{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.254","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 545.254","heading":"VEHICLES CARRYING EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES OR FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS.","body":"(a) Before crossing a railroad grade crossing, an operator of a vehicle that has an explosive substance or flammable liquid as the vehicle's principal cargo and that is moving at a speed of more than 20 miles per hour:\n(1) shall reduce the speed of the vehicle to 20 miles per hour or less before coming within 200 feet of the nearest rail of the railroad;\n(2) shall listen and look in both directions along the track for an approaching train or other on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a train or other on-track equipment; and\n(3) may not proceed until the operator determines that the course is clear.\n(b) The operator of a vehicle that has an explosive substance or flammable liquid as the vehicle's principal cargo, before crossing a railroad grade crossing on a highway in a municipality:\n(1) shall stop the vehicle not closer than 15 feet or farther than 50 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad;\n(2) while stopped, shall listen and look in both directions along the track for an approaching train or other on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a train or other on-track equipment; and\n(3) may not proceed until the operator determines that the course is clear.\n(c) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply:\n(1) if a police officer, crossing flagger, or traffic-control signal directs traffic to proceed;\n(2) where a railroad flashing signal is installed and does not indicate an approaching train or other on-track equipment;\n(3) to an abandoned or exempted grade crossing that is clearly marked by or with the consent of the state, if the markings can be read from the operator's location;\n(4) at a streetcar crossing in a business or residential district of a municipality; or\n(5) to a railroad track used exclusively for industrial switching purposes in a business district.\n(d) This section does not exempt the operator from compliance with Section 545.251 or 545.252.\n(e) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.107(d), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 128 (H.B. 1759), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD","CHAPTER 545. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER F. SPECIAL STOPS AND SPEED RESTRICTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.545.htm#545.254","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"170efebcb19a612c74336509fd9d9494c46f1bb3a976b2e1d896f2bdd1a144e3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.2535","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.255"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}