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A Quick Guide to Speeding Tickets in Texas 

Speeding Tickets: Texas

If you receive a speeding ticket in Texas, you will be subject to multiple laws and fines according to how fast you were going and the amount of speeding tickets in Texas you’ve have before.  This article will describe several speeding laws in Texas, speed limits, and fines associated with a speeding ticket in Texas.  For more information on Texas traffics fines, regard the recommended articles on this website.  

Speeding Tickets in Texas

A resident will not receive a speeding ticket in Texas unless they break Tran. Code Chapter 545.351(a).  The basic speed rule states that no vehicle can travel at a speed greater than what is reasonable or acceptable under certain circumstances. 

Under Tran. Code 545.352, a person is considered to be traveling at an unreasonable speed if they are traveling about the speed limits in the following areas: 

1. 70 mph during the daytime on numbered highways outside an urban district for passenger cars and motorcycles

2. 65 mph during the nighttime on numbered highways outside an urban district for passenger cars and motorcycles

3. 60 mph during the daytime on highways that are not numbered and are outside an urban district

4. 55 mph during the nighttime unnumbered highways outside of an urban district

5. 60 mph outside of an urban district unless another speed limit has been posted under Tran. Code Chapter 545.352(b)(4).  

6. 30 mph in an urban district

7. 15 mph in an alley

Traffic Fines in Texas

If you receive a speeding ticket in Texas, you will receive a surcharge along with your fine.  If you receive multiple traffic tickets in Texas, your surcharges will increase and you will receive more points.  

According to Texas law, a surcharge will be added to a speeding ticket in Texas if the driver has accumulated 6 or more points on their driving record.  If the driver’s speeding tickets in Texas have caused the driver to accumulate six points, they will have to pay $100 and $25 for each additional point.  

Additionally, a person who accumulates multiple speeding tickets in Texas may be subject to license suspension.  If a person has received 4 or more speeding tickets in Texas in the last year or 7 or more in the last two years, they may have their license suspended. 

A speeding ticket in Texas is usually much less severe than in other states.  The fines associated with a speeding ticket in Texas and in Harris County in particular are listed below: 

1) Speeding Ticket in Texas Posted Zone- 1 to 5 over equals $170; 6 to 9 over equals $180; 10 to 14 over equals $200; 15-19 over equals $245; 20 to 20 over equals $265; 30 or more over equals $300

2) Speeding Ticket in Texas School Zone- 1 to 5 over equals $220; 6 to 9 over equals $235; 10 to 14 over equals $250; 15 to 19 over equals $270; 20 to 29 over equals $295; 30 or more over equals $325

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