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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. 2001).
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Bass v. State, 64 S.W.3d 646 (Tex. App. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 2008). “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.060 (a) (Vernon 1999) (emphasis added).”
Bass v. State, 64 S.W.3d 646 (Tex. App. 2001). “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.060 (a) (Vernon 1999).”
State v. Albert Tyrone Bernard, 503 S.W.3d 685 (Tex. App. 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. 2015).
Douglas John Manifold, Jr. v. State (Tex. App. 2017).
Khari Ty Kendrick v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2024).
Wilson v. Cockrell (S.D. Tex. 2023).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 545.060(a)(2) — 5 cases
Ramon Pena v. State (Tex. App. 2018).
Christopher M. Harber v. State (Tex. App. 2019).
Bernard Daniel v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2021).
Michael Ray Jiminez v. Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. (Tex. App. 2012).
James Christopher Emmers v. State (Tex. App. 2011).
— Tex. Transp. Code § 545.060(b) — 1 case
Lisa Nursel Conrad v. State (Tex. App. 2014).
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