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Bill would let more Texas counties regulate roadside vendors amid safety concerns
Summary
House Bill 2012 would expand authority for county commissioners courts to regulate roadside vendors in unincorporated areas from counties with populations over 1,300,000 to counties with populations over 600,000 that are adjacent to counties with populations over 4,000,000; proponents cited traffic and pedestrian safety risks.
House Bill 2012, explained to the Senate Committee on Transportation on the committee's agenda by Senator Adam Hinojosa, would permit more Texas counties to regulate roadside vendors in unincorporated areas.
The bill would lower the population threshold from counties with populations over 1,300,000 to counties with populations over 600,000 that are adjacent to counties with populations of more than 4,000,000. "These…
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