El Paso, TX Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Status
- Banned statewide since June 2019
- Governing law
- Transp. Code 707.020 (HB 1631)
- Ban enforcer
- Texas Attorney General
- Camera citations
- None issued in El Paso
Summary
Red-light camera enforcement is illegal in El Paso. Texas Transportation Code Section 707.020 bars every local authority from operating a photographic traffic signal enforcement system, and El Paso shut its cameras down. No automated red-light tickets are issued here.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a local authority may not implement or operate a photographic traffic signal enforcement system with respect to a highway or street under the jurisdiction of the authority. (b) The attorney general shall enforce this section.
Full Breakdown
Texas ended red-light cameras statewide when House Bill 1631 took effect June 2, 2019, adding Section 707.020 to the Transportation Code. It reads: 'Notwithstanding any other law, a local authority may not implement or operate a photographic traffic signal enforcement system with respect to a highway or street under the jurisdiction of the authority.' The Texas Attorney General enforces the ban. El Paso, a home-rule city, cannot install or run intersection cameras that photograph plates and mail civil citations. Any red-light violation you receive in El Paso now comes from an officer who witnessed it, not a camera.
Violations & Fines
There is no camera penalty to collect because the systems are outlawed. A local authority that runs one violates state law, and the Texas Attorney General is charged with enforcing the prohibition.
Frequently Asked Questions
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