Cameron County has no political-sign ordinance for private property, because Texas counties cannot zone. Cities set their own sign rules, and the Texas Election Code protects most yard signs. Along highways, TxDOT regulates commercial signs under Transportation Code Ch. 391 and outdoor advertising on smaller roads under Ch. 394.
Sign regulation is a zoning power, and Texas counties don't have it, so unincorporated Cameron County imposes no size, number, or duration limit on political yard signs. State law (Election Code) limits how cities and property owners can restrict election signs on private property. Inside a city, that city's sign ordinance applies. The one layer that is county-relevant is TxDOT's outdoor-advertising program: commercial signs adjacent to interstate and primary highways are licensed and regulated under Transportation Code Ch. 391, and signs along smaller rural roads outside city limits fall under Ch. 394. Political signs on your own property are generally exempt from those permitting schemes.
No county political-sign penalty. Unlicensed commercial highway signs can be penalized by TxDOT under Transp. Code Ch. 391. City sign violations are enforced by the city.
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