Sec. 541.303. INTERSECTION. (a) In this subtitle, "intersection" means the common area at the junction of two highways, other than the junction of an alley and a highway.
(b) The dimensions of an intersection include only the common area:
(1) within the connection of the lateral curb lines or, in the absence of curb lines, the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of intersecting highways that join at approximate right angles; or
(2) at the place where vehicles could collide if traveling on roadways of intersecting highways that join at any angle other than an approximate right angle.
(c) Each junction of each roadway of a highway that includes two roadways at least 30 feet apart with the roadway of an intersecting highway, including each roadway of an intersecting highway that includes two roadways at least 30 feet apart, is a separate intersection.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Notes of Decisions
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Krug v. State, 86 S.W.3d 764 (Tex. App. 2002).
Krug v. State, 86 S.W.3d 764 (Tex. App. 2002).
“Tex.Transp.Code Ann. § 545.101. 2 . The transportation code defines "intersection” as the common area at the junction of two highways, other than the junction of an alley and a highway.”
Butler v. State, 300 S.W.3d 474 (Tex. App. 2009).
“However, we interpret Butler’s appellate complaint to also claim error in Watson's being allowed to testify to the fact that the gun was found in Butler’s possession, evidence which connects Butler to the robbery.”
GEICO Cnty. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Tiya Bogale (Tex. App. 2019).
“” TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 545.152. That said, this section does not mention parking lots, an intersection does not include a parking lot, and had the Legislature chosen to include parking lots in Section 545.”
The State of Texas v. Jose Rolando Charles, Jr. (Tex. App. 2024).
“” See Tex. Transp. Code § 541.303(a) (defining “intersection” as “the common area at the junction of two highways, other than the junction of an alley and a highway”).”
Gerald Dewayne Butler v. State (Tex. App. 2009).
“However, we interpret Butler's appellate complaint to also claim error in Watson's being allowed to testify to the fact that the gun was found in Butler's possession, evidence which connects Butler to the robbery.”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 541.303(a) — 2 cases
The State of Texas v. Jose Rolando Charles, Jr. (Tex. App. 2024).
“” See Tex. Transp. Code § 541.303(a) (defining “intersection” as “the common area at the junction of two highways, other than the junction of an alley and a highway”).”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 541.303(b)(2) — 1 case
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