Mesquite, TX Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Statute
- Transportation Code 707.020
- Enacted by
- HB 1631, 86th Legislature
- Effective
- June 2, 2019
- Enforced by
- Texas Attorney General
- Local cameras allowed
- No: statewide prohibition
Summary
Mesquite cannot operate red-light cameras. Texas Transportation Code Section 707.020, enacted by HB 1631 and effective June 2, 2019, bars every local authority statewide from running a photographic traffic signal enforcement system.
Sec. 707.020. PHOTOGRAPHIC TRAFFIC SIGNAL ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM PROHIBITED. (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. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 372 (H.B. 1631), Sec. 2, eff. June 2, 2019.
Full Breakdown
Red-light camera enforcement is illegal in Mesquite. Texas Transportation Code Section 707.020 states that, notwithstanding any other law, a local authority may not implement or operate a photographic traffic signal enforcement system on any street or highway it controls. The Texas Attorney General enforces the prohibition. The ban took effect June 2, 2019 under HB 1631 (86th Legislature), ending automated red-light ticketing across the state. Mesquite Municipal Court issues no camera-based citations; a red-light violation in the city is enforced only when a police officer observes it and issues a ticket in person.
Violations & Fines
A camera-generated red-light ticket has no legal force in Mesquite and is unenforceable. Only an officer-witnessed red-light violation, cited under the Transportation Code, carries a fine.
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