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

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

Key Facts

Rule
Red-light cameras banned statewide
Statute
Tex. Transp. Code 707.020
Effective
June 2, 2019 (HB 1631)
Enforcer
Texas Attorney General
Waco program
None

Summary

Waco operates no red-light cameras. Texas outlawed photographic traffic signal enforcement statewide in 2019, so no Waco intersection issues camera-based citations and the city runs no such program. State law preempts any local ordinance.

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

Texas Transportation Code Section 707.020 bars any local authority, including the City of Waco, from implementing or operating a photographic traffic signal enforcement system on streets under its jurisdiction. House Bill 1631 added the ban effective June 2, 2019, and the Texas Attorney General enforces it. A companion provision, Section 707.021, forbids issuing any civil or criminal citation based on a red-light camera image. Waco therefore runs no red-light camera program, and enforcement of red-light running falls to Waco Police Department officers writing tickets in person.

Violations & Fines

No violation exists for drivers, because the cameras are illegal statewide. A local authority that implemented or operated one would face enforcement by the Texas Attorney General under Section 707.020.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Waco have red-light cameras?
No. Texas banned photographic traffic signal enforcement systems statewide in 2019, so Waco operates none and no intersection issues camera-based red-light citations.
Can I get a ticket from a red-light camera in Waco?
No. Section 707.021 prohibits any local authority from issuing a civil or criminal citation based on a recorded image from a red-light camera.

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