Texas · Texas Transportation Code
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.4191: PERSON RIDING IN TRAILER OR SEMITRAILER DRAWN BY TRUCK, ROAD TRACTOR, OR TRUCK TRACTOR
What this law says, in plain English
A person may not operate a truck or tractor while someone occupies an attached trailer or semitrailer, except in parades, emergencies, farm transport, permitted hayrides, or if the occupant is in a habitation-designed area. Violation is a Class B misdemeanor.
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