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Tex. Transp. Code § 545.060 (2026)

Driving On Roadway Laned For Traffic

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Sec. 545.060. DRIVING ON ROADWAY LANED FOR TRAFFIC. (a) An operator on a roadway divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic:

(1) shall drive as nearly as practical entirely within a single lane; and

(2) may not move from the lane unless that movement can be made safely.

(b) If a roadway is divided into three lanes and provides for two-way movement of traffic, an operator on the roadway may not drive in the center lane except:

(1) if passing another vehicle and the center lane is clear of traffic within a safe distance;

(2) in preparing to make a left turn; or

(3) where the center lane is designated by an official traffic-control device for movement in the direction in which the operator is moving.

(c) Without regard to the center of the roadway, an official traffic-control device may be erected directing slow-moving traffic to use a designated lane or designating lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction.

(d) Official traffic-control devices prohibiting the changing of lanes on sections of roadway may be installed.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 249 cases (32 in the last 5 years), 1997–2026 · leading case: Bass v. State, 64 S.W.3d 646 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2001).
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Bass v. State, 64 S.W.3d 646 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2001). · cites it 10× “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.060 (a) (Vernon 1999).”
Corbin v. State, 85 S.W.3d 272 (Tex. Crim. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “[13] In this petition for discretionary review, we are not called upon to decide whether Officer Benson had probable cause to stop appellant for failing to maintain a single marked lane of traffic.”
Fowler v. State, 266 S.W.3d 498 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2008). · cites it 4× “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.060 (a) (Vernon 1999) (emphasis added).”
Powell v. State, 5 S.W.3d 369 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 1999). · cites it 4× “TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 545.060 (Vernon 1999).”
Leming v. State, 493 S.W.3d 552 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “at 650 ; Tex. Transp. Code § 545.060(a). Taking the case under advisement, the trial court eventually made the following written “findings and ruling:” 1) The video .”
Cook v. State, 63 S.W.3d 924 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2002). · cites it 2× “Tex. Trans. Code Ann. § 545.060 (a) (Vernon 1999).”
Mahaffey v. State, 316 S.W.3d 633 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “[35] Swerves and drifts—which would appear to be "movements right or left on a roadway"—are covered by TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 545.060, which provides that "(a) An operator on a roadway divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic: (1) shall drive as nearly as practical…”
Hernandez v. State, 983 S.W.2d 867 (Tex. App.—Austin 1998). · cites it 2× “6701d, § 60(a), since repealed and recodified at Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.060 (a) (West 1997)).”
State v. Huddleston, 164 S.W.3d 711 (Tex. App.—Austin 2005). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.060 (West 2004).”
State v. Albert Tyrone Bernard, 503 S.W.3d 685 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016). · cites it 3× “” 6 The trial court suppressed the warrantless stop, finding no reasonable suspicion of a traffic violation existed under Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.060 and citing in its conclusions of law an Austin appellate court’s holding in Hernandez v.”
State v. Alderete, 314 S.W.3d 469 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2010). · cites it 2× “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.060 (Vernon 1999).”
State of Tennessee v. Linzey Danielle Smith, 484 S.W.3d 393 (Tenn. 2016). “2005) (officer did not have reasonable suspicion to stop motorist for violating Texas’ version of Section 123(1) because “[witnessing [the motorist] safely cross the fog line five times over a stretch of six miles did not give [the officer] a reason to suspect that she was…”
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Tex. Transp. Code § 545.060(a): 77 cases
Leming v. State, 493 S.W.3d 552 (Tex. Crim. App. 2016). “at 650 ; Tex. Transp. Code § 545.060(a). Taking the case under advisement, the trial court eventually made the following written “findings and ruling:” 1) The video .”
Corbin v. State, 85 S.W.3d 272 (Tex. Crim. App. 2002). “[13] In this petition for discretionary review, we are not called upon to decide whether Officer Benson had probable cause to stop appellant for failing to maintain a single marked lane of traffic.”
Fowler v. State, 266 S.W.3d 498 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2008). “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.060 (a) (Vernon 1999) (emphasis added).”
Bass v. State, 64 S.W.3d 646 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2001). “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.060 (a) (Vernon 1999).”
State v. Albert Tyrone Bernard, 503 S.W.3d 685 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016). “” 6 The trial court suppressed the warrantless stop, finding no reasonable suspicion of a traffic violation existed under Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.060 and citing in its conclusions of law an Austin appellate court’s holding in Hernandez v.”
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.060(a)(1): 7 cases
United States v. Benavides, 291 F. App'x 603 (5th Cir. 2008).
Matthew Lee Barnett v. State, 469 S.W.3d 245 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2015).
Douglas John Manifold, Jr. v. State, No. 06-17-00101-CR (Tex. App.—Texarkana Nov. 9, 2017).
Khari Ty Kendrick v. State of Texas, No. 01-22-00419-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 5, 2024).
Wilson v. Cockrell, No. 4:22-cv-03906 (S.D. Tex. Nov. 27, 2023).
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.060(a)(2): 5 cases
Ramon Pena v. State, No. 08-16-00028-CR (Tex. App.—El Paso July 25, 2018).
Christopher M. Harber v. State, 594 S.W.3d 438 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2019).
Bernard Daniel v. State of Texas, No. 03-20-00519-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Dec. 23, 2021).
Michael Ray Jiminez v. Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf., No. 11-10-00058-CV (Tex. App.—Eastland Feb. 23, 2012).
James Christopher Emmers v. State, No. 06-11-00034-CR (Tex. App.—Texarkana June 23, 2011).
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.060(b): 1 case
Lisa Nursel Conrad v. State, No. 04-13-00621-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio July 30, 2014).
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