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  89R16239 RDR-F     By: Louderback H.B. No. 5039       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to driving off the roadway.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The heading to Subchapter B, Chapter 545,   Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER B.  DRIVING ON [ RIGHT SIDE OF ] ROADWAY , OFF ROADWAY, AND   PASSING          SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 545, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 545.067 to read as follows:           Sec.   545.067.     DRIVING OFF ROADWAY. (a) Except as provided   by this subtitle, an operator may not drive a motor vehicle between   a curb or lateral line of a roadway and the adjacent property line   for the purpose of normal vehicular travel.           (b)  This section does not apply to:                 (1)     a vehicle stopping, standing, or parking on the   shoulder;                 (2)     a vehicle driving on an improved shoulder in the   manner authorized by Section 545.058;                 (3)     a vehicle entering or leaving the roadway from an   alley, private road, or driveway;                 (4)     a vehicle operated for the purpose of maintaining   the highway or adjacent property;                 (5)  an authorized emergency vehicle;                 (6)     a highway maintenance or construction vehicle, as   defined by Section 547.001; or                 (7)  a service vehicle, as defined by Section 547.001.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.