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McKinney, TX Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)

Few Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified July 2026

Key Facts

Status
Banned statewide (preemption)
Statute
Transp. Code § 707.020
Effective
June 2, 2019 (HB 1631)
Enforcer
Texas Attorney General
Local authority
None: city preempted

Summary

McKinney cannot operate red-light cameras. Texas Transportation Code 707.020, added by HB 1631 and effective June 2, 2019, bars every local authority from implementing or operating a photographic traffic signal enforcement system on any street under its jurisdiction.

(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.

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Full Breakdown

Section 707.020(a) states that a local authority may not implement or operate a photographic traffic signal enforcement system on any highway or street it controls. HB 1631 (86th Legislature) added the chapter titled 'Photographic Traffic Signal Enforcement System Prohibited,' effective June 2, 2019, and shut down every municipal camera program statewide. McKinney, a Collin County home-rule city, has no authority to install or run red-light cameras and cannot issue civil penalties from automated signal enforcement. Subsection (b) makes the Texas Attorney General responsible for enforcing the ban.

Violations & Fines

No civil penalty can be assessed against a McKinney driver through automated red-light enforcement. Any camera-generated citation is unenforceable, and the Attorney General enforces the statewide prohibition under Section 707.020(b).

Frequently Asked Questions

Does McKinney have red-light cameras?
No. Texas Transportation Code 707.020 bars every local authority, including McKinney, from operating a photographic traffic signal enforcement system. The statewide ban took effect June 2, 2019.
Can I be fined by a red-light camera in McKinney?
No. Automated red-light citations are prohibited statewide. McKinney police enforce red-light violations only through an officer at the scene, never through cameras.

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