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."
Tex. Transp. Code § 544.011
LANE USE SIGNS
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Green v. State (2002)
Most recently applied in United States v. Garcia (October 2013)
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.