Tex. Transportation Code § 502.144
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 502.144, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 502.144. VEHICLES OPERATED ON PUBLIC HIGHWAY SEPARATING REAL PROPERTY UNDER VEHICLE OWNER'S CONTROL.
Official statutory text
Where a public highway separates real property under the control of the owner of a motor vehicle, the operation of the motor vehicle by the owner or the owner's agent or employee across the highway is not a use of the motor vehicle on the public highway.
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