Tex. Transp. Code § 541.001 · Subchapter A. PERSONS AND GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES
PERSONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this subtitle:
(1) "Escort flagger" has the meaning assigned by Section 623.008.
(1-a) "Operator" means, as used in reference to a vehicle, a person who drives or has physical control of a vehicle.
(2) "Owner" means, as used in reference to a vehicle, a person who has a property interest in or title to a vehicle. The term:
(A) includes a person entitled to use and possess a vehicle subject to a security interest; and
(B) excludes a lienholder and a lessee whose lease is not intended as security.
(3) "Pedestrian" means a person on foot.
(4) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.
(5) "School crossing guard" means a responsible person who is at least 18 years of age and is designated by a local authority to direct traffic in a school crossing zone for the protection of children going to or leaving a school.
(6) "Sidewalk user" means an individual lawfully operating one of the following on a sidewalk:
(A) a bicycle;
(B) a motor-assisted scooter, as defined by Section 551.351;
(C) an electric personal assistive mobility device, as defined by Section 551.201;
(D) a skateboard;
(E) roller skates; or
(F) a similar device.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.103, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1129 (H.B. 2620), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 207 (S.B. 2039), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.541.htm
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