License and permit an off-premise outdoor advertising sign along a regulated Texas highway through TxDOT's Commercial Signs Regulatory Program
domain: txdot.gov · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Determine whether the sign is regulated under the federal Highway Beautification Act (via TxDOT) or the state Rural Roads Act, based on the road's classification
Obtain any required outdoor advertising license before submitting sign-specific permit applications
Submit the permit/license application through the Commercial Sign Online Permitting System, built on the Accela Citizen Access platform (aca-prod.accela.com/TXDOT)
Include all required application information up front — TxDOT's current process rejects incomplete applications rather than requesting missing information after the fact
Track renewal cycles and respond to any TxDOT notices for the commercial signs industry to keep the license/permit active
Known gotchas
TxDOT's amended regulations (effective September 1, 2024) changed the process to reject incomplete filings outright instead of requesting missing info — an incomplete submission now costs a full resubmission cycle
Regulation differs between Highway Beautification Act roads and State Rural Roads Act roads — filing in the wrong regulatory bucket delays the permit
This program covers off-premise advertising signs specifically; on-premise business signage is typically a separate local city/county permit matter, not TxDOT
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