This can be true of the right OR the left lane depending on which shoulder is used for the stop.
And in Houston they've set up chains of 4 or 5 such "incidents" where each was used as just cause for another stop down the road.
Houston has also pushed through legislation mandating tows for stopping on the highway (including to change your tire). They say it is safer. My question is, why don't they pull the cars off the highway to write a ticket then or move the vehicles ASAP when there is an accident?
"This can be true of the right OR the left lane depending on which shoulder is used for the stop."
In most states stopping on the left shoulder is illegal even if there is room.