{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-647.010","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 647.010","heading":"REQUIRED STOP AT RAILROAD CROSSING.","body":"(a) An operator transporting migrant agricultural workers who approaches a railroad grade crossing:\n(1) shall stop the motor vehicle not less than 15 feet or more than 50 feet from the nearest rail of the crossing; and\n(2) may proceed only after the operator determines that the course is clear.\n(b) An operator is not required to stop at:\n(1) a streetcar crossing that is in a municipal business or residential district;\n(2) a railroad grade crossing at which a police officer or traffic-control signal other than a railroad flashing signal directs traffic to proceed; or\n(3) a grade crossing that the proper state authority has clearly marked as being abandoned or exempted if the marking can be read from the operator's position.\n(c) The motor vehicle must display a sign on the rear of the vehicle that states: \"This Vehicle Stops at Railroad Crossings.\"\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.34(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE F. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 647. MOTOR TRANSPORTATION OF MIGRANT AGRICULTURAL WORKERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.647.htm#647.010","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"5426a0eb8fd393826a72cacf075bdd336c72adba700d07a8d13e67695268f68c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-647.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-647.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}