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The car did have a seal on the doors. There are LEO cars in the area that do not have any external markings,

Reading Tx law posted above, the Law Enf agencies in a county or city must comply with 721.005 and specifically get permission from the "Governing body of a municipality" in order to be exempted from posting "in letters plainly legible at a distance of not less than 100 feet" ... " on each side of the vehicle".

IOW - Law Enf must submit a request to their city or county "Governing body of a municipality" in order to be exempted from this state requirement of posting clearly who they are:

§ 721.005. Exemption From Inscription Requirement for Certain Municipal and County-Owned Motor Vehicles
Subsection (a) as amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 66, § 1
(a) The governing body of a municipality may exempt from the requirements of Section 721.004 an automobile when used to perform an official duty by a:
(1) police department;

I know of a county in East Tx where the Sherriff got into a pissing contest with the commissioners - and the commissioners in turn 'leaned' on the Sherriff invoking various state statutes that give them governance over those Law Enf people under their control ...

There have been cases in the Houston area, and I'm sure elsewhere, of individuals using a "Kojak" light or such to impersonate an officer and pull cars over. When the story hits the news the reporters advise anyone in that situation to drive to a well lit area where there are other people. Yeah, that's going to put a cop in a good mood when you don't pull over promptly.

My brother brought up a point I hadn't considerd - there may have been a tip to look for a similar vehicle. The Task Force car was perpendicular to traffic as he sat in the median as to see the traffic.

If this was the case it would have been the polite thing to do to explain this to me.