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Texas Transportation Code
2,143 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 544.013 — CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGN SYSTEM
- § 545.001 — DEFINITIONS
- § 545.051 — DRIVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY
- § 545.053 — PASSING TO THE LEFT; RETURN; BEING PASSED
- § 545.054 — PASSING TO THE LEFT: SAFE DISTANCE
- § 545.055 — PASSING TO THE LEFT: PASSING ZONES
- § 545.056 — DRIVING TO LEFT OF CENTER OF ROADWAY: LIMITATIONS OTHER THAN PASSING
- § 545.057 — PASSING TO THE RIGHT
- § 545.058 — DRIVING ON IMPROVED SHOULDER
- § 545.059 — ONE-WAY ROADWAYS AND ROTARY TRAFFIC ISLANDS
- § 545.060 — DRIVING ON ROADWAY LANED FOR TRAFFIC
- § 545.061 — DRIVING ON MULTIPLE-LANE ROADWAY
- § 545.062 — FOLLOWING DISTANCE
- § 545.0651 — RESTRICTION ON USE OF HIGHWAY
- § 545.101 — TURNING AT INTERSECTION
- § 545.104 — SIGNALING TURNS; USE OF TURN SIGNALS
- § 545.105 — SIGNALING STOPS
- § 545.106 — SIGNALS BY HAND AND ARM OR BY SIGNAL LAMP
- § 545.151 — VEHICLE APPROACHING OR ENTERING INTERSECTION
- § 545.152 — VEHICLE TURNING LEFT
- § 545.153 — VEHICLE ENTERING STOP OR YIELD INTERSECTION
- § 545.154 — VEHICLE ENTERING OR LEAVING LIMITED-ACCESS OR CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAY
- § 545.156 — VEHICLE APPROACHED BY AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE
- § 545.157 — PASSING CERTAIN VEHICLES
- § 545.201 — PASSING STREETCAR TO LEFT
- § 545.202 — PASSING STREETCAR TO RIGHT
- § 545.206 — OBSTRUCTION OF OPERATOR'S VIEW OR DRIVING MECHANISM
- § 545.251 — OBEDIENCE TO SIGNAL INDICATING APPROACH OF TRAIN OR OTHER ON-TRACK EQUIPMENT
- § 545.252 — ALL VEHICLES TO STOP AT CERTAIN RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS
- § 545.253 — BUSES TO STOP AT ALL RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS
- § 545.254 — VEHICLES CARRYING EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES OR FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
- § 545.255 — MOVING HEAVY EQUIPMENT AT RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS
- § 545.256 — EMERGING FROM AN ALLEY, DRIVEWAY, OR BUILDING
- § 545.303 — ADDITIONAL PARKING REGULATIONS
- § 545.304 — MOVING THE VEHICLE OF ANOTHER; UNLAWFUL PARKING
- § 545.3051 — REMOVAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY FROM ROADWAY OR RIGHT-OF-WAY
- § 545.3075 — OVERNIGHT PARKING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE NEAR CERTAIN APARTMENT COMPLEXES
- § 545.308 — PRESUMPTION
- § 545.352 — PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
- § 545.353 — AUTHORITY OF TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO ALTER SPEED LIMITS
- § 545.3531 — AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT ENGINEER TO TEMPORARILY LOWER SPEED LIMIT AT HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY SITE
- § 545.3535 — AUTHORITY OF TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO ALTER SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN ROADS
- § 545.354 — AUTHORITY OF REGIONAL TOLLWAY AUTHORITIES TO ALTER SPEED LIMITS ON TURNPIKE PROJECTS
- § 545.355 — AUTHORITY OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT TO ALTER SPEED LIMITS
- § 545.3561 — AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY TO TEMPORARILY LOWER SPEED LIMIT AT VEHICULAR COLLISION RECONSTRUCTION SITE
- § 545.357 — CONSIDERATION OF SPEED LIMITS WHERE CERTAIN SCHOOLS ARE LOCATED
- § 545.359 — CONFLICTING DESIGNATED SPEED LIMITS
- § 545.361 — SPECIAL SPEED LIMITATIONS
- § 545.363 — MINIMUM SPEED REGULATIONS
- § 545.364 — SPEED LIMIT SIGNS AFTER CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE WORK ZONE
- § 545.365 — SPEED LIMIT EXCEPTION FOR EMERGENCIES; MUNICIPAL REGULATION
- § 545.402 — MOVING A PARKED VEHICLE
- § 545.404 — UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLE
- § 545.406 — COASTING
- § 545.407 — FOLLOWING OR OBSTRUCTING FIRE APPARATUS OR AMBULANCE
- § 545.408 — CROSSING FIRE HOSE
- § 545.409 — DRAWBARS AND TRAILER HITCHES; SADDLE-MOUNT TOWING
- § 545.410 — TOWING SAFETY CHAINS
- § 545.411 — USE OF REST AREA: OFFENSE
- § 545.412 — CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY SEAT SYSTEMS; OFFENSE
- § 545.4165 — OPERATION OF CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES
- § 545.417 — OBSTRUCTION OF OPERATOR'S VIEW OR DRIVING MECHANISM
- § 545.420 — RACING ON HIGHWAY; IMPOUNDMENT OF A VEHICLE
- § 545.4205 — INTERFERENCE WITH PEACE OFFICER INVESTIGATION OF HIGHWAY RACING OR RECKLESS DRIVING EXHIBITION; CRIMINAL OFFENSE
- § 545.424 — OPERATION OF VEHICLE BY PERSON UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE.(a) A person under 18 years of age may not operate a motor vehicle while using a wireless communication device, except in case of emergency
- § 545.4251 — USE OF PORTABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC MESSAGING; OFFENSE
- § 545.4252 — USE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE ON SCHOOL PROPERTY; OFFENSE
- § 545.427 — OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITH INSUFFICIENT UNDERCARRIAGE CLEARANCE
- § 545.451 — DEFINITIONS
- § 545.456 — AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLE
- § 545.458 — APPLICABILITY OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS TO AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLE
- § 546.003 — AUDIBLE OR VISUAL SIGNALS REQUIRED
- § 546.004 — EXCEPTIONS TO SIGNAL REQUIREMENT
- § 546.007 — CLOSURE OF ROAD OR HIGHWAY BY FIREFIGHTER
- § 546.051 — DEFINITIONS
- § 546.052 — MEDICAL SUPPLY TRANSPORT VEHICLES DURING DECLARED DISASTER
- § 547.003 — EQUIPMENT NOT AFFECTED
- § 547.005 — OFFENSE RELATING TO VIOLATION OF SPECIAL-USE PROVISIONS
- § 547.101 — RULES AND STANDARDS IN GENERAL
- § 547.102 — SCHOOL BUS EQUIPMENT STANDARDS
- § 547.103 — AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT STANDARDS
- § 547.104 — SLOW-MOVING-VEHICLE EMBLEM STANDARDS
- § 547.201 — OFFENSES RELATING TO THE OFFER, DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE OF VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
- § 547.203 — VEHICLE EQUIPMENT TESTING: DEPARTMENT STANDARDS
- § 547.204 — VEHICLE EQUIPMENT TESTING: FEDERAL STANDARDS
- § 547.205 — INITIATION OF COMPLIANCE PROCEEDING
- § 547.207 — COMPLIANCE PROCEEDING ISSUES
- § 547.208 — JUDICIAL REVIEW AND JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT
- § 547.301 — GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEASUREMENTS
- § 547.303 — COLOR REQUIREMENTS
- § 547.304 — APPLICABILITY
- § 547.305 — RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF LIGHTS
- § 547.322 — TAILLAMPS REQUIRED
- § 547.323 — STOPLAMPS REQUIRED
- § 547.324 — TURN SIGNAL LAMPS REQUIRED
- § 547.325 — REFLECTORS REQUIRED
- § 547.331 — HAZARD LAMPS PERMITTED
- § 547.332 — OTHER LAMPS PERMITTED
- § 547.334 — SINGLE-BEAM LIGHTING EQUIPMENT PERMITTED
- § 547.354 — MOUNTING REQUIREMENTS
- § 547.371 — GENERAL LIGHTING EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
- § 547.372 — LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMBINATION VEHICLES
- § 547.381 — OBSTRUCTED LIGHTS ON COMBINATION VEHICLES
- § 547.382 — LIGHTING EQUIPMENT ON PROJECTING LOADS
- § 547.383 — LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS ON PARKED VEHICLES
- § 547.401 — BRAKES REQUIRED
- § 547.402 — OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BRAKES
- § 547.403 — SERVICE BRAKES REQUIRED
- § 547.404 — PARKING BRAKES REQUIRED
- § 547.405 — EMERGENCY BRAKES REQUIRED
- § 547.406 — BRAKE RESERVOIR OR RESERVE CAPACITY REQUIRED
- § 547.407 — BRAKE WARNING DEVICES REQUIRED
- § 547.408 — PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR BRAKES
- § 547.501 — AUDIBLE WARNING DEVICES
- § 547.502 — VISIBLE WARNING DEVICES REQUIRED
- § 547.504 — DISPLAY OF DEVICES WHEN LIGHTED LAMPS REQUIRED
- § 547.505 — DISPLAY OF DEVICES WHEN LIGHTED LAMPS ARE NOT REQUIRED
- § 547.507 — DISPLAY OF DEVICES WHEN VIEW OF VEHICLE OBSTRUCTED
- § 547.508 — OFFENSE RELATING TO WARNING DEVICES
- § 547.601 — SAFETY BELTS REQUIRED
- § 547.604 — MUFFLER REQUIRED
- § 547.605 — EMISSION SYSTEMS REQUIRED
- § 547.607 — FIRE EXTINGUISHER REQUIRED
- § 547.608 — SAFETY GLAZING MATERIAL REQUIRED
- § 547.610 — SAFE AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT REQUIRED; SALE OF NONCOMPLYING VEHICLE
- § 547.614 — RESTRICTIONS ON AIRBAGS
- § 547.618 — EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLES
- § 547.7011 — ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER BUSES
- § 547.7015 — RULES RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES
- § 547.702 — ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES
- § 547.703 — ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES
- § 547.751 — ADDITIONAL LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZED FOR MEDICAL EXAMINER VEHICLES.Text of subsection effective until April 01, 2027
- § 547.802 — BRAKE EQUIPMENT
- § 548.001 — DEFINITIONS
- § 548.004 — DEPARTMENT CERTIFICATION OF INSPECTION STATIONS FOR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND STATE AGENCIES
- § 548.005 — INSPECTION ONLY BY CERTAIN INSPECTION STATIONS
- § 548.006 — ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- § 548.007 — CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS
- § 548.008 — VEHICLE INSPECTION PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- § 548.009 — ASSEMBLED VEHICLES
- § 548.201 — COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION PROGRAM
- § 548.203 — EXEMPTIONS
- § 548.251 — DEPARTMENT TO MAINTAIN DATABASE
- § 548.252 — ISSUANCE OF VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORTS
- § 548.2521 — EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS PREREQUISITE TO ISSUANCE OF PASSING VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT
- § 548.254 — VALIDITY OF VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT
- § 548.256 — PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED TO REGISTER VEHICLE
- § 548.257 — TIMING OF INSPECTION FOR REGISTRATION-BASED ENFORCEMENT
- § 548.301 — COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM
- § 548.3011 — EMISSIONS TEST ON RESALE
- § 548.3012 — EXEMPTION: VEHICLE NOT USED PRIMARILY IN COUNTY OF REGISTRATION
- § 548.303 — PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
- § 548.304 — STATIONS LICENSED TO CONDUCT EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS
- § 548.306 — EXCESSIVE MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS
- § 548.307 — ALTERNATIVE TESTING METHODOLOGY FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES
- § 548.3075 — LIMITED EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS
- § 548.4035 — ENTRY ONTO PREMISES
- § 548.4045 — BOND REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN INSPECTION STATIONS
- § 548.4055 — RULES REGARDING CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
- § 548.408 — JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
- § 548.410 — EXPIRATION OF CERTIFICATE
- § 548.504 — INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE
- § 548.505 — EMISSIONS-RELATED INSPECTION FEE.(a) The department by rule may impose an inspection fee for a vehicle inspected under Section 548.301(a) in addition to a fee adopted under Section 382.202, Health and Safety Code
- § 548.5055 — TEXAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN FEE
- § 548.506 — FEE FOR CERTIFICATION AS INSPECTOR
- § 548.507 — FEE FOR CERTIFICATION AS INSPECTION STATION
- § 548.508 — DISPOSITION OF FEES
- § 548.510 — INSPECTION PROGRAM REPLACEMENT FEE
- § 548.511 — VEHICLES NOT SUBJECT TO INSPECTION PROGRAM REPLACEMENT FEE
- § 548.601 — OFFENSE GENERALLY
- § 548.6036 — ACTIONS OF EMPLOYEE
- § 55.001 — DEFINITIONS
- § 55.002 — PORT DEVELOPMENT FUNDING
- § 55.003 — GIFTS AND GRANTS
- § 55.004 — AUDIT
- § 55.005 — PORT ACCESS ACCOUNT FUND
- § 55.006 — PORT AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- § 55.008 — MARITIME PORT MISSION PLAN
- § 55.009 — RULES
- § 550.001 — APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER
- § 550.022 — COLLISION INVOLVING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE
- § 550.025 — DUTY ON STRIKING STRUCTURE, FIXTURE, OR HIGHWAY LANDSCAPING.(a) The operator of a vehicle involved in a collision resulting only in damage to a structure adjacent to a highway or a fixture or landscaping legally on or adjacent to a highway shall:(1) take reasonable steps to locate and notify the own
- § 550.062 — OFFICER'S COLLISION REPORT
- § 550.063 — REPORT ON APPROPRIATE FORM
- § 550.064 — COLLISION REPORT FORMS
- § 550.065 — RELEASE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO COLLISIONS
- § 550.067 — MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE COLLISION REPORTS
- § 550.068 — CHANGING COLLISION REPORT
- § 550.081 — REPORT OF MEDICAL EXAMINER OR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
- § 551.002 — MOPED AND ELECTRIC BICYCLE INCLUDED
- § 551.101 — RIGHTS AND DUTIES
- § 551.102 — GENERAL OPERATION
- § 551.103 — OPERATION ON ROADWAY
- § 551.104 — SAFETY EQUIPMENT
- § 551.105 — COMPETITIVE RACING
- § 551.106 — REGULATION OF BICYCLES BY DEPARTMENT OR LOCAL AUTHORITY
- § 551.107 — OPERATION OF ELECTRIC BICYCLE
- § 551.202 — OPERATION ON ROADWAY
- § 551.203 — SIDEWALKS
- § 551.301 — DEFINITION