Travis County, TX Business Licensing & Operations: Towing Companies (2026)

001 directs the deputy to call a company off the Sheriff's Office Non-Consent Towing Rotation List rather than allow an open market pick. To get on that list, a company must meet conditions the Sheriff's Office sets, including maintaining 24-hour towing service, holding a state permit, keeping a place of business inside Travis County, and agreeing to charge no more than the fee schedule the Commissioners Court has set. 002 puts fee-setting in the Commissioners Court's hands directly: the Court sets the maximum non-consent tow fee by order and revisits the amount every year to check it still reflects fair value.

A towing company that thinks the cap is too low can trigger a review itself by writing to the County Judge's Office and asking for a fee study; the County then surveys fees charged in neighboring counties and counties of similar population before the Commissioners Court decides whether to adjust the cap. 004) that divides the lake into response zones, caps towing, storage, and haul-out fees, and sets response-time and suspension rules for marina operators on that list.