{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-546.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 546.005","heading":"DUTY OF CARE.","body":"This chapter does not relieve the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle from:\n(1) the duty to operate the vehicle with appropriate regard for the safety of all persons; or\n(2) the consequences of reckless disregard for the safety of others.\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#546.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"2460fd5b2e278609f14bdd59497bc611f7f741017797f5308f917e38de9aa979","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-546.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-546.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}