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Information related to using Waze in the State of Texas. 

Cities and towns

There are 6386 Cities and Towns spread across 254 counties in the state. See Cities in Texas for proper naming information.

Major roads

See Road names/USA & Road types/USA.

As of this time, Texas is NOT participating in the new Functional Classification of roads.

Landmarks

In late 2012 a discussion was started in the Connecticut Section of the Waze Forum that determined the existing world-wide guideline of "don't map individual businesses" wasn't enough and we needed a more complete set of guidelines for landmarks in Connecticut. As a result of that discussion we've come up with a set of guidelines for landmarks in Connecticut. If you wish to propose changes to these guidelines, please do so in the forum. As always, the world-wide rule of "don't map individual businesses" still applies.

Please do not forget that a recent update to WME has enabled the Address properties for Landmarks (City, State & Country) and ensure this information is filled out & correct.

Major construction projects

See TxDot for a list of LONG TERM road closures & changes to traffic flow that impact the Waze map.

Special roads

Non-drivable roads

Generally, if a road can't be driven on (e.g. Walking Trail, Pedestrain Boardwalk, Stairway, Railroad, Runway/Taxiway) then it should not be mapped in Waze. This is due to the way the routing engine works, as Waze WILL route users to drive on these "Non-Drivable" road types. Please note there are several Railroads mapped in Texas, these railroads are mapped in a VERY particular manner by Senior Area Managers and Country Managers to prevent Waze from routing on them.

Speed / red light cameras

Red Light Cameras are areLEGAL in the State of Texas.

Contrary to popular belief, these cameras do not sit on the top of lights at an intersection. If you've gotten to an intersection, you've already passed the red light camera.These cameras mounted on traffic signals are used as part of the signal control. These compare sequential images of the intersection approach to determine if there is a vehicle (car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, etc) waiting and will trigger the sequence. These devices CAN NOT issue tickets.

There are traditional traffic monitoring cameras covering most of the major highways in the state. These send live feeds to the various traffic agencies around the state and are for monitoring traffic only.

How to Identify Cameras.

Speed cameras are currentlyILLEGAL in the State of Texas. Any request for a speed camera, or any approved speed cameras need to be removed from the map.

To do list

Want to help out with the map in Texas? Check out the To Do List and the Landmarks To Do List.

Mapping utilities

Area Managers

Username Area Managed Comments Forum PM
Level 6 Country Managers
txemt
US South Central Regional Coordinator Based out of Miami, FL born/lived/travelled through most of Texas PM
jasonh300 US South Central Regional Coordinator Based out of New Orleans, LA PM
Level 5 Country Managers (Texas Based)
LittlestLou DFW Metroplex 12 PM
pjlasl North Texas Based out of Weatherford PM
Level 4 Area Managers
jstrangfeld North DFW Metroplex 12 PM
ctpoole Austin 12 PM
Level 3 Area Managers
jeigh17 PM
shadoh DFW Metroplex PM
MisterTodd East DFW Metroplex PM
tcalvert317 San Antonio PM
danofsatx San Antonio PM
PvilleT Austin PM

If you are an Area Manager that covers the Texas, or a USA Country Manager that does a lot of work in Texas, please add yourself to this list (alphabetical by username).
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