HB 2455

relating to the maximum weight of a vehicle or combination of
vehicles operating at a port of entry or on certain roads associated
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Sections 621.101(a) and (c), Transportation
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a)  A vehicle or combination of vehicles may not be operated
over or on a public highway [or at a port-of-entry between Texas and
the United Mexican States] if the vehicle or combination has:
(1)  a single axle weight heavier than 20,000 pounds,
including all enforcement tolerances;
(2)  a tandem axle weight heavier than 34,000 pounds,
including all enforcement tolerances;
(3)  an overall gross weight on a group of two or more
consecutive axles heavier than the weight computed using the
following formula and rounding the result to the nearest 500
W = 500((LN/(N - 1)) + 12N + 36)
"W" is maximum overall gross weight on the group;
"L" is distance in feet between the axles of the group that
"N" is number of axles in the group; or
(4)  tires that carry a weight heavier than the weight
specified and marked on the sidewall of the tire, unless the vehicle
is being operated under the terms of a special permit.
(1)  authorize size or weight limits on the national
system of interstate and defense highways in this state greater
than those permitted under 23 U.S.C. Section 127, as amended;
(2)  prohibit the operation of a vehicle or combination
of vehicles that could be lawfully operated on a highway or road of
this state on December 16, 1974; or
(3)  apply to a vehicle or combination of vehicles that
(A)  [at a private port of entry;
[(B)]  on private roads associated with a [the]
(B) [(C)]  across a public highway between
private roads associated with a [the] port of entry under a contract
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.