{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-546.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 546.001","heading":"PERMISSIBLE CONDUCT.","body":"In operating an authorized emergency vehicle the operator may:\n(1) park or stand, irrespective of another provision of this subtitle;\n(2) proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, after slowing as necessary for safe operation;\n(3) exceed a maximum speed limit, except as provided by an ordinance adopted under Section 545.365, as long as the operator does not endanger life or property; and\n(4) disregard a regulation governing the direction of movement or turning in specified directions.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD","CHAPTER 546. OPERATION OF AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND CERTAIN OTHER VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER A. AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.546.htm#546.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"f89f16b6aa7aa22b29b4dd89a384b222e007e4b63e4045eb429fbdcc7b2bcd39","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-545.459","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-546.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}