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Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Wichita Falls, TX (2026)

2 verified food trucks & mobile vendors rules for Wichita Falls, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Vending Zones

Wichita Falls bans mobile food vending on fast or divided streets, in school crossing zones, and requires curbside service with clear sightlines.

Wichita Falls Mobile Food Vending Location Rules

Some Restrictions

City Code § 58-292

It shall be unlawful for a person to vend on any portion of city streets where the speed limit exceeds 30 miles per hour or on four-lane divided roadways. ... It shall be unlawful for a person to vend from a mobile food unit within an "active school crossing zone" ... It shall be unlawful for a person to vend from a mobile food unit on a street unless there is a clear view of the mobile food un...

Sidewalk & Mobile Vending

As of July 1, 2026, operating a food truck, trailer, or pushcart in Wichita Falls requires a statewide Mobile Food Vendor License from the Texas Department of State Health Services under HB 2844. The old Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District mobile permit is nullified.

Wichita Falls food truck permit: now a Texas DSHS license

Light Restrictions

City of Wichita Falls, Mobile Food Updates (HB 2844 / Tex. Health & Safety Code Ch. 437B), eff. July 1, 2026

Effective July 1, 2026 every mobile food vendor operating in Texas must have a Mobile Food Vendor License issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) in order to operate. ... All 'Retail Food Establishment – Mobile' and 'Retail Food Establishment – Mobile (Restricted Operation)' permits issued by the Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District will be nullified as of ...