Sec. 544.003.  AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE THROUGH HIGHWAY AND STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS.  (a)  The Texas Transportation Commission may:
(1)  designate a state or county highway as a through highway and place a stop or yield sign at a specified entrance;  or
(2)  designate an intersection on a state or county highway as a stop intersection or a yield intersection and place a sign at one or more entrances to the intersection.
(b)  A local authority may:
(1)  designate a highway under its jurisdiction as a through highway and place a stop or yield sign at a specified entrance;  or
(2)  designate an intersection on a highway under its jurisdiction as a stop intersection or a yield intersection and place a sign at one or more entrances to the intersection.
(c)  The stop or yield sign indicating the preferential right-of-way must:
(1)  conform to the manual and specifications adopted under Section 544.001;  and
(2)  be located:
(A)  as near as practicable to the nearest line of the crosswalk;  or
(B)  in the absence of a crosswalk, at the nearest line of the roadway.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.