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Tex. Transp. Code § 542.206 (2026)
Effect Of Speed Limits In A Civil Action
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Sec. 542.206. EFFECT OF SPEED LIMITS IN A CIVIL ACTION. A provision of this subtitle declaring a maximum or minimum speed limit does not relieve the plaintiff in a civil action from the burden of proving negligence of the defendant as the proximate cause of a collision.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2023.
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case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Moore v. Knight Refrigerated LLC (N.D. Tex. 2025).
Moore v. Knight Refrigerated LLC (N.D. Tex. 2025). “25 Tex. Transp. Code § 542.206. further, the statute sets no standard Knight and Neff could have violated as the basis of a negligence per se claim.”
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