{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-551.455","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 551.455","heading":"OPERATION IN MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES.","body":"(a) In addition to the operation authorized by Sections 551.453 and 551.454, the governing body of a municipality may allow a motor carrier to operate, for the purpose of picking up or delivering mail, parcels, or packages, a vehicle bearing license plates issued under Section 551.452 on all or part of a public highway that:\n(1) is in the corporate boundaries of the municipality; and\n(2) has a speed limit of not more than 35 miles per hour.\n(b) In addition to the operation authorized by Sections 551.453 and 551.454, a county commissioners court may allow a motor carrier to operate, for the purpose of picking up or delivering mail, parcels, or packages, a vehicle bearing license plates issued under Section 551.452 on all or part of a public highway that:\n(1) is located in the unincorporated area of the county; and\n(2) has a speed limit of not more than 35 miles per hour.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 119 (H.B. 561), Sec. 1, eff. May 26, 2017.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD","CHAPTER 551. OPERATION OF BICYCLES AND MOPEDS, GOLF CARTS, AND OTHER LOW-POWERED VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER G. PACKAGE DELIVERY VEHICLES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.551.htm#551.455","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"8ca0da0db1a5b42cf2dff6078a71116e00881d6be51e2306385bb84cc234b252","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-551.454","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-551.456"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}