{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-643.1015","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 643.1015","heading":"AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES.","body":"(a) This section applies only to a school bus that:\n(1) is owned by a motor carrier required to be registered under Subchapter B;\n(2) is in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 548; and\n(3) is operated exclusively within the boundaries of a municipality by a person who:\n(A) holds a driver's license or commercial driver's license of the appropriate class required for the operation of the school bus; and\n(B) meets the requirements of Section 521.022.\n(b) The owner of a school bus shall maintain liability insurance in the amount of at least $500,000 combined single limit.\n(c) In this section, \"school bus\" means a motor vehicle that is operated by a motor carrier and used to transport preprimary, primary, or secondary school students on a route between the students' residences and a public, private, or parochial school or day-care facility.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 144 (H.B. 1018), Sec. 2, eff. May 24, 2005.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE F. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 643. MOTOR CARRIER REGISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER C. INSURANCE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.643.htm#643.1015","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"5e584865ffd3ccb2591cced266b7f795d4ebdaedb9cf6d1a3d1389e0990d6a79","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-643.101","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-643.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}