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TX Transp Code § 545.3535 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter H. Speed Restrictions|Section 545.3535. Authority of Texas Transportation Commission to Alter Speed Limits on Certain Roads

Sec. 545.3535.  AUTHORITY OF TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO ALTER SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN ROADS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county by resolution may request the Texas Transportation Commission to determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit that is lower than a speed limit established by Section 545.352 on any part of a farm-to-market or a ranch-to-market road of the highway system that is located in that county and is without improved shoulders.(b)  The commission shall give consideration to local public opinion and may determine and declare a lower speed limit on any part of the road without an engineering and traffic investigation, but the commission must use sound and generally accepted traffic engineering practices in determining and declaring the lower speed limit.(c)  The commission by rule shall establish standards for determining lower speed limits within a set range.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.45, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1346, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 545.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter H. Speed Restrictions|Section 545.354. Authority of Regional Tollway Authorities to Alter Speed Limits on Turnpike Projects

Sec. 545.354.  AUTHORITY OF REGIONAL TOLLWAY AUTHORITIES TO ALTER SPEED LIMITS ON TURNPIKE PROJECTS.  (a)  (1) In this section, "authority" means a regional tollway authority governed by Chapter 366.(2)  If an authority determines from the results of an engineering and traffic investigation that a prima facie speed limit described in this subchapter is unreasonable or unsafe on a part of a turnpike constructed and maintained by the authority, the authority by order recorded in its minutes shall determine and declare a reasonable and safe prima facie speed limit for vehicles or classes of vehicles on the turnpike.(b)  In determining whether a prima facie speed limit on a part of a turnpike constructed and maintained by the authority is reasonable or safe, the authority shall consider the width and condition of the pavement, the usual traffic on the turnpike, and other circumstances.(c)  A prima facie speed limit that is declared by the authority in accordance with this section is effective when the authority erects signs giving notice of the new limit.  A new limit that is adopted for a turnpike project constructed and maintained by the authority in accordance with this section is effective at all times or at other times as determined.(d)  The authority's power to alter prima facie speed limits is effective and exclusive on any part of a turnpike project constructed and maintained by the authority inside and outside the limits of a municipality, including a home-rule municipality.(e)  The authority may not:(1)  alter the general rule established by Section 545.351(a); or(2)  establish a speed limit of more than 75 miles per hour.(f)  The authority, in conducting the engineering and traffic investigation specified by Subsection (a), shall follow the procedure for establishing speed zones adopted by the Texas Department of Transportation.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 576, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 18, eff. June 14, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 74, 75, eff. June 18, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 15.71, 15.72, eff. June 21, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 265 (H.B. 1353), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 545.355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter H. Speed Restrictions|Section 545.355. Authority of County Commissioners Court to Alter Speed Limits

Sec. 545.355.  AUTHORITY OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT TO ALTER SPEED LIMITS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county, for a county road or highway outside the limits of the right-of-way of an officially designated or marked highway or road of the state highway system and outside a municipality, has the same authority to increase prima facie speed limits from the results of an engineering and traffic investigation as the Texas Transportation Commission on an officially designated or marked highway of the state highway system.(b)  The commissioners court of a county may declare a lower speed limit of not less than:(1)  30 miles per hour on a county road or highway to which this section applies, if the commissioners court determines that the prima facie speed limit on the road or highway is unreasonable or unsafe; or(2)  20 miles per hour:(A)  in a residence district, unless the roadway has been designated as a major thoroughfare by a city planning commission; or(B)  on a county road or highway to which this section applies that is located within 500 feet of an elementary, secondary, or open-enrollment charter school or an institution of higher education, if approved under Section 545.357.(c)  The commissioners court may not modify the rule established by Section 545.351(a) or establish a speed limit of more than 70 miles per hour.(d)  The commissioners court may modify a prima facie speed limit in accordance with this section only by an order entered on its records.(e)  The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 2.8 million may establish from the results of an engineering and traffic investigation a speed limit of not more than 75 miles per hour on any part of a highway of that county that is a limited-access or controlled-access highway, regardless of the location of the part of the highway.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. May 9, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 833, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 852, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 265 (H.B. 1353), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 936 (H.B. 1607), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1313 (H.B. 3871), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 545.358 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter H. Speed Restrictions|Section 545.358. Authority of Commanding Officer of United States Military Reservation to Alter Speed Limits

Sec. 545.358.  AUTHORITY OF COMMANDING OFFICER OF UNITED STATES MILITARY RESERVATION TO ALTER SPEED LIMITS.  The commanding officer of a United States military reservation, for a highway or part of a highway in the military reservation, including a highway of the state highway system, has the same authority by order to alter prima facie speed limits from the results of an engineering and traffic investigation as the Texas Transportation Commission for an officially designated or marked highway of the state highway system.  A commanding officer may not modify the rule established by Section 545.351(a) or establish a speed limit of more than 75 miles per hour.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 265 (H.B. 1353), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 545.359 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter H. Speed Restrictions|Section 545.359. Conflicting Designated Speed Limits

Sec. 545.359.  CONFLICTING DESIGNATED SPEED LIMITS.  An order of the Texas Transportation Commission declaring a speed limit on a part of a designated or marked route of the state highway system made under Section 545.353 or 545.362 supersedes any conflicting designated speed established under Sections 545.356 and 545.358.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.360 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter H. Speed Restrictions|Section 545.360. Duty of Texas Transportation Commission and State Board of Education to Provide Information and Assistance

Sec. 545.360.  DUTY OF TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE.  The chairman of the Texas Transportation Commission and the chairman of the State Board of Education shall provide assistance and information relevant to consideration of speed limits to commissioners courts, municipal governing bodies, and other interested persons.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.361 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter H. Speed Restrictions|Section 545.361. Special Speed Limitations

Sec. 545.361.  SPECIAL SPEED LIMITATIONS.  (a)  An operator of a moped or a motorcycle equipped with a motor that has an engine piston displacement of 250 cubic centimeters or less may not drive at a speed of more than 35 miles per hour during the time specified by Section 547.302(a) unless the motorcycle or moped is equipped with a headlamp or lamps that reveal a person or vehicle 300 feet ahead.(b)  An operator of a vehicle equipped with solid rubber or cushion tires may not drive at a speed of more than 10 miles per hour.(c)  An operator driving over a bridge or other elevated structure that is a part of a highway may not drive at a speed of more than the maximum speed that can be maintained with safety to the bridge or structure, when signs are posted as provided by this section.(d)  An operator of self-propelled machinery designed or adapted for applying plant food materials or agricultural chemicals and not designed or adapted for the sole purpose of transporting the materials or chemicals may not drive at a speed of more than 30 miles per hour unless the machinery is registered under Chapter 502.(e)  The Texas Transportation Commission, for a state highway, the Texas Turnpike Authority, for any part of a turnpike constructed and maintained by the authority, and a local authority for a highway under the jurisdiction of the local authority, may investigate a bridge or other elevated structure that is a part of a highway.  If after conducting the investigation the commission, turnpike authority, or local authority finds that the structure cannot safely withstand vehicles traveling at a speed otherwise permissible under this subtitle, the commission, turnpike authority, or local authority shall:(1)  determine and declare the maximum speed of vehicles that the structure can safely withstand;  and(2)  post and maintain signs before each end of the structure stating the maximum speed.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 3171), Sec. 2.06, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 545.3625 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter H. Speed Restrictions|Section 545.3625. Confidentiality of Violation Information: Fuel Conservation Speed Limit

Sec. 545.3625.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF VIOLATION INFORMATION:  FUEL CONSERVATION SPEED LIMIT.  (a)  If a person violates a maximum prima facie speed limit imposed under Section 545.362, as that law existed immediately before December 8, 1995, and the person was not traveling at a speed, as alleged in the citation, if not contested by the person, or, if contested by the person, as alleged in the complaint and found by the court, that is greater than the maximum prima facie speed limit for the location that has been established under this chapter, other than under Section 545.362, information in the custody of the department concerning the violation is confidential.(b)  The department may not release the information to any person or to another state governmental entity.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.112(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 545.363 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter H. Speed Restrictions|Section 545.363. Minimum Speed Regulations

Sec. 545.363.  MINIMUM SPEED REGULATIONS.  (a)  An operator may not drive so slowly as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.(b)  When the Texas Transportation Commission, the Texas Turnpike Authority, the commissioners court of a county, or the governing body of a municipality, within the jurisdiction of each, as applicable, as specified in Sections 545.353 to 545.357, determines from the results of an engineering and traffic investigation that slow speeds on a part of a highway consistently impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the commission, authority, county commissioners court, or governing body may determine and declare a minimum speed limit on the highway.(c)  If appropriate signs are erected giving notice of a minimum speed limit adopted under this section, an operator may not drive a vehicle more slowly than that limit except as necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.364 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter H. Speed Restrictions|Section 545.364. Speed Limit Signs After Construction or Maintenance Work Zone

Sec. 545.364.  SPEED LIMIT SIGNS AFTER CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE WORK ZONE.  (a) In this section, "construction or maintenance work zone" has the meaning assigned by Section 472.022.(b)  An entity that sets a lower speed limit on a road or highway in the state highway system for a construction or maintenance work zone shall place or require to be placed a sign at the end of the zone that indicates the speed limit after the zone ends.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 154 (H.B. 339), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 545.365 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter H. Speed Restrictions|Section 545.365. Speed Limit Exception for Emergencies; Municipal Regulation

Sec. 545.365.  SPEED LIMIT EXCEPTION FOR EMERGENCIES;  MUNICIPAL REGULATION.  (a)  The regulation of the speed of a vehicle under this subchapter does not apply to:(1)  an authorized emergency vehicle responding to a call;(2)  a police patrol;  or(3)  a physician or ambulance responding to an emergency call.(b)  A municipality by ordinance may regulate the speed of:(1)  an ambulance;(2)  an emergency medical services vehicle;  or(3)  an authorized vehicle operated by a blood or tissue bank.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter I. Miscellaneous Rules|Section 545.401. Reckless Driving; Offense

Sec. 545.401.  RECKLESS DRIVING;  OFFENSE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person drives a vehicle in wilful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.(b)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:(1)  a fine not to exceed $200;(2)  confinement in county jail for not more than 30 days;  or(3)  both the fine and the confinement.(c)  Notwithstanding Section 542.001, this section applies to:(1)  a private access way or parking area provided for a client or patron by a business, other than a private residential property or the property of a garage or parking lot for which a charge is made for the storing or parking of motor vehicles;  and(2)  a highway or other public place.(d)  Notwithstanding Section 542.004, this section applies to a person, a team, or motor vehicles and other equipment engaged in work on a highway surface.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter I. Miscellaneous Rules|Section 545.402. Moving a Parked Vehicle

Sec. 545.402.  MOVING A PARKED VEHICLE.  An operator may not begin movement of a stopped, standing, or parked vehicle unless the movement can be made safely.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter I. Miscellaneous Rules|Section 545.403. Driving Through Safety Zone

Sec. 545.403.  DRIVING THROUGH SAFETY ZONE.  An operator may not drive through or in a safety zone.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter I. Miscellaneous Rules|Section 545.404. Unattended Motor Vehicle

Sec. 545.404.  UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), an operator may not leave a vehicle unattended without:(1)  stopping the engine;(2)  locking the ignition;(3)  removing the key from the ignition;(4)  setting the parking brake effectively; and(5)  if standing on a grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway.(b)  The requirements of Subsections (a)(1), (2), and (3) do not apply to an operator who starts the engine of a vehicle by using a remote starter or other similar device that: (1)  remotely starts the vehicle's engine without placing the key in the ignition; and (2)  requires the key to be placed in the ignition or physically present in the vehicle before the vehicle can be operated.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1066 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 545.405 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter I. Miscellaneous Rules|Section 545.405. Driving on Mountain Highway

Sec. 545.405.  DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY.  An operator moving through a defile or canyon or on a mountain highway shall:(1)  hold the vehicle under control and as near the right-hand edge of the highway as possible;  and(2)  on approaching a curve that obstructs the view of the highway for 200 feet, give warning with the horn of the motor vehicle.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.406 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter I. Miscellaneous Rules|Section 545.406. Coasting

Sec. 545.406.  COASTING.  (a)  An operator moving on a downgrade may not coast with the gears or transmission of the vehicle in neutral.(b)  An operator of a truck, tractor, or bus moving on a downgrade may not coast with the clutch disengaged.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.407 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter I. Miscellaneous Rules|Section 545.407. Following or Obstructing Fire Apparatus or Ambulance

Sec. 545.407.  FOLLOWING OR OBSTRUCTING FIRE APPARATUS OR AMBULANCE.  (a)  An operator, unless on official business, may not follow closer than 500 feet a fire apparatus responding to a fire alarm or drive into or park the vehicle in the block where the fire apparatus has stopped to answer a fire alarm.(b)  An operator may not:(1)  follow closer than 500 feet an ambulance that is flashing red lights unless the operator is on official business;  or(2)  drive or park the vehicle where an ambulance has been summoned for an emergency call in a manner intended to interfere with the arrival or departure of the ambulance.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.408 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter I. Miscellaneous Rules|Section 545.408. Crossing Fire Hose

Sec. 545.408.  CROSSING FIRE HOSE.  An operator may not, without the consent of the fire department official in command, drive over an unprotected hose of a fire department if the hose is on a street or private driveway and is intended for use at a fire or alarm of fire.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.409 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 545 - Operation and Movement of Vehicles|Subchapter I. Miscellaneous Rules|Section 545.409. Drawbars and Trailer Hitches; Saddle-Mount Towing

Sec. 545.409.  DRAWBARS AND TRAILER HITCHES;  SADDLE-MOUNT TOWING.  (a)  The drawbar or other connection between a vehicle drawing another vehicle and the drawn vehicle:(1)  must be strong enough to pull all weight drawn;  and(2)  may not exceed 15 feet between the vehicles except for a connection between two vehicles transporting poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of structural nature that cannot readily be dismembered.(b)  An operator drawing another vehicle and using a chain, rope, or cable to connect the vehicles shall display on the connection a white flag or cloth not less than 12 inches square.(c)  A motor vehicle may not draw more than three motor vehicles attached to it by the triple saddle-mount method.  In this subsection, "triple saddle-mount method" means the mounting of the front wheels of trailing vehicles on the bed of another vehicle while leaving the rear wheels only of the trailing vehicles in contact with the roadway.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|