Section 551A.053 - Operation On Highway Authorized By Municipality Or Certain Counties(a) In addition to the operation authorized by Section 551A.055, the governing body of a municipality may allow an operator to operate an unregistered off-highway vehicle on all or part of a highway that:(1) is in the corporate boundaries of the municipality; and(2) has a posted speed limit of not more than 35 miles per hour.(b) In addition to the operation authorized by Section 551A.055, the commissioners court of a county described by Subsection (c) may allow an operator to operate an unregistered off-highway vehicle on all or part of a highway that: (1) is located in the unincorporated area of the county; and(2) has a posted speed limit of not more than 35 miles per hour.(c) Subsection (b) applies only to a county that: (1) borders or contains a portion of the Red River;(2) borders or contains a portion of the Guadalupe River and contains a part of a barrier island that borders the Gulf of Mexico; or(3) is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (2) and: (A) has a population of less than 37,000; and(B) contains a part of a barrier island or peninsula that borders the Gulf of Mexico.Tex. Transp. Code § 551A.053
Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1233,Sec. 31, eff. 6/14/2019.Subchapter heading added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1233,Sec. 29, eff. 6/14/2019.