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

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

Key Facts

Local rule
None; state ban controls
Statute
Transp. Code 707.020
Effective
June 2, 2019 (HB 1631)
Enforcer
Texas Attorney General
Camera tickets
Prohibited citywide

Summary

Mission runs no red-light cameras. Texas outlawed photographic traffic-signal enforcement statewide on June 2, 2019, so no Hidalgo County city can install, operate, or ticket by camera at any intersection.

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.

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Full Breakdown

State law, not a Mission ordinance, controls here. Transportation Code Section 707.020 bars every local authority from implementing or operating a photographic traffic signal enforcement system on any street under its jurisdiction. Passed as HB 1631 in 2019, the ban voided existing camera contracts across Texas and blocked new ones. The Texas Attorney General enforces the prohibition. Mission police issue red-light citations only through an officer who witnesses the violation in person; there is no automated camera program, no mailed civil notice, and no camera-generated fine anywhere in the city.

Violations & Fines

No camera citations exist to contest. Any red-light ticket in Mission comes from an officer at the scene and runs through the municipal court like an ordinary moving violation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Mission have red-light cameras?
No. Texas banned automated red-light camera enforcement statewide in 2019, so Mission operates none and cannot mail camera-based citations.
Can I get a red-light ticket in Mission?
Yes, but only from a police officer who personally observes you run the light. It is handled as a standard moving violation.
Who enforces the camera ban?
The Texas Attorney General enforces Transportation Code Section 707.020 against any local authority that tries to run a photographic traffic signal enforcement system.

Sources & Official References

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