Excellent post Max... welcome to the echo.
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MC>The way I was trained, the only exception is that traffic in the
  >oncoming lanes is not required to stop if there is a PHYSICAL MEDIAN
  >separating the oncoming lanes from the side the bus is on.  (A point of
  >controversy sometimes arises in the definition of a physical median.
  >Some argue that a middle turning lane shared by traffic going in both
  >directions is sufficient while others insist that a grassy median is the
  >required minimum.  I guess it ultimately depends on what the opinion of
  >the ticketing LEO and judge.)
Between here in Eufaula and Dothan, Alabama, runs U.S. 431, a four-lane
highway that is separated by a grassy median.  All along the way are
signs stating, "All traffic, both directions, must stop while school
busses load or unload children".  The laws here are very similar
to what you describe in Texas and that grassy medians and turn lanes are
NOT considered physical medians.
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