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Tex. Transp. Code § 552.001 (2026)

Traffic Control Signals

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Sec. 552.001. TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS. (a) A traffic control signal displaying green, red, and yellow lights or lighted arrows applies to a pedestrian and a sidewalk user as provided by this section unless the pedestrian or sidewalk user is otherwise directed by a special pedestrian control signal.

(b) A pedestrian or sidewalk user facing a green signal may proceed across a roadway within a marked or unmarked crosswalk unless the sole green signal is a turn arrow.

(c) A pedestrian or sidewalk user facing a steady red signal alone or a steady yellow signal may not enter a roadway.

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

Amended by:

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 207 (S.B. 2039), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Timpa v. Dillard, 20 F.4th 1020 (5th Cir. 2021).
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Timpa v. Dillard, 20 F.4th 1020 (5th Cir. 2021). “03; Tex. Transp. Code §§ 552.001–.006, 542.301.”
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