Pflugerville, TX Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- Required permit
- DSHS mobile food vendor license
- Effective
- July 1, 2026
- Renewal
- Annual; one license per vehicle
- Health inspection
- Within 14 days of complete application
- Local role
- Fire/zoning/location codes; no commissary mandate
Summary
Since July 1, 2026, anyone running a food truck in Pflugerville must hold a Texas DSHS mobile food vendor license: one per vehicle, renewed annually. State law now preempts the city's old mobile-food-vendor permit, though Pflugerville still enforces fire, zoning, and location codes.
Sec. 437B.003. LOCAL PREEMPTION. This chapter preempts a local authority's power to prohibit or regulate mobile food vendors in a manner that conflicts with this chapter. ... Sec. 437B.051. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not operate as a mobile food vendor in this state unless the person holds a mobile food vendor's license issued by the department. A separate license is required for each food vending vehicle a mobile food vendor operates.
Full Breakdown
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) issues the license under Health & Safety Code Chapter 437B, added by HB 2844. You apply on the DSHS form, pass a health inspection within 14 days of a complete application, and pay the department's fee; the license expires on its first anniversary and is not transferable. Operating after DSHS suspends or revokes a license draws an administrative penalty. Pflugerville can inspect under a collaborative agreement with DSHS and enforce fire, zoning, and location codes, but section 437B.004 bars the city from mandating a commissary or a fixed distance from restaurants.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a DSHS mobile food vendor license, or after suspension or revocation, exposes the vendor to an administrative penalty set by the department; three citations in a 12-month period can trigger revocation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I still need a Pflugerville city food-truck permit?
Does Pflugerville require a commissary?
How much is the license and how often do I renew?
Sources & Official References
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