Tex. Transportation Code § 542.004
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 542.004, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 542.004. PERSONS AND EQUIPMENT ENGAGED IN WORK ON HIGHWAY SURFACE.
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This subtitle does not apply to a person, team, motor vehicle, or other equipment engaged in work on a highway unless the provision is specifically made applicable, but does apply to those persons and vehicles while traveling to or from that work.
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