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Tex. Transp. Code § 545.152 (2026)

Vehicle Turning Left

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Sec. 545.152. VEHICLE TURNING LEFT. To turn left at an intersection or into an alley or private road or driveway, an operator shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle that is approaching from the opposite direction and that is in the intersection or in such proximity to the intersection as to be an immediate hazard.

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

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Cited in 22 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1997–2024 · leading case: Ex Parte Watson, 306 S.W.3d 259 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009).
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Ex Parte Watson, 306 S.W.3d 259 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009). · cites it 12× “The Texas Transportation Code Section 545.152, referring to the offense of failure to yield right-of-way as "Vehicle Turning Left," defines that offense as follows: § 545.”
Rice v. State, 333 S.W.3d 140 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011). “Compare Tex. Transp. Code § 545.152 with Tex. Penal Code § 49.”
Powell v. Keeley, 795 F. Supp. 2d 587 (S.D. Tex. 2011). · cites it 4× “) Plaintiffs filed suit alleging, among other claims, that Defendant is liable under a theory of negligence per se for violation of Texas Transportation Code §§ 545.152 (failure to yield right of way) and 545.”
Waring v. Wommack, 945 S.W.2d 889 (Tex. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.152 (West Supp.”
Thomas v. State, 336 S.W.3d 703 (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.104 (Vernon 1999).”
Holder v. Crofton (W.D. Tex. 2022). · cites it 3× “Holder further notes that a dedicated right-turn lane is located just before the intersection, and that she was not in that lane.”
Watson, Ex Parte Frank Eugene (Tex. Crim. App. 2009). · cites it 3× “151 of the Transportation Code, it cannot be said, under Hall 's cognate pleadings approach, that the traffic offense is a lesser-included offense of the intoxication assault.”
Watson, Ex Parte Frank Eugene (Tex. Crim. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “The Texas Transportation Code Section 545.152, referring to the offense of failure to yield right-of-way as "Vehicle Turning Left," defines that offense as follows: § 545.”
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.”
Jaden Walker v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2024). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.152 (stating that to turn left at an intersection, “an operator shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle that is approaching from the opposite direction and that is in the intersection or in such proximity to the intersection as to be an…”
Frederick Waring & Deborah Waring v. Robert James Wommack (Tex. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.152 (West Supp.”
Watson, Ex Parte Frank Eugene (Tex. Crim. App. 2009). “Tex. Transp. Code §545.152. 2. Id. (emphasis added).”
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