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Information related to using Waze in the State of Texas. 

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

See Road names/USA & Road types/USA.

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

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

• Guidelines for Landmarks in Connecticut
• Approved Texas landmarks
• Current list of areas/places

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.

Here is the Texas guidance on selecting Area or Point for Places in the Waze Map Editor. All areas are to be landmarked from fence line to fence line to include all parking lots, roads, and anything associated with the property.

The Primary Category for a Place is used to determine whether to use a Point or Area.

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

• Divided Highways
• Carpool, HOV, Transit lanes
• Roundabouts and Traffic Circles
• Cul-de-sac's
• FM Roads are to be set to primary street east of US 281 and north/east of I-37. All other FM roads are set to minor highway.
• Dirt Roads - In Texas ALL roads that are normally unpaved are considered dirt roads as this is how GPS Nav users (any brand) expect the "Avoid Dirt Roads" feature to behave. These roads should be deleted when going through farm land, ranch land, or moutainous areas throughout the state, as they are most likely base import roads and not real roads.
• Parking Lot Roads
• Toll Roads
• Frontage roads do not need to be primary street unless in major cities.
• Alleys are NOT MAPPED in Texas.

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.

Red Light Cameras are are LEGAL 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 CANNOT 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 currently ILLEGAL in the State of Texas. Any request for a speed camera, or any approved speed cameras need to be removed from the map.

Texas has a long standing tradition for support the US military. If you have questions concerning any military base in the state, please do not hesitate to ask. All military bases in the state are set to the current military base standard.

• All gates at the military bases are set to private road in/street out with some gates having restrictions on them for the various gate closures.
• If you know of any changes in the hours of a gate, please let a US Champ know and they will adjust it accordingly.
• All gates are locked at a level 5 or 6.
• Landmarks approved for military bases are:

• Commissary
• PX/BX
• Gas stations
• Parks
• Museums

Want to help out with the map in Texas? Stop adding parking lot roads everywhere, solve URs, ask questions to anyone listed below, and seek out advice when/where needed.

• TxDot Maps.
• Road Conditions throughout the state.
• List of State Routes in Texas (Wikipedia)

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).