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Texas Speed & Red-Light Cameras Laws (2026)

Restricted: Texas bans red-light cameras statewide: local authorities may not operate them (HB 1631, 2019), and there is no speed-camera authority either.

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Texas bans red-light cameras statewide: local authorities may not operate them (HB 1631, 2019), and there is no speed-camera authority either.

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