2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Bell County, Texas.
Verified from official government sources
Texas law protects political signs on your own property. A city cannot prohibit them, require a permit or fee, or restrict their size—so long as the sign is on private property with the owner's consent and is under 36 square feet, 8 feet tall, unlit and without moving parts.
Tex. Election Code § 259.003(b)
A municipal ... ordinance that regulates signs may not, for a sign that contains primarily a political message and that is located on private real property with the consent of the property owner: (1) prohibit the sign from being placed; (2) require a permit ... or impose a fee ...; or (3) restrict the size of the sign.
Unincorporated Bell County does not regulate garage-sale signs. Inside Killeen or Temple, temporary garage-sale signs are governed by the city sign code (Killeen Chapter 31, Division 4)—typically limited in size and duration, kept out of the public right-of-way, and removed after the sale.
1 cities in Bell County have their own sign regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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