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Tex. Transp. Code § 545.365 (2026)

Speed Limit Exception For Emergencies; Municipal Regulation

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Sec. 545.365. SPEED LIMIT EXCEPTION FOR EMERGENCIES; MUNICIPAL REGULATION. (a) The regulation of the speed of a vehicle under this subchapter does not apply to:

(1) an authorized emergency vehicle responding to a call;

(2) a police patrol; or

(3) a physician or ambulance responding to an emergency call.

(b) A municipality by ordinance may regulate the speed of:

(1) an ambulance;

(2) an emergency medical services vehicle; or

(3) an authorized vehicle operated by a blood or tissue bank.

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

SUBCHAPTER I. MISCELLANEOUS RULES


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2024–2026 · leading case: Payne v. City of Houston, Texas (5th Cir. 2025).
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Payne v. City of Houston, Texas (5th Cir. 2025). “3d at 453; Tex. Transp. Code § 545.365. Under Chapter 546, when an emergency vehicle is responding to a call, the driver may “exceed a maximum speed limit .”
The City of Austin v. Noel Powell (Tex. 2024). “See Tex. Transp. Code §§ 545.365(a)(1) (authorizing emergency vehicles to exceed the speed limit when responding to emergency calls), 545.”
City of Austin v. Adam Sahyouni (2026). “at 449, 456 (applying precedents concerning recklessness and assuming for purposes of case that there is no difference between “conscious indifference or 6 See Tex. Transp. Code §§ 545.365(a)(1) (authorizing emergency vehicles to exceed the speed limit when responding to…”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 545.365(a)(1) — 2 cases
The City of Austin v. Noel Powell (Tex. 2024). “See Tex. Transp. Code §§ 545.365(a)(1) (authorizing emergency vehicles to exceed the speed limit when responding to emergency calls), 545.”
City of Austin v. Adam Sahyouni (2026). “at 449, 456 (applying precedents concerning recklessness and assuming for purposes of case that there is no difference between “conscious indifference or 6 See Tex. Transp. Code §§ 545.365(a)(1) (authorizing emergency vehicles to exceed the speed limit when responding to…”
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