Unmarked Crosswalks in Texas

1. A traffic control signal displaying green, red, and yellow lights or lighted arrows applies to a pedestrian as provided by this section unless the pedestrian is otherwise directed by a special pedestrian control signal.
2. A pedestrian facing a green signal may proceed across a roadway within a marked or unmarked crosswalk unless the sole green signal is a turn arrow.
3. A pedestrian facing a steady red signal alone or a steady yellow signal may not enter a roadway.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

1. A pedestrian control signal displaying "Walk," "Don't Walk," or "Wait" applies to a pedestrian as provided by this section.
2. A pedestrian facing a "Walk" signal may proceed across a roadway in the direction of the signal, and the operator of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian.
3. A pedestrian may not start to cross a roadway in the direction of a "Don't Walk" signal or a "Wait" signal. A pedestrian who has partially crossed while the "Walk" signal is displayed shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the "Don't Walk" signal or "Wait" signal is displayed.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

1. The operator of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing a roadway in a crosswalk if:
   1. no traffic control signal is in place or in operation; and
   2. the pedestrian is:
      1. on the half of the roadway in which the vehicle is traveling; or
      2. approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger.
2. Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a pedestrian may not suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and proceed into a crosswalk in the path of a vehicle so close that it is impossible for the vehicle operator to yield.
3. The operator of a vehicle approaching from the rear of a vehicle that is stopped at a crosswalk to permit a pedestrian to cross a roadway may not pass the stopped vehicle.
4. If it is shown on the trial of an offense under Subsection (a) that as a result of the commission of the offense a collision occurred causing serious bodily injury or death to a visually impaired or disabled person, the offense is a misdemeanor punishable by:
   1. a fine of not more than $500; and
   2. 30 hours of community service to an organization or agency that primarily serves visually impaired or disabled persons, to be completed in not less than six months and not more than one year.
5. A portion of the community service required under Subsection (d)(2) shall include sensitivity training.
6. For the purposes of this section:
   1. "Visually impaired" has the meaning assigned by Section 91.002, Human Resources Code.
   2. "Disabled" means a person who cannot walk without the use or assistance of:
      1. a device, including a brace, cane, crutch, prosthesis, or wheelchair; or
      2. another person.
7. If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another section of this code or the Penal Code, the actor may be prosecuted under either section or both sections.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1272 (H.B. 1343), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.

1. A pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle on the highway if crossing a roadway at a place:
   1. other than in a marked crosswalk or in an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection; or
   2. where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided.
2. Between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation, a pedestrian may cross only in a marked crosswalk.
3. A pedestrian may cross a roadway intersection diagonally only if and in the manner authorized by a traffic control device.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

1. Notwithstanding another provision of this chapter, the operator of a vehicle shall:
   1. exercise due care to avoid colliding with a pedestrian on a roadway;
   2. give warning by sounding the horn when necessary; and
   3. exercise proper precaution on observing a child or an obviously confused or incapacitated person on a roadway.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.