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Speed is prima-facie — rebuttable by conditions (TX)

Legal basis

Tex. Transp. Code 545.352 makes posted limits prima-facie evidence of a reasonable speed — rebuttable with evidence that the actual reasonable and prudent speed was higher given conditions.

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Under Tex. Transp. Code 545.352 the posted limit is prima-facie, not absolute. Conditions at the time were {conditions}; traffic flow was {traffic}. My speed was reasonable and prudent for actual conditions, rebutting the prima-facie presumption.

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