Texas Traffic Laws
Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors | Last updated November 12, 2019
Below you will find links to traffic laws and driving rules in Texas -- including the online vehicle code, statutes on common traffic violations, and state-specific driving manuals (where available).
- Texas Drivers Handbook (PDF)
| Drinking & Driving Violations | Intoxication and Alcoholic Beverage Offenses (TX Penal Code Ch. 49.04) |
| Driving Without a License / With a Suspended License | Driver's Licenses and Certificates (TX Transp. Code Ch. 521) |
| Driving Without Insurance / With Insufficient Insurance | Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (TX. Transp. Code Ch. 601) |
| Driving Without Registration / With Expired Registration | Registration of Vehicles (TX Transp. Code Ch. 502) |
| Illegal U-Turn | Operation and Movement of Vehicles (TX Transp. Code Ch. 545) |
| Leaving the Scene of an Accident / Hit & Run | Accidents and Accident Reports (TX Transp. Code Ch. 550) |
| Mechanical Violations | Vehicle Equipment (TX Transp. Code Ch. 547) |
| Reckless Driving | Operation and Movement of Vehicles (TX Transp. Code Ch. 545.401) |
| Running a Red Light / Stop Sign | Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings (TX Transp. Code Ch. 544) |
| Seat Belt / Child Restraint Violations | Operation and Movement of Vehicles (TX Transp. Code Ch. 545.412 and 545.413) |
| Speeding | Operation and Movement of Vehicles (TX Transp. Code Ch. 545.351 and 545.352) |
| Unlawful Vehicle Modifications | Vehicle Equipment (TX Transp. Code Ch. 547) |
| Signaling Turns; Use of Turn Signals | Turn Signals (TX Transp. Code Ch. 547) |
Next Steps
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