

KXAN photojournalists Richie Bowes and Chris Nelson work on the TxTag Troubles investigation (KXAN Photo).
#Austin toll tag driver#
#Austin toll tag portable#
The TxTag sticker can be used as a portable device, provided it is affixed to a small square of glass instead of a windshield.

The transponders are mounted on the inside of the vehicle at the top center of the windshield.
#Austin toll tag plus#
TxTag uses at least two types of transponders manufactured by TransCore: legacy hard case AT5100 transponders and newer eGo Plus flexible sticker-type transponders. TxTag is not compatible with transponders from the E-ZPass system, although the two companies have been in talks with each other. TxTag transponders are currently not accepted at tolled border crossings with Mexico, although future interoperability is planned with the Laredo Trade Tag accepted at four crossings. NationalPass provides interoperability with systems outside Texas. On May 7, 2019, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority made TxTag compatible with the PikePass system used on all of Oklahoma's turnpikes. On May 17, 2017, the Kansas Turnpike Authority made TxTag compatible with the K-TAG system used on the Kansas Turnpike. In 2003, all Greater Houston area toll-roads operated by Harris County Toll Road Authority and Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority ( EZ TAG), and all Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex area toll-roads operated by North Texas Tollway Authority ( TollTag) became compatible with TxTag, with the exception of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field airport parking, where NTTA's TollTag is the only ETC system recognized. CTRMA is planning several other toll road projects throughout the Austin metropolitan area, which are planned to accept TxTag. 183A, a toll bypass of US 183 through Leander.Operated by the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority:.Grand Parkway the third loop around Houston (partial). the Central Texas Turnpike System, which encompasses SH 130, bypassing Austin to the east, SH 45, an east–west road roughly straddling the Austin- Round Rock boundary, and the northern portion of Loop 1 (Mopac) on Austin's north side.The TxTag brand name is used on the following highways: The system is also interoperable with the K-TAG system used in Kansas and the Pikepass system used in Oklahoma. TxTag / ˈ t ɛ k s t æ ɡ/, operated by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), is one of three interoperable electronic toll collection systems in Texas.
