Tex. Codes » Transportation Code · TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD · CHAPTER 546. OPERATION OF AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND CERTAIN OTHER VEHICLES
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Tex. Transp. Code § 546.001 (2026)

Permissible Conduct

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Sec. 546.001. PERMISSIBLE CONDUCT. In operating an authorized emergency vehicle the operator may:

(1) park or stand, irrespective of another provision of this subtitle;

(2) proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, after slowing as necessary for safe operation;

(3) exceed a maximum speed limit, except as provided by an ordinance adopted under Section 545.365, as long as the operator does not endanger life or property; and

(4) disregard a regulation governing the direction of movement or turning in specified directions.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 66 cases (27 in the last 5 years), 1998–2026 · leading case: Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Sparks, 347 S.W.3d 834 (Tex. App. 2011).
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Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Sparks, 347 S.W.3d 834 (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 4× “” See TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 546.001. In his deposition testimony, Price was asked the basis for his conclusion that Hallett violated section 546.”
City of Pasadena v. Belle, 297 S.W.3d 525 (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 3× “See generally Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§ 546.001 -.005 (Vernon 1999 & Supp.”
City of Pasadena v. Kuhn, 260 S.W.3d 93 (Tex. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “Any intersection that an officer attempts to traverse when responding to an emergency is potentially a “blind intersection.” That is why the statute provides that an emergency vehicle may proceed through a stop fight after “slowing as necessary.”
City of Amarillo v. Martin, 971 S.W.2d 426 (Tex. 1998). · cites it 2× “6701d, § 24(c)(2) (repealed 1995) (current version at TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 546.001(2)). Therefore, the dissent should conclude that Clark is insulated from liability for any conduct short of recklessness.”
Smith v. Janda Ex Rel. Janda, 126 S.W.3d 543 (Tex. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “2d at 431 (citing Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 546.001 (2)). Thus, "an emergency vehicle operator responding to an emergency call is allowed to proceed against a red traffic light after slowing for safe operation.”
Martinez v. Harris Cnty., 526 S.W.3d 557 (Tex. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “” Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 546.001 (3) (West 2011).”
City of San Angelo Fire Dep't v. Hudson, 179 S.W.3d 695 (Tex. App. 2005). “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§ 546.001 , .002 (West 1999 & Supp.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Merardo Bonilla, 481 S.W.3d 646 (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “005 of thé Texas Transportation Code. Tex.TRAnsp.Code Ann.”
Adriana P. Perez v. Webb Cnty., 511 S.W.3d 233 (Tex. App. 2015). “TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 546.001(2), (3) (West 2011).”
Kaufman Cnty. v. Leggett, Christopher, 396 S.W.3d 24 (Tex. App. 2012). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§ 546.001 (3), 546.”
Green v. City of Friendswood, 22 S.W.3d 588 (Tex. App. 2000). “Tex. TRAns. Code Ann. § 546.001 (3), (4) (Vernon 1999 & Supp.”
Carcamo-Lopez v. Does 1 through 20, 865 F. Supp. 2d 736 (W.D. Tex. 2011). “Tex. Transp. Code §§ 546.001, .005; Martin, 971 S.”
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— Tex. Transp. Code § 546.001(2) — 27 cases
City of Amarillo v. Martin, 971 S.W.2d 426 (Tex. 1998). “6701d, § 24(c)(2) (repealed 1995) (current version at TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 546.001(2)). Therefore, the dissent should conclude that Clark is insulated from liability for any conduct short of recklessness.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Sparks, 347 S.W.3d 834 (Tex. App. 2011). “” See TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 546.001. In his deposition testimony, Price was asked the basis for his conclusion that Hallett violated section 546.”
Martinez v. Harris Cnty., 526 S.W.3d 557 (Tex. App. 2017). “” Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 546.001 (3) (West 2011).”
Adriana P. Perez v. Webb Cnty., 511 S.W.3d 233 (Tex. App. 2015). “TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 546.001(2), (3) (West 2011).”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Merardo Bonilla, 481 S.W.3d 646 (Tex. App. 2014). “005 of thé Texas Transportation Code. Tex.TRAnsp.Code Ann.”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 546.001(3) — 7 cases
City of Houston v. Jarrett Johnson (Tex. App. 2025).
Norma Torres v. City of Corpus Christi (Tex. App. 2015).
Norma Torres v. City of Corpus Christi (Tex. App. 2016).
Alexa Marie Jarpe & Jeremy David Leech v. the City of Lubbock (Tex. App. 2019).
The City of Austin v. Noel Powell (Tex. 2024).
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