Tex. Transp. Code § 546.001 : TRANSPORTATION CODE — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC — RULES OF THE ROAD — OPERATION OF AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND CERTAIN OTHER VEHICLES — AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES — Permissible Conduct

In operating an authorized emergency vehicle the operator may:

(1) park or stand, irrespective of another provision of this subtitle;

(2) proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, after slowing as necessary for safe operation;

(3) exceed a maximum speed limit, except as provided by an ordinance adopted under Section 545.365, as long as the operator does not endanger life or property; and

(4) disregard a regulation governing the direction of movement or turning in specified directions.

Tex. Transp. Code § 546.001

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