Dallas City Code Chapter 28 and Texas Transportation Code Section 544.011 give official painted curb markings the force of regulatory signs. Red curbs prohibit stopping; yellow indicates loading; only the City of Dallas Transportation Department may legally paint curbs.
Under Texas Transportation Code Section 544.011, official traffic-control markings include painted curb colors that must be obeyed as if they were posted signs. Dallas City Code Chapter 28 authorizes the Transportation Department to designate no-parking, loading, and passenger zones with red, yellow, white, or green curb paint. Red means no stopping or standing at any time. Yellow indicates a commercial loading zone with time limits posted. White denotes passenger pickup, typically three-minute limits. Green is short-term parking. Private property owners and businesses may not paint public curbs themselves; unauthorized markings have no legal effect and may be removed. Faded curb paint near schools, fire hydrants, and bus stops still reflects underlying statutory restrictions independent of paint condition.
Parking against red, yellow, white, or green curb markings results in a citation under Chapter 28, typically $40 to $75, plus possible towing if blocking a fire lane, hydrant, or transit stop.
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