Pharr, TX Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- Red-light cameras prohibited
- Statute
- Transp. Code 707.020
- Effective
- June 2, 2019 (HB 1631)
- Enforcer
- Texas Attorney General
- Scope
- Statewide, all cities
Summary
Pharr cannot run red-light cameras. Texas Transportation Code 707.020 bars every local authority from operating a photographic traffic signal enforcement system, and the Texas Attorney General enforces the prohibition statewide.
(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
Since June 2, 2019, HB 1631 made photographic red-light enforcement illegal for every Texas city, Pharr included. Transportation Code 707.020 states a local authority may not implement or operate a photographic traffic signal enforcement system on any street under its jurisdiction. The ban overrides any prior local program, and the Texas Attorney General is charged with enforcing it. Pharr issues no camera-based red-light citations; only an officer who witnesses the violation can cite a driver for running a red light in the city.
Violations & Fines
There is no camera citation to contest because none can issue. A red-light violation observed by a Pharr police officer is a moving traffic offense enforced through the standard Class C misdemeanor process in municipal court.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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