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TX Transp Code § 545.059 (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 B. Driving on Right Side of Roadway and Passing|Section 545.059. One-Way Roadways and Rotary Traffic Islands

Sec. 545.059.  ONE-WAY ROADWAYS AND ROTARY TRAFFIC ISLANDS.  (a)  The Texas Transportation Commission may designate a highway or separate roadway under the jurisdiction of the commission for one-way traffic and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice of the designation.(b)  On a roadway that is designated and on which signs are erected for one-way traffic, an operator shall drive only in the direction indicated.(c)  An operator moving around a rotary traffic island shall drive only to the right of the island.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.060 (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 B. Driving on Right Side of Roadway and Passing|Section 545.060. Driving on Roadway Laned for Traffic

Sec. 545.060.  DRIVING ON ROADWAY LANED FOR TRAFFIC.  (a)  An operator on a roadway divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic:(1)  shall drive as nearly as practical entirely within a single lane;  and(2)  may not move from the lane unless that movement can be made safely.(b)  If a roadway is divided into three lanes and provides for two-way movement of traffic, an operator on the roadway may not drive in the center lane except:(1)  if passing another vehicle and the center lane is clear of traffic within a safe distance;(2)  in preparing to make a left turn;  or(3)  where the center lane is designated by an official traffic-control device for movement in the direction in which the operator is moving.(c)  Without regard to the center of the roadway, an official traffic-control device may be erected directing slow-moving traffic to use a designated lane or designating lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction.(d)  Official traffic-control devices prohibiting the changing of lanes on sections of roadway may be installed.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.061 (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 B. Driving on Right Side of Roadway and Passing|Section 545.061. Driving on Multiple-Lane Roadway

Sec. 545.061.  DRIVING ON MULTIPLE-LANE ROADWAY.  On a roadway divided into three or more lanes and providing for one-way movement of traffic, an operator entering a lane of traffic from a lane to the right shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle entering the same lane of traffic from a lane to the left.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.062 (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 B. Driving on Right Side of Roadway and Passing|Section 545.062. Following Distance

Sec. 545.062.  FOLLOWING DISTANCE.  (a)  An operator shall, if following another vehicle, maintain an assured clear distance between the two vehicles so that, considering the speed of the vehicles, traffic, and the conditions of the highway, the operator can safely stop without colliding with the preceding vehicle or veering into another vehicle, object, or person on or near the highway.(b)  An operator of a truck or of a motor vehicle drawing another vehicle who is on a roadway outside a business or residential district and who is following another truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle shall, if conditions permit, leave sufficient space between the vehicles so that a vehicle passing the operator can safely enter and occupy the space.  This subsection does not prohibit a truck or a motor vehicle drawing another vehicle from passing another vehicle.(c)  An operator on a roadway outside a business or residential district driving in a caravan of other vehicles or a motorcade shall allow sufficient space between the operator and the vehicle preceding the operator so that another vehicle can safely enter and occupy the space.  This subsection does not apply to a funeral procession.(d)  An operator of a vehicle equipped with a connected braking system that is following another vehicle equipped with that system may be assisted by the system to maintain an assured clear distance or sufficient space as required by this section.  In this subsection, "connected braking system" means a system by which the braking of one vehicle is electronically coordinated with the braking system of a following vehicle.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 19 (H.B. 1791), Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 545.063 (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 B. Driving on Right Side of Roadway and Passing|Section 545.063. Driving on Divided Highway

Sec. 545.063.  DRIVING ON DIVIDED HIGHWAY.  (a)  On a highway having two or more roadways separated by a space, physical barrier, or clearly indicated dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic, an operator shall drive on the right roadway unless directed or permitted to use another roadway by an official traffic-control device or police officer.(b)  An operator may not drive over, across, or in a dividing space, physical barrier, or section constructed to impede vehicular traffic except:(1)  through an opening in the physical barrier or dividing section or space;  or(2)  at a crossover or intersection established by a public authority.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.064 (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 B. Driving on Right Side of Roadway and Passing|Section 545.064. Restricted Access

Sec. 545.064.  RESTRICTED ACCESS.  An operator may not drive on or from a limited-access or controlled-access roadway except at an entrance or exit that is established by a public authority.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.065 (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 B. Driving on Right Side of Roadway and Passing|Section 545.065. State and Local Regulation of Limited-Access or Controlled-Access Highways

Sec. 545.065.  STATE AND LOCAL REGULATION OF LIMITED-ACCESS OR CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAYS.  (a)  The Texas Transportation Commission by resolution or order recorded in its minutes may prohibit the use of a limited-access or controlled-access highway under the jurisdiction of the commission by a parade, funeral procession, pedestrian, bicycle, electric bicycle, motorcycle equipped with a motor that has an engine piston displacement of 250 cubic centimeters or less, or nonmotorized traffic.(b)  If the commission adopts a rule under Subsection (a), the commission shall erect and maintain official traffic-control devices on the portions of the limited-access or controlled-access highway to which the rule applies.(c)  A local authority by ordinance may prohibit the use of a limited-access or controlled-access roadway under the jurisdiction of the authority by a parade, funeral procession, pedestrian, bicycle, electric bicycle, motorcycle equipped with a motor that has an engine piston displacement of 250 cubic centimeters or less, or nonmotorized traffic.(d)  If a local authority adopts an ordinance under Subsection (c), the authority shall erect and maintain official traffic-control devices on the portions of the limited-access or controlled-access roadway to which the ordinance applies.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1085, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 3171), Sec. 2.05, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 545.0651 (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 B. Driving on Right Side of Roadway and Passing|Section 545.0651. Restriction on Use of Highway

Sec. 545.0651.   RESTRICTION ON USE OF HIGHWAY.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Commission" means the Texas Transportation Commission.(1-a)  "Department" means the Texas Department of Transportation.(2)  "Highway" means a public highway that:(A)  is in the designated state highway system;(B)  is designated a controlled access facility;  and(C)  has a minimum of three travel lanes, excluding access or frontage roads, in each direction of traffic that may be part of a single roadway or may be separate roadways that are constructed as an upper and lower deck.(b)  The commission by order may restrict, by class of vehicle, through traffic to two or more designated lanes of a highway.  If the lanes to be restricted by the commission are located within a municipality, the commission shall consult with the municipality before adopting an order under this section.  A municipality by ordinance may restrict, by class of vehicle, through traffic to two or more designated lanes of a highway in the municipality.(c)  An order or ordinance under Subsection (b) must allow a restricted vehicle to use any lane of the highway to pass another vehicle and to enter and exit the highway.(d)  Before adopting an ordinance, a municipality shall submit to the department a description of the proposed restriction.  The municipality may not enforce the restrictions unless the department's executive director or the executive director's designee has approved the restrictions.(e)  Department approval under Subsection (d) must:(1)  be based on a traffic study performed by the department to evaluate the effect of the proposed restriction;  and(2)  to the greatest extent practicable, ensure a systems approach to preclude the designation of inconsistent lane restrictions among adjacent municipalities.(f)  The department's executive director or the executive director's designee may suspend or rescind approval of any restrictions approved under Subsection (d) for one or more of the following reasons:(1)  a change in pavement conditions;(2)  a change in traffic conditions;(3)  a geometric change in roadway configuration;(4)  construction or maintenance activity;  or(5)  emergency or incident management.(g)  The department shall erect and maintain official traffic control devices necessary to implement and enforce an order adopted or an ordinance adopted and approved under this section.  A restriction approved under this section may not be enforced until the appropriate traffic control devices are in place.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 384, Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1049, Sec. 9, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 545.0652 (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 B. Driving on Right Side of Roadway and Passing|Section 545.0652. County Restriction on Use of Highway

Sec. 545.0652.  COUNTY RESTRICTION ON USE OF HIGHWAY.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Department" means the Texas Department of Transportation.(2)  "Highway" means a public roadway that:(A)  is in the designated state highway system;(B)  is designated a controlled access facility;  and(C)  has a minimum of three travel lanes, excluding access or frontage roads, in each direction of traffic.(b)  A county commissioners court by order may restrict, by class of vehicle, through traffic to two or more designated lanes of a highway located in the county and outside the jurisdiction of a municipality.(c)  An order under Subsection (b) must allow a restricted vehicle to use any lane of the highway to pass another vehicle and to enter and exit the highway.(d)  Before issuing an order under this section, the commissioners court shall submit to the department a description of the proposed restriction.  The commissioners court may not enforce the restrictions unless:(1)  the department's executive director or the executive director's designee has approved the restrictions;  and(2)  the appropriate traffic-control devices are in place.(e)  Department approval under Subsection (d) must to the greatest extent practicable ensure a systems approach to preclude the designation of inconsistent lane restrictions among adjacent counties or municipalities.(f)  The department's executive director or the executive director's designee may suspend or rescind approval under this section for one or more of the following reasons:(1)  a change in pavement conditions;(2)  a change in traffic conditions;(3)  a geometric change in roadway configuration;(4)  construction or maintenance activity;  or(5)  emergency or incident management.(g)  The department shall erect and maintain official traffic-control devices necessary to implement and enforce an order issued and approved under this section.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 846, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 545.0653 (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 B. Driving on Right Side of Roadway and Passing|Section 545.0653. Restriction on Use of Highway in Maintenance or Construction Work Zone

Sec. 545.0653.  RESTRICTION ON USE OF HIGHWAY IN MAINTENANCE OR CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONE.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Commercial motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 548.001.(2)  "Construction or maintenance work zone" has the meaning assigned by Section 472.022.(3)  "Department" means the Texas Department of Transportation.(4)  "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.(b)  The executive director or the executive director's designee may restrict a commercial motor vehicle to a specific lane of traffic in a construction or maintenance work zone for a highway that is part of the state highway system if the executive director or the executive director's designee determines that, based on a traffic study performed by the department to evaluate the effect of the restriction, the restriction is necessary to improve safety.(c)  The department shall erect and maintain official traffic control devices necessary to implement and enforce a lane restriction imposed under this section. A lane restriction may not be enforced until the appropriate traffic control devices are in place.(d)  The executive director or the executive director's designee may rescind a lane restriction imposed under this section at any time that the executive director or the executive director's designee determines that the restriction is no longer necessary to improve safety. (e)  A lane restriction imposed under this section expires when the lane that is subject to the restriction is no longer in a construction or maintenance work zone.(f)  The department shall remove traffic control devices erected under this section if the lane restriction is rescinded under Subsection (d) or expires under Subsection (e).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 578 (H.B. 3225), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 545.066 (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 B. Driving on Right Side of Roadway and Passing|Section 545.066. Passing a School Bus; Offense

Sec. 545.066.  PASSING A SCHOOL BUS;  OFFENSE.  (a)  An operator on a highway, when approaching from either direction a school bus stopped on the highway to receive or discharge a student:(1)  shall stop before reaching the school bus when the bus is operating a visual signal as required by Section 547.701;  and(2)  may not proceed until:(A)  the school bus resumes motion;(B)  the operator is signaled by the bus driver to proceed;  or(C)  the visual signal is no longer actuated.(b)  An operator on a highway having separate roadways is not required to stop:(1)  for a school bus that is on a different roadway;  or(2)  if on a controlled-access highway, for a school bus that is stopped:(A)  in a loading zone that is a part of or adjacent to the highway;  and(B)  where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway.(c)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,250, except that the offense is:(1)  a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $1,000 or more than $2,000 if the person is convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this section committed within five years of the date on which the most recent preceding offense was committed;(2)  a Class A misdemeanor if the person causes serious bodily injury to another; or(3)  a state jail felony if the person has been previously convicted under Subdivision (2).(d)  The court may order that the driver's license of a person convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this section be suspended for not longer than six months beginning on the date of conviction.  In this subsection, "driver's license" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 521.(e)  If a person does not pay the previously assessed fine or costs on a conviction under this section, or is determined by the court to have insufficient resources or income to pay a fine or costs on a conviction under this section, the court may order the person to perform community service.  The court shall set the number of hours of service under this subsection.(f)  For the purposes of this section:(1)  a highway is considered to have separate roadways only if the highway has roadways separated by an intervening space on which operation of vehicles is not permitted, a physical barrier, or a clearly indicated dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic;  and(2)  a highway is not considered to have separate roadways if the highway has roadways separated only by a left turn lane.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1438, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 19.06(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 661 (H.B. 1174), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 545.101 (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 C. Turning and Signals for Stopping and Turning|Section 545.101. Turning at Intersection

Sec. 545.101.  TURNING AT INTERSECTION.  (a)  To make a right turn at an intersection, an operator shall make both the approach and the turn as closely as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.(b)  To make a left turn at an intersection, an operator shall:(1)  approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand lane lawfully available to a vehicle moving in the direction of the vehicle;  and(2)  after entering the intersection, turn left, leaving the intersection so as to arrive in a lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of the vehicle on the roadway being entered.(c)  On a street or roadway designated for two-way traffic, the operator turning left shall, to the extent practicable, turn in the portion of the intersection to the left of the center of the intersection.(d)  To turn left, an operator who is approaching an intersection having a roadway designated for one-way traffic and for which signs are posted from a roadway designated for one-way traffic and for which signs are posted shall make the turn as closely as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway.(e)  The Texas Transportation Commission or a local authority, with respect to a highway in its jurisdiction, may:(1)  authorize the placement of an official traffic-control device in or adjacent to an intersection;  and(2)  require a course different from that specified in this section for movement by vehicles turning at an intersection.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.102 (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 C. Turning and Signals for Stopping and Turning|Section 545.102. Turning on Curve or Crest of Grade

Sec. 545.102.  TURNING ON CURVE OR CREST OF GRADE.  An operator may not turn the vehicle to move in the opposite direction when approaching a curve or the crest of a grade if the vehicle is not visible to the operator of another vehicle approaching from either direction within 500 feet.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.103 (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 C. Turning and Signals for Stopping and Turning|Section 545.103. Safely Turning

Sec. 545.103.  SAFELY TURNING.  An operator may not turn the vehicle to enter a private road or driveway, otherwise turn the vehicle from a direct course, or move right or left on a roadway unless movement can be made safely.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.104 (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 C. Turning and Signals for Stopping and Turning|Section 545.104. Signaling Turns; Use of Turn Signals

Sec. 545.104.  SIGNALING TURNS;  USE OF TURN SIGNALS.  (a)  An operator shall use the signal authorized by Section 545.106 to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes, or start from a parked position.(b)  An operator intending to turn a vehicle right or left shall signal continuously for not less than the last 100 feet of movement of the vehicle before the turn.(c)  An operator may not light the signals on only one side of the vehicle on a parked or disabled vehicle or use the signals as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to the operator of another vehicle approaching from the rear.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 545.105 (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 C. Turning and Signals for Stopping and Turning|Section 545.105. Signaling Stops

Sec. 545.105.  SIGNALING STOPS.  An operator may not stop or suddenly decrease the speed of the vehicle without first giving a stop signal as provided by this subchapter to the operator of a vehicle immediately to the rear when there is an opportunity to give the signal.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|