elective public office and the sign is placed:\n(1) by a person other than the defendant; and\n(2) in connection with a campaign for an elective public office by the defendant.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 612 (H.B. 413), Sec. 3, 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#392.036","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"3bf89f1134840c873c1f1e69292a6da2ef95696dc565e76375f81c879905cabc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-392.0355","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-392.037"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}