{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.256","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 545.256","heading":"EMERGING FROM AN ALLEY, DRIVEWAY, OR BUILDING.","body":"An operator emerging from an alley, driveway, or building in a business or residence district shall:\n(1) stop the vehicle before moving on a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending across an alley or driveway;\n(2) yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian or sidewalk user to avoid collision; and\n(3) on entering the roadway, yield the right-of-way to an approaching vehicle.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 207 (S.B. 2039), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.","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#545.256","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"8091eeec76ba57adc7ff6c2a78caa469626072e709445026c651e2edf92c371f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.2555","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}