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TX Transp Code § 541.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 541 - Definitions|Subchapter C. Vehicles, Rail Transportation, and Equipment|Section 541.203. Equipment

Sec. 541.203.  EQUIPMENT.  In this subtitle:(1)  "Exhaust emission system" means a motor vehicle engine modification designed to control or reduce the emission of substances from a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine, of a model year of 1968 or later, and installed on or incorporated in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine in compliance with requirements imposed by the Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1857 et seq.) or other applicable law.(2)  "Metal tire" includes a tire the surface of which in contact with the highway is wholly or partly made of metal or other hard, nonresilient material.(3)  "Muffler" means a device that reduces noise using:(A)  a mechanical design, including a series of chambers or baffle plates, to receive exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine;  or(B)  turbine wheels to receive exhaust gas from a diesel engine.(4)  "Solid tire" includes only a tire that:(A)  is made of rubber or another resilient material;  and(B)  does not use compressed air to support its load.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 541.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 541 - Definitions|Subchapter D. Traffic, Traffic Areas, and Traffic Control|Section 541.301. Traffic

Sec. 541.301.  TRAFFIC.  In this subtitle "traffic" means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, and conveyances, including vehicles and streetcars, singly or together while using a highway for the purposes of travel.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 541.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 541 - Definitions|Subchapter D. Traffic, Traffic Areas, and Traffic Control|Section 541.303. Intersection

Sec. 541.303.  INTERSECTION.  (a)  In this subtitle, "intersection" means the common area at the junction of two highways, other than the junction of an alley and a highway.(b)  The dimensions of an intersection include only the common area:(1)  within the connection of the lateral curb lines or, in the absence of curb lines, the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of intersecting highways that join at approximate right angles;  or(2)  at the place where vehicles could collide if traveling on roadways of intersecting highways that join at any angle other than an approximate right angle.(c)  Each junction of each roadway of a highway that includes two roadways at least 30 feet apart with the roadway of an intersecting highway, including each roadway of an intersecting highway that includes two roadways at least 30 feet apart, is a separate intersection.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 541.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 541 - Definitions|Subchapter D. Traffic, Traffic Areas, and Traffic Control|Section 541.304. Traffic Control

Sec. 541.304.  TRAFFIC CONTROL.  In this subtitle:(1)  "Official traffic-control device" means a sign, signal, marking, or device that is:(A)  consistent with this subtitle;(B)  placed or erected by a public body or officer having jurisdiction;  and(C)  used to regulate, warn, or guide traffic.(2)  "Railroad sign or signal" means a sign, signal, or device erected by a railroad, public body, or public officer to notify traffic of railroad tracks or an approaching railroad train.(3)  "Traffic-control signal" means a manual, electric, or mechanical device that alternately directs traffic to stop and to proceed.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 541.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 541 - Definitions|Subchapter E. Miscellaneous Terms|Section 541.401. Miscellaneous Terms

Sec. 541.401.  MISCELLANEOUS TERMS.  In this subtitle:(1)  "Daytime" means the period beginning one-half hour before sunrise and ending one-half hour after sunset.(2)  "Explosive" means a chemical compound or mechanical mixture that:(A)  is commonly intended for use or used to produce an explosion;  and(B)  contains ingredients, which may include oxidizing or combustive units, in packing, proportions, or quantities that, if ignited by fire, friction, concussion, percussion, or detonator, could suddenly generate highly heated gases that could damage surrounding objects or destroy life or limb.(3)  "Flammable liquid" means a liquid that has a flash point of not more than 70 degrees Fahrenheit as determined by a tagliabue or equivalent closed-cup test device.(4)  "Gross vehicle weight" means the weight of a vehicle and the weight of its load.(5)  "Nighttime" means the period beginning one-half hour after sunset and ending one-half hour before sunrise.(6)  "Park" or "parking" means to stand an occupied or unoccupied vehicle, other than temporarily while loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.(7)  "Personal injury" means an injury to any part of the human body and that requires treatment.(8)  "Right-of-way" means the right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian that is approaching from a direction, at a speed, and within a proximity that could cause a collision unless one grants precedence to the other.(9)  "Stand" or "standing" means to halt an occupied or unoccupied vehicle, other than temporarily while receiving or discharging passengers.(10)  "Stop" or "stopping" means:(A)  when required, to completely cease movement;  and(B)  when prohibited, to halt, including momentarily halting, an occupied or unoccupied vehicle, unless necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply with the directions of a police officer or a traffic-control sign or signal.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 542.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 542 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. Applicability|Section 542.001. Vehicles on Highways

Sec. 542.001.  VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS.  A provision of this subtitle relating to the operation of a vehicle applies only to the operation of a vehicle on a highway unless the provision specifically applies to a different place.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 542.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 542 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. Applicability|Section 542.002. Government Vehicles

Sec. 542.002.  GOVERNMENT VEHICLES.  A provision of this subtitle applicable to an operator of a vehicle applies to the operator of a vehicle owned or operated by the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state, except as specifically provided otherwise by this subtitle for an authorized emergency vehicle.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 542.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 542 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. Applicability|Section 542.003. Animals and Animal-Drawn Vehicles

Sec. 542.003.  ANIMALS AND ANIMAL-DRAWN VEHICLES.  A person riding an animal on a roadway or operating a vehicle drawn by an animal on a roadway has the rights and duties applicable to the operator of a vehicle under this subtitle, except a right or duty that by its nature cannot apply to a person riding an animal or operating a vehicle drawn by an animal.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 542.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 542 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. Applicability|Section 542.004. Persons and Equipment Engaged in Work on Highway Surface

Sec. 542.004.  PERSONS AND EQUIPMENT ENGAGED IN WORK ON HIGHWAY SURFACE.  This subtitle does not apply to a person, team, motor vehicle, or other equipment engaged in work on a highway unless the provision is specifically made applicable, but does apply to those persons and vehicles while traveling to or from that work.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 542.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 542 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. Applicability|Section 542.005. Rules on Private Property

Sec. 542.005.  RULES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.  This subtitle does not prevent an owner of private property that is a private road from:(1)  regulating or prohibiting use of the property by the public for vehicular travel;  or(2)  requiring conditions different from or in addition to those specified by this subtitle.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 542.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 542 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. Applicability|Section 542.006. Speed Restrictions on Private Roads

Sec. 542.006.  SPEED RESTRICTIONS ON PRIVATE ROADS.  (a)  The owners of a majority of the parcels of real property abutting a private road may petition the Texas Transportation Commission to extend the speed restrictions of this subtitle to the portion of the road in a subdivision or across adjacent subdivisions if:(1)  the road is not in a municipality;(2)  the total number of residents in the subdivision and subdivisions adjacent to the subdivision is at least 400;  and(3)  a plat for the subdivision and each adjacent subdivision included to determine the number of residents under Subdivision (2) has been filed in the deed records of the county.(b)  After the commission receives a petition and verifies the property ownership of its signers, the commission may issue an order extending the speed restrictions to the private road if the commission finds the order is in the interests of the area residents and the public generally.(c)  If the commission rejects the petition, the commission shall hold a public hearing on the advisability of making the speed restrictions applicable.  The hearing must be held in the county in which the portion of the road that is the subject of the petition is located.  The commission shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in that county at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.(d)  At the hearing, if the commission finds that it would be in the interests of the area residents and the public generally, the commission shall issue an order extending the speed restrictions to the private road.(e)  After the commission issues an order under this section, the private road is a public highway for purposes of setting and enforcing speed restrictions under this subtitle, and the commission shall post speed limit signs on property abutting the private road with the consent of the owner of the property on which a sign is placed.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 308, Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 542.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 542 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. Applicability|Section 542.007. Traffic Regulations: Private Subdivision in Certain Counties

Sec. 542.007.  TRAFFIC REGULATIONS:  PRIVATE SUBDIVISION IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a subdivision that is located in the unincorporated area of a county with a population of 500,000 or less.(b)  On petition of 25 percent of the property owners residing in a subdivision in which the roads are privately maintained or on the request of the governing body of the entity that maintains those roads, the commissioners court of the county by order may extend any traffic rules that apply to a county road to the roads of the subdivision if the commissioners court finds the order in the interest of the county generally.  The petition must specify the traffic rules that are sought to be extended.  The court order may extend any or all of the requested traffic rules.(c)  As a condition of extending a traffic rule under Subsection (b), the commissioners court may require that owners of the property in the subdivision pay all or part of the cost of extending and enforcing the traffic rules in the subdivision.  The commissioners court shall consult with the sheriff to determine the cost of enforcing traffic rules in the subdivision.(d)  On issuance of an order under this section, the private roads in the subdivision are considered to be county roads for purposes of the application and enforcement of the specified traffic rules.  The commissioners court may place official traffic control devices on property abutting the private roads if:(1)  those devices relate to the specified traffic rule;  and(2)  the consent of the owner of that property is obtained.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 913, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 243, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 542.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 542 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. Applicability|Section 542.008. Traffic Regulations: Private Subdivisions in Certain Municipalities

Sec. 542.008.  TRAFFIC REGULATIONS:  PRIVATE SUBDIVISIONS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a subdivision in which the roads are privately owned or maintained that is located in a municipality with a population of 300 or more.(b)  On petition of 25 percent of the property owners residing in the subdivision or on the request of the governing body of the entity that maintains the roads, the governing body of the municipality may extend by ordinance any traffic rules that apply to a road owned by the municipality, or by the county in which the municipality is located, to the roads in the subdivision so that the roads of the subdivision are under the same traffic rules, if the governing body of the municipality finds the ordinance in the interest of the municipality generally.  A petition under this subsection must specify the traffic rules that are sought to be extended.  The ordinance may extend any or all of the requested rules.(c)  As a condition of extending a traffic rule under Subsection (b), the governing body of the municipality may require that owners of property in the subdivision pay all or part of the cost of extending and enforcing the traffic rules in the subdivision, including the costs associated with the placement of necessary official traffic control devices.  The governing body of the municipality shall consult with the appropriate law enforcement entity to determine the cost of enforcing traffic rules in the subdivision.(d)  On issuance of an order under this section, the private roads in the subdivision are considered to be public highways or streets for purposes of the application and enforcement of the specified traffic rules.  The governing body of the municipality may place official traffic control devices on property abutting the private roads if:(1)  those devices relate to the specified traffic rule;  and(2)  the consent of the owner of that property is obtained or an easement is available for the placement.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 913, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 542.0081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 542 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. Applicability|Section 542.0081. Traffic Regulations: Special District in Certain Counties

Sec. 542.0081.  TRAFFIC REGULATIONS:  SPECIAL DISTRICT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a road owned or maintained by a special district that is located in the unincorporated area of a county with a population of less than one million.(b)  The residents of all or any portion of a special district may file a petition with the commissioners court of the county in which the roads are located requesting that county enforcement of traffic rules on county roads be extended to the roads of the district.  The petition must:(1)  specify the roads over which county enforcement is sought;(2)  specify the traffic rules for which county enforcement is sought; and(3)  be signed by 50 percent of the property owners residing in the area that is served by the roads of the district over which county enforcement is sought.(c)  If the commissioners court finds that granting the request is in the interest of the county generally, the commissioners court shall by order extend the enforcement of traffic rules by the county to the roads of the district specified in the petition.  The order may grant enforcement of some or all traffic rules requested in the petition.(d)  As a condition of extending a traffic rule under Subsection (c), the commissioners court may require the special district to pay for all or a part of the costs of extending enforcement to the roads of the district.  The commissioners court shall consult with the sheriff to determine the cost of extending enforcement.(e)  On issuance of an order under this section, the roads specified in the order are considered to be county roads for the purposes of the application and enforcement of the specified traffic rules.  The commissioners court may place official traffic control devices on the right-of-way of the roads of the district if those devices relate to the specified traffic rules.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 812 (H.B. 2541), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 542.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 542 - General Provisions|Subchapter B. Uniformity and Interpretation of Traffic Laws|Section 542.201. General Rule of Uniformity

Sec. 542.201.  GENERAL RULE OF UNIFORMITY.  This subtitle applies uniformly throughout this state.  A local authority may not enact or enforce an ordinance or rule that conflicts with this subtitle unless expressly authorized by this subtitle.  However, a local authority may regulate traffic in a manner that does not conflict with this subtitle.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 542.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 542 - General Provisions|Subchapter B. Uniformity and Interpretation of Traffic Laws|Section 542.202. Powers of Local Authorities

Sec. 542.202.  POWERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES.  (a)  This subtitle does not prevent a local authority, with respect to a highway under its jurisdiction and in the reasonable exercise of the police power, from:(1)  regulating traffic by police officers or traffic-control devices;(2)  regulating the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle;(3)  regulating or prohibiting a procession or assemblage on a highway;(4)  regulating the operation and requiring registration and licensing of a bicycle or electric bicycle, including payment of a registration fee, except as provided by Section 551.106;(5)  regulating the time, place, and manner in which a roller skater may use a highway;(6)  regulating the speed of a vehicle in a public park;(7)  regulating or prohibiting the turning of a vehicle or specified type of vehicle at an intersection;(8)  designating an intersection as a stop intersection or a yield intersection and requiring each vehicle to stop or yield at one or more entrances to the intersection;(9)  designating a highway as a through highway;(10)  designating a highway as a one-way highway and requiring each vehicle on the highway to move in one specific direction;(11)  designating school crossing guards and school crossing zones;(12)  altering a speed limit as authorized by this subtitle;  or(13)  adopting other traffic rules specifically authorized by this subtitle.(b)  In this section:(1)  "Roller skater" means a person wearing footwear with a set of wheels attached.(2)  "Through highway" means a highway or a portion of a highway on which:(A)  vehicular traffic is given preferential right-of-way;  and(B)  vehicular traffic entering from an intersecting highway is required by law to yield right-of-way in compliance with an official traffic-control device.(3)  "Regulating" means criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement against a person, including the owner or operator of a motor vehicle, in accordance with a state law or a municipal ordinance.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1085, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 542.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 542 - General Provisions|Subchapter B. Uniformity and Interpretation of Traffic Laws|Section 542.203. Limitation on Local Authorities

Sec. 542.203.  LIMITATION ON LOCAL AUTHORITIES.  (a)  A local authority may not erect or maintain a traffic-control device to direct the traffic on a state highway, including a farm-to-market or ranch-to-market road, to stop or yield before entering or crossing an intersecting highway unless permitted by agreement between the local authority and the Texas Department of Transportation under Section 221.002.(b)  An ordinance or rule of a local authority is not effective until signs giving notice are posted on or at the entrance to the highway or part of the highway, as may be most appropriate.  This subsection applies only to an ordinance or rule that:(1)  regulates the speed of a vehicle in a public park;(2)  alters a speed limit as authorized by this subtitle;(3)  designates an intersection as a stop intersection or a yield intersection;  or(4)  designates a highway as a one-way highway or a through highway.(c)  An ordinance or rule of a local authority regulating the time, place, and manner in which a roller skater may use a highway may not alter the local authority's standard of care or liability with regard to construction, design, or maintenance of a highway.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 542.2035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 542 - General Provisions|Subchapter B. Uniformity and Interpretation of Traffic Laws|Section 542.2035. Limitation on Municipalities

Sec. 542.2035.  LIMITATION ON MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  A municipality may not implement or operate an automated traffic control system with respect to a highway or street under its jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing compliance with posted speed limits.  The attorney general shall enforce this subsection.(b)  In this section, "automated traffic control system" means a photographic device, radar device, laser device, or other electrical or mechanical device designed to:(1)  record the speed of a motor vehicle; and(2)  obtain one or more photographs or other recorded images of:(A)  the vehicle;(B)  the license plate attached to the vehicle; or(C)  the operator of the vehicle.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 646 (H.B. 922), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|