Sec. 701.003.  DUTIES.  (a)  A county traffic officer shall:
(1)  be a motorcycle rider when practicable;
(2)  cooperate with the police department of each municipality in the county to enforce state traffic laws in that municipality and in the county;
(3)  enforce state laws that regulate the operation of a motor vehicle on a highway, street, or alley;  and
(4)  remain on and patrol the highway at all times when performing the officer's duties.
(b)  An officer may leave a highway only in pursuit of an offender the officer is unable to apprehend on the highway.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.