Tex. Transp. Code § 544.011 · Chapter 544. TRAFFIC SIGNS, SIGNALS, AND MARKINGS
LANE USE SIGNS.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If, on a highway having more than one lane with vehicles traveling in the same direction, the Texas Department of Transportation or a local authority places a sign that directs slower traffic to travel in a lane other than the farthest left lane, the sign must read "left lane for passing only."
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.544.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 21e380da1464afca8ae19d34f8e40e861795db79466c2fbf7d6537932f5f9206
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.