{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-644.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 644.002","heading":"CONFLICTS OF LAW.","body":"(a) A federal motor carrier safety regulation prevails over a conflicting provision of this title applicable to a commercial vehicle operated in interstate commerce. A rule adopted by the director under this chapter prevails over a conflicting provision of a federal motor carrier safety regulation applicable to a commercial vehicle operated in intrastate commerce.\n(b) A safety rule adopted under this chapter prevails over a conflicting rule adopted by a local government, authority, or state agency or officer, other than a conflicting rule adopted by the Railroad Commission of Texas under Chapter 113, Natural Resources Code.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.151(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 872 (S.B. 1074), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE F. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 644. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.644.htm#644.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"eacbb307494e486da7ad4370480ff07cbfeaa78e614545372bc7de8f21f5c03e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-644.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-644.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}