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Tex. Transp. Code § 545.303 (2026)

Additional Parking Regulations

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Sec. 545.303. ADDITIONAL PARKING REGULATIONS. (a) An operator who stops or parks on a two-way roadway shall do so with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel to and within 18 inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.

(b) An operator who stops or parks on a one-way roadway shall stop or park the vehicle parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway in the direction of authorized traffic movement with the right-hand wheels within 18 inches of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway or the left-hand wheels within 18 inches of the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway. This subsection does not apply where a local ordinance otherwise regulates stopping or parking on the one-way roadway.

(c) A local authority by ordinance may permit angle parking on a roadway. This subsection does not apply to a federal-aid or state highway unless the director of the Texas Department of Transportation determines that the roadway is wide enough to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic.

(d) The Texas Department of Transportation, on a highway under the jurisdiction of that department, may place signs prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle on the highway where the director of the Texas Department of Transportation determines that stopping, standing, or parking is dangerous to, or would unduly interfere with, the free movement of traffic on the highway.

(e) To the extent of any conflict between Subsection (a) or (b) and a municipal ordinance adopted under Section 545.302(g), the ordinance controls.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1999.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2023 · leading case: Flores v. City of Palacios, 381 F.3d 391 (5th Cir. 2004).
Flores v. City of Palacios, 381 F.3d 391 (5th Cir. 2004). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.303 (a) (Vernon 1999).”
Kevin D. Murray v. Nabors Well Serv., 622 S.W.3d 43 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2020). · cites it 2× “Texas Transportation Code Section 545.303(a) Section 545.”
Clarence Leon McDowell v. State, No. 11-16-00045-CR (Tex. App.—Eastland Mar. 8, 2018). “TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. §§ 545.303, 547.323 (West 2011).”
Shaun Charles Hubbard v. State of Texas, No. 12-22-00324-CR (Tex. App.—Tyler Oct. 11, 2023). “Thereafter, Appellant obtained a negotiated plea agreement wherein he pleaded “guilty” to the charge in exchange for a recommended sentence of 365 days of confinement in the county 2 See TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 545.303 (West 2022).”
Juan A. Martin-De-Nicolas v. Rex Jones, No. 03-13-00318-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 28, 2014). “Alleging that appellee’s parking was negligent because it violated state law1 and because it deprived oncoming drivers the 1 See Tex. Transp. Code § 545.303(a) (requiring drivers who park on two-way streets to do so with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle by the right-hand…”
Yolanda C. Wellner v. State, No. 03-02-00282-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Sept. 12, 2002). “" Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.303 (a) (West Supp.”
Travis R. Woods v. State, No. 07-99-00176-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo Dec. 20, 2002). “Indeed, McDonnold, specifically and repeatedly, testified that appellant's vehicle was parked on the "wrong side" of the road.”
Travis R. Woods v. State, No. 07-99-00176-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo Dec. 20, 2002). “Indeed, McDonnold, specifically and repeatedly, testified that appellant’s vehicle was parked on the “wrong side” of the road.”
Travis R. Woods v. State, No. 07-99-00176-CR (Tex. App.—Amarillo Dec. 20, 2002). “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.303 (b) (Vernon Supp.”
William Duncan Sartain II v. State, No. 03-09-00066-CR (Tex. App.—Austin May 19, 2010). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.303 (a) (West Supp.”
William Duncan Sartain II v. State, No. 03-09-00066-CR (Tex. App.—Austin May 19, 2010). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 545.303 (a) (West Supp.”
Juan A. Martin-De-Nicolas v. Rex Jones, No. 03-13-00318-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 28, 2014). “Alleging that appellee’s parking was negligent because it violated state law1 and because 1 See Tex. Transp. Code § 545.303(a) (requiring drivers who park on two-way streets to do so with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle by the right-hand edge of the roadway).”
Tex. Transp. Code § 545.303(a): 4 cases
Kevin D. Murray v. Nabors Well Serv., 622 S.W.3d 43 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2020). “Texas Transportation Code Section 545.303(a) Section 545.”
Juan A. Martin-De-Nicolas v. Rex Jones, No. 03-13-00318-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 28, 2014). “Alleging that appellee’s parking was negligent because it violated state law1 and because it deprived oncoming drivers the 1 See Tex. Transp. Code § 545.303(a) (requiring drivers who park on two-way streets to do so with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle by the right-hand…”
Juan A. Martin-De-Nicolas v. Rex Jones, No. 03-13-00318-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 28, 2014). “Alleging that appellee’s parking was negligent because it violated state law1 and because 1 See Tex. Transp. Code § 545.303(a) (requiring drivers who park on two-way streets to do so with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle by the right-hand edge of the roadway).”
Christopher Jerome Waldon v. State of Texas, No. 11-12-00101-CR (Tex. App.—Eastland Apr. 30, 2014).
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