Sec. 544.003. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE THROUGH HIGHWAY AND STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS. (a) The Texas Transportation Commission may:
(1) designate a state or county highway as a through highway and place a stop or yield sign at a specified entrance; or
(2) designate an intersection on a state or county highway as a stop intersection or a yield intersection and place a sign at one or more entrances to the intersection.
(b) A local authority may:
(1) designate a highway under its jurisdiction as a through highway and place a stop or yield sign at a specified entrance; or
(2) designate an intersection on a highway under its jurisdiction as a stop intersection or a yield intersection and place a sign at one or more entrances to the intersection.
(c) The stop or yield sign indicating the preferential right-of-way must:
(1) conform to the manual and specifications adopted under Section 544.001; and
(2) be located:
(A) as near as practicable to the nearest line of the crosswalk; or
(B) in the absence of a crosswalk, at the nearest line of the roadway.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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