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TX Transp Code § 523.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 523 - Driver's License Compact of 1993|Section 523.011. Construction and Severability

Sec. 523.011.  CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY.  This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof.  The provisions of this compact shall be severable;  if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.  If this compact is held contrary to the constitution of any state party thereto, the compact shall remain in full force and effect in the remaining states and in full force and effect in the state affected with regard to all severable matters.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 525.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle B - Driver's Licenses and Personal Identification Cards|Chapter 525 - Motorcycle and Bicycle Awareness|Section 525.001. Motorcycle and Bicycle Awareness

Sec. 525.001.  MOTORCYCLE AND BICYCLE AWARENESS.  (a)  In this section, "motorcycle" has the meaning assigned that term by Section 502.001, and includes a motorcycle equipped with a sidecar.(b)  The Department of Public Safety shall include motorcycle and bicycle awareness information in any edition of the Texas driver's handbook published after the department exhausts the supply of the handbook that the department had on September 1, 1993.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 544.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 544 - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings|Section 544.001. Adoption of Sign Manual for State Highways

Sec. 544.001.  ADOPTION OF SIGN MANUAL FOR STATE HIGHWAYS.  The Texas Transportation Commission shall adopt a manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic-control devices consistent with this chapter that correlates with and to the extent possible conforms to the system approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 544.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 544 - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings|Section 544.002. Placing and Maintaining Traffic-Control Device

Sec. 544.002.  PLACING AND MAINTAINING TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICE.  (a)  To implement this subtitle, the Texas Department of Transportation may place and maintain a traffic-control device on a state highway as provided by the manual and specifications adopted under Section 544.001.  The Texas Department of Transportation may provide for the placement and maintenance of the device under Section 221.002.(b)  To implement this subtitle or a local traffic ordinance, a local authority may place and maintain a traffic-control device on a highway under the authority's jurisdiction.  The traffic-control device must conform to the manual and specifications adopted under Section 544.001.(c)  A local authority may not place or maintain a traffic-control device on a highway under the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Transportation without that department's permission, except as authorized under Section 545.3561.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 216 (H.B. 109), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 544.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 544 - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings|Section 544.003. Authority to Designate Through Highway and Stop and Yield Intersections

Sec. 544.003.  AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE THROUGH HIGHWAY AND STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS.  (a)  The Texas Transportation Commission may:(1)  designate a state or county highway as a through highway and place a stop or yield sign at a specified entrance;  or(2)  designate an intersection on a state or county highway as a stop intersection or a yield intersection and place a sign at one or more entrances to the intersection.(b)  A local authority may:(1)  designate a highway under its jurisdiction as a through highway and place a stop or yield sign at a specified entrance;  or(2)  designate an intersection on a highway under its jurisdiction as a stop intersection or a yield intersection and place a sign at one or more entrances to the intersection.(c)  The stop or yield sign indicating the preferential right-of-way must:(1)  conform to the manual and specifications adopted under Section 544.001;  and(2)  be located:(A)  as near as practicable to the nearest line of the crosswalk;  or(B)  in the absence of a crosswalk, at the nearest line of the roadway.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 544.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 544 - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings|Section 544.004. Compliance With Traffic-Control Device

Sec. 544.004.  COMPLIANCE WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICE.  (a)  The operator of a vehicle or streetcar shall comply with an applicable official traffic-control device placed as provided by this subtitle unless the person is:(1)  otherwise directed by a traffic officer, police officer, or escort flagger; or(2)  operating an authorized emergency vehicle and is subject to exceptions under this subtitle.(b)  A provision of this subtitle requiring an official traffic-control device may not be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation the device is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to an ordinarily observant person.  A provision of this subtitle that does not require an official traffic-control device is effective regardless of whether a device is in place.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1129 (H.B. 2620), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 544.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 544 - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings|Section 544.005. Interference With Traffic-Control Device or Railroad Sign or Signal

Sec. 544.005.  INTERFERENCE WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICE OR RAILROAD SIGN OR SIGNAL.  A person may not, without lawful authority, alter, injure, knock down, or remove or attempt to alter, injure, knock down, or remove:(1)  an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal;(2)  an inscription, shield, or insignia on an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal;  or(3)  another part of an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 544.0055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 544 - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings|Section 544.0055. Traffic-Control Signal Preemption Device; Offense

Sec. 544.0055.  TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL PREEMPTION DEVICE; OFFENSE.  (a)  In this section, "traffic-control signal preemption device" means a device designed, intended, or used to interfere with or alter the operation of a traffic-control signal.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), a person commits an offense if the person uses, sells, offers for sale, purchases, or possesses for use or sale a traffic-control signal preemption device.(c)  The possession of a traffic-control signal preemption device creates the presumption that the person possessed the device for use or sale.(d)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(e)  This section does not apply to:(1)  a person who provides fire-fighting, law enforcement, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services in the course of providing those services;(2)  a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer of traffic-control signal preemption devices in the course of manufacturing, selling, providing, or transporting a traffic-control signal preemption device to a person described by Subdivision (1); or(3)  a transit vehicle operated by an authority under Chapter 451 or 452 or a transit department under Chapter 453.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 244 (H.B. 364), Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 544.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 544 - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings|Section 544.006. Display of Unauthorized Signs, Signals, or Markings

Sec. 544.006.  DISPLAY OF UNAUTHORIZED SIGNS, SIGNALS, OR MARKINGS.  (a)  A person may not place, maintain, or display on or in view of a highway an unauthorized sign, signal, marking, or device that:(1)  imitates or resembles an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal;(2)  attempts to direct the movement of traffic;  or(3)  hides from view or hinders the effectiveness of an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal.(b)  A person may not place or maintain on a highway, and a public authority may not permit on a highway, a traffic sign or signal bearing commercial advertising.(c)  A person may not place or maintain a flashing light or flashing electric sign within 1,000 feet of an intersection except under a permit issued by the Texas Transportation Commission.(d)  This section does not prohibit a person from placing on private property adjacent to a highway a sign that gives useful directional information and that cannot be mistaken for an official sign.(e)  A sign, signal, light, or marking prohibited under this section is a public nuisance.  The authority with jurisdiction over the highway may remove that sign, signal, light, or marking without notice.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 544.0075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 544 - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings|Section 544.0075. Certain Traffic-Actuated Electric Traffic-Control Signals

Sec. 544.0075.  CERTAIN TRAFFIC-ACTUATED ELECTRIC TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS.  (a)  This section applies only to a traffic-actuated electric traffic-control signal that consists of a traffic-control signal for which the intervals vary according to the demands of vehicular traffic as registered by a detector and that is installed and operating at an intersection.(b)  In addition to any other type of vehicle the presence of which the detector for the traffic-actuated electric traffic-control signal may register, the detector for a traffic-actuated electric traffic-control device to which this section applies must be capable of registering the presence of a motorcycle or moped.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219 (H.B. 1279), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 3171), Sec. 2.04, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 544.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 544 - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings|Section 544.008. Flashing Signals

Sec. 544.008.  FLASHING SIGNALS.  (a)  The operator of a vehicle facing a flashing red signal shall stop at a clearly marked stop line.  In the absence of a stop line, the operator shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection.  In the absence of a crosswalk, the operator shall stop at the place nearest the intersecting roadway where the operator has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway.  The right to proceed is subject to the rules applicable after stopping at a stop sign.(b)  The operator of a vehicle facing a flashing yellow signal may proceed through an intersection or past the signal only with caution.(c)  This section does not apply at a railroad crossing.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 544.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 544 - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings|Section 544.009. Lane-Direction-Control Signals

Sec. 544.009.  LANE-DIRECTION-CONTROL SIGNALS.  If a lane-direction-control signal is placed over an individual lane of a highway, a vehicle may travel in a lane over which a green signal is shown but may not enter or travel in a lane over which a red signal is shown.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 544.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 544 - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings|Section 544.010. Stop Signs and Yield Signs

Sec. 544.010.  STOP SIGNS AND YIELD SIGNS.  (a)  Unless directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic-control signal, the operator of a vehicle or streetcar approaching an intersection with a stop sign shall stop as provided by Subsection (c).(b)  If safety requires, the operator of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall stop as provided by Subsection (c).(c)  An operator required to stop by this section shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection.  In the absence of a crosswalk, the operator shall stop at a clearly marked stop line.  In the absence of a stop line, the operator shall stop at the place nearest the intersecting roadway where the operator has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 544.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 544 - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings|Section 544.011. Lane Use Signs

Sec. 544.011.  LANE USE SIGNS.  If, on a highway having more than one lane with vehicles traveling in the same direction, the Texas Department of Transportation or a local authority places a sign that directs slower traffic to travel in a lane other than the farthest left lane, the sign must read "left lane for passing only."|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 544.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 544 - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings|Section 544.013. Changeable Message Sign System

Sec. 544.013.  CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGN SYSTEM.  (a)  In this section, "changeable message sign" means a sign that conforms to the manual and specifications adopted under Section 544.001.  The term includes a dynamic message sign.(b)  The Texas Department of Transportation in cooperation with local governments shall actively manage a system of changeable message signs located on highways under the jurisdiction of the department to mitigate traffic congestion by providing current information to the traveling public, including information about traffic incidents, weather conditions, road construction, and alternative routes when applicable.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 53, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 552.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552 - Pedestrians|Section 552.001. Traffic Control Signals

Sec. 552.001.  TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS.  (a)  A traffic control signal displaying green, red, and yellow lights or lighted arrows applies to a pedestrian as provided by this section unless the pedestrian is otherwise directed by a special pedestrian control signal.(b)  A pedestrian facing a green signal may proceed across a roadway within a marked or unmarked crosswalk unless the sole green signal is a turn arrow.(c)  A pedestrian facing a steady red signal alone or a steady yellow signal may not enter a roadway.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 552.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552 - Pedestrians|Section 552.002. Pedestrian Right-of-Way if Control Signal Present

Sec. 552.002.  PEDESTRIAN RIGHT-OF-WAY IF CONTROL SIGNAL PRESENT.  (a)  A pedestrian control signal displaying "Walk," "Don't Walk," or "Wait" applies to a pedestrian as provided by this section.(b)  A pedestrian facing a "Walk" signal may proceed across a roadway in the direction of the signal, and the operator of a vehicle shall stop and yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian.(c)  A pedestrian may not start to cross a roadway in the direction of a "Don't Walk" signal or a "Wait" signal.  A pedestrian who has partially crossed while the "Walk" signal is displayed shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the "Don't Walk" signal or "Wait" signal is displayed.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 552.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552 - Pedestrians|Section 552.003. Pedestrian Right-of-Way at Crosswalk

Sec. 552.003.  PEDESTRIAN RIGHT-OF-WAY AT CROSSWALK.  (a)  The operator of a vehicle shall stop and yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing a roadway in a crosswalk if:(1)  no traffic control signal is in place or in operation; and(2)  the pedestrian is:(A)  on the half of the roadway in which the vehicle is traveling; or(B)  approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a pedestrian may not suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and proceed into a crosswalk in the path of a vehicle so close that it is impossible for the vehicle operator to stop and yield.(c)  The operator of a vehicle approaching from the rear of a vehicle that is stopped at a crosswalk to permit a pedestrian to cross a roadway may not pass the stopped vehicle.(d)  If it is shown on the trial of an offense under Subsection (a) that as a result of the commission of the offense a collision occurred causing serious bodily injury or death to a visually impaired or disabled person, the offense is a misdemeanor punishable by:(1)  a fine of not more than $500; and(2)  30 hours of community service to an organization or agency that primarily serves visually impaired or disabled persons, to be completed in not less than six months and not more than one year.(d-1)  A portion of the community service required under Subsection (d)(2) shall include sensitivity training.(e)  For the purposes of this section:(1)  "Visually impaired" has the meaning assigned by Section 91.002, Human Resources Code.(2)  "Disabled" means a person who cannot walk without the use or assistance of:(A)  a device, including a brace, cane, crutch, prosthesis, or wheelchair; or(B)  another person.(f)  If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another section of this code or the Penal Code, the actor may be prosecuted under either section or both sections.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1272 (H.B. 1343), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 552.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552 - Pedestrians|Section 552.004. Pedestrian to Keep to Right

Sec. 552.004.  PEDESTRIAN TO KEEP TO RIGHT.  A pedestrian shall proceed on the right half of a crosswalk if possible.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 552.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552 - Pedestrians|Section 552.005. Crossing at Point Other Than Crosswalk

Sec. 552.005.  CROSSING AT POINT OTHER THAN CROSSWALK.  (a)  A pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle on the highway if crossing a roadway at a place:(1)  other than in a marked crosswalk or in an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection;  or(2)  where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided.(b)  Between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation, a pedestrian may cross only in a marked crosswalk.(c)  A pedestrian may cross a roadway intersection diagonally only if and in the manner authorized by a traffic control device.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 552.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552 - Pedestrians|Section 552.006. Use of Sidewalk

Sec. 552.006.  USE OF SIDEWALK.  (a)  A pedestrian may not walk along and on a roadway if an adjacent sidewalk is provided and is accessible to the pedestrian.(b)  If a sidewalk is not provided, a pedestrian walking along and on a highway shall if possible walk on:(1)  the left side of the roadway;  or(2)  the shoulder of the highway facing oncoming traffic.(c)  The operator of a vehicle emerging from or entering an alley, building, or private road or driveway shall stop and yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian approaching on a sidewalk extending across the alley, building entrance or exit, road, or driveway.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 497, Sec. 3, eff. June 11, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 552.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 552 - Pedestrians|Section 552.007. Solicitation by Pedestrians

Sec. 552.007.  SOLICITATION BY PEDESTRIANS.  (a)  A person may not stand in a roadway to solicit a ride, contribution, employment, or business from an occupant of a vehicle, except that a person may stand in a roadway to solicit a charitable contribution if authorized to do so by the local authority having jurisdiction over the roadway.(b)  A person may not stand on or near a highway to solicit the watching or guarding of a vehicle parked or to be parked on the highway.(c)  In this section, "charitable contribution" means a contribution to an organization defined as charitable by the standards of the United States Internal Revenue Service.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|