Texas Transportation Code Section 552.005 requires pedestrians outside marked crosswalks to yield to oncoming vehicles. San Antonio Police continue to cite jaywalkers, unlike California's Freedom to Walk reform, with base fines around $100 plus court costs in San Antonio Municipal Court.
Texas Transportation Code Section 552.005 governs pedestrian crossings outside marked crosswalks. Pedestrians must yield to vehicles unless they are within an intersection or marked crosswalk; pedestrians crossing where adjacent intersections have traffic-control signals must use a crosswalk. Texas, unlike California, has not relaxed jaywalking enforcement, and San Antonio Police continue to cite walkers crossing mid-block on busy thoroughfares like Broadway, Commerce, and Houston Street downtown. Citations are typically Class C misdemeanors. San Antonio launched Vision Zero pedestrian-safety campaigns in 2021 emphasizing driver-yielding under Section 552.003, but those efforts focus on infrastructure rather than reducing pedestrian citations. Failure to appear in San Antonio Municipal Court can trigger an FTA hold on a driver license through DPS.
Class C misdemeanor with base fine around $100 plus court assessments pushing total cost above $200. Failure to appear in San Antonio Municipal Court can trigger FTA holds on a Texas driver license and warrant issuance.
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