Mobility & Curb Rules in Houston, TX (2026)

3 verified mobility & curb rules for Houston, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Shared E-Scooter Rules

Houston never authorized a dockless scooter-share program, and in November 2025 it tightened the screws: operating or renting a shared micromobility device between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. is unlawful, and pop-up rental stands are banned outright.

Houston Shared Scooter Rules. Curfew and Rental Limits

Significant Restrictions

Houston, Tex., Code of Ordinances § 45-341 (Ord. adopted Nov. 19, 2025)

Sec. 45-341. ... (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a micromobility device or off-highway vehicle on any public roadway, street, alley, sidewalk, trail, or city park within the city limits between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. the following day, unless expressly authorized by state law... (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, erect, operate, or maintain a temp...

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Bike Lane Rules

Houston Bike Plan 2017 establishes a 1,800-mile bikeway network. Chapter 45 traffic rules govern bicycle operation and require motorists to provide three-foot passing distance, while bayou trails offer separated multi-use paths citywide.

Bike Lane Rules And Bayou Trails

Light Restrictions

Tex. Transportation Code § 551.103

Sec. 551.103. OPERATION ON ROADWAY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person operating a bicycle on a roadway who is moving slower than the other traffic on the roadway shall ride as near as practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway, unless:(1) the person is passing another vehicle moving in the same direction;(2) the person is preparing to turn left at an intersection or o...

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TNC Pickup Zones

Houston requires Uber and Lyft drivers picking up airport passengers to wait in a designated TNC waiting area and load only at airport-designated pickup and drop-off curbs, enforced under the Houston Airport System's Chapter 9 permit rules.

Houston TNC Airport Pickup and Drop-off Zones

Some Restrictions

Houston Code of Ordinances § 9-59

(b)TNC drivers waiting for a fare through a TNC's mobile application technology shall wait in a designated TNC commercial vehicle waiting area on airport property or outside the geofence.(c)TNC drivers may pick up or drop off pre-arranged passengers only at designated TNC pick-up and drop off areas at airport terminal commercial curbs or other airport areas designated by the director.

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Looking for Harris County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Houston city rules.

Mobility & Curb Rules in Harris County →