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Tex. Transp. Code § 546.003 (2026)

Audible Or Visual Signals Required

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Sec. 546.003. AUDIBLE OR VISUAL SIGNALS REQUIRED. Except as provided by Section 546.004, the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle engaging in conduct permitted by Section 546.001 shall use, at the discretion of the operator in accordance with policies of the department or the local government that employs the operator, audible or visual signals that meet the pertinent requirements of Sections 547.305 and 547.702.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 2002–2026 · leading case: Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Little, 259 S.W.3d 236 (Tex. App. 2008).
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Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Little, 259 S.W.3d 236 (Tex. App. 2008). “See Tex. Transp. Code AnN. §§ 546.003, 546.004 (Vernon 1999).”
Hidalgo Cnty., Texas v. Dora Herrera, Individually, & as Rep. of the Est. of Reynaldo Herrera, Eric Herrera, Efren Herrera, Michael Herrera, Jessica Herrera Rodriguez, Celia Herrera, Vanessa Herrera, Veronica Herrera Rodriguez Herrera, & Rey Herrera (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “8, 9, 20, 27 Tex. Transp. Code § 546.001 .............”
Mireyda Gonzalez & Joel Gonzalez v. City of Vidor (2026). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 546.003 . The Gonzalezes noted that while sections 546.”
Norma Torres v. City of Corpus Christi (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “24 TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 546.003 ........”
Carlos Martinez v. United States (5th Cir. 2020). “See Tex. Transp. Code § 546.003 (The operator must use, at his discretion and in compliance with local government or department policy, appropriate audible or visual signals.”
Texas Dep't of Pub. Saf. v. Christopher Escobar, Alisa Colchado & Alisa N. Escobar (Tex. App. 2021). “) (citing TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 546.003). Moreover, an operator of a motor vehicle, “on the immediate approach of a police vehicle using an audible signal .”
City of San Antonio v. Jimmy Maspero & Regina Maspero, Individually & as Next Friends of W.M., W.M., W.M., & W.M., Minor Child. (Tex. 2022). “” TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 546.003 (emphasis added).”
City of Houston v. Martha Vogel & Maria Escalante (Tex. App. 2022). “062(b); TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 546.003. The City’s evidence also established that Brooks stopped at the stop sign, proceeded forward slowly and got a better view, looked for oncoming traffic, determined that the intersection was clear, and proceeded across.”
City of San Antonio v. Aaron Trevino (Tex. App. 2022). “” TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 546.003. Trevino does not contend Ramos was engaging in any of the conduct listed in section 546.”
City of Houston v. Jonathan Gonzales (Tex. App. 2023). “” Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 546.004 (c)(2); see also Tex.”
City of Houston v. Jonathan Gonzales (Tex. App. 2024). “” Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 546.004 (c)(2); see also Tex.”
City of Houston v. Darlin Pineda (Tex. App. 2024). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 546.003 (providing that a police officer operating an authorized emergency vehicle “shall use, at the discretion of the operator in accordance with policies of the department or the local government that employs the operator, audible or visual…”
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