Tex. Transp. Code § 546.005 : TRANSPORTATION CODE — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC — RULES OF THE ROAD — OPERATION OF AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND CERTAIN OTHER VEHICLES — AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES — Duty of Care

This chapter does not relieve the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle from:

(1) the duty to operate the vehicle with appropriate regard for the safety of all persons; or

(2) the consequences of reckless disregard for the safety of others.

Tex. Transp. Code § 546.005

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