Killeen, TX

Suspected noise and disorderly conduct by short term rental guests in Killeen must be reported to the police department, not city code enforcement, under Code of Ordinances Sec…

Every short term rental host in Killeen must collect and remit the city's hotel occupancy tax under section 31-959, which sets the rate by cross-reference to section 27-72: seven…

Every short-term rental in Killeen must hold a valid registration permit before it can be rented, leased, or even advertised. The city requires annual renewal, a paid inspection, and…

Killeen's life safety inspection for short term rental permits checks for 'no parking on unimproved surfaces' under Code of Ordinances Sec. 31-955(a)(1). Parking complaints at a…

Killeen limits the number of guests allowed in short-term rental properties. Occupancy caps are typically based on bedroom count or square footage to protect neighborhood quality of…

Killeen prohibits external business signage at home occupations. No commercial evidence visible from the street.

Killeen lets home occupations operate as a right in R-1, SR-1, SR-2, A and A-R1 districts, but Sec. 31-186(13)c.5.(v) limits the traffic they can generate: the use cannot increase…

Killeen permits certain homemade food products to be sold directly to consumers under cottage food laws. Products must be non-potentially hazardous and properly labeled.

Killeen treats a qualifying home business as a by-right accessory use of a dwelling under Sec. 31-186(13)c, not a permitted use requiring city approval. Residents get a vested right to…

Killeen allows a home based child care facility in any residential zone under Sec. 31-703, but caps care to 6 children beyond the caregiver's own kids in a single-family home (3 in a…

Killeen generally permits artificial turf installation with some requirements for drainage, appearance, and base preparation.

Killeen may encourage or require native and drought-tolerant landscaping. Some areas restrict traditional grass lawns in favor of water-efficient alternatives.

Killeen allows residential rainwater harvesting. Texas has no significant state-level restrictions on rainwater collection for personal use.

Killeen caps weeds, grass, and brush at 12 inches on lots of two acres or less. Overgrowth is a declared public nuisance; Code Enforcement orders abatement, and the city mows and liens…

Killeen's drought contingency plan assigns landscape watering days by street-address parity. Even-numbered addresses water Sundays and Thursdays, odd-numbered addresses Saturdays and…

Killeen requires trees and shrubs in the parkway strip along public streets to be trimmed so branches stay at least six feet above curb level, keeping vehicles, pedestrians and sight…

Killeen has no tree-preservation ordinance or tree-removal permit. Its landscaping code makes new commercial and multifamily development plant one tree per 25 feet of street frontage…

Killeen's animal nuisance code makes a barking dog a public nuisance once it is heard continuously for 20 minutes at least twice in 24 hours, audible 100 yards away or through a…

Killeen regulates amplified music under the general noise ordinance. Sound amplification permits available for events. TX Penal Code §42.01 applies.

Killeen has no leaf blower-specific restrictions. General noise ordinance limits apply. DFW area is EPA ozone nonattainment but no equipment bans.

Between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., Killeen bars anyone from making noise, or playing a musical instrument or other equipment, that is plainly audible to a nearby business or residence…

Killeen allows construction during designated hours. Most Texas cities permit 7 AM to 8 PM weekdays. Emergency utility work exempt.

Killeen's noise code sets a numeric ceiling on top of its nuisance rule: sound cannot exceed 3 decibels over ambient noise or 50 dBA, whichever is higher, and 5 decibels over ambient…

In Killeen, playing a radio, sound amplifier, or similar device loudly in a vehicle is a noise nuisance under Section 16-78, and Section 16-79 caps it at 50 dBA A-weighted at the…

Killeen requires off-street loading space at retail, service, manufacturing, storage, warehouse, hotel and mortuary buildings under Sec. 31-491, sized by district and floor area rather…

Killeen code enforcement can order removal of any junked or nuisance vehicle visible from a public street or right-of-way. A vehicle counts as junked once it lacks a current…

Killeen Code of Ordinances Sec. 28-132 makes it unlawful to park any vehicle over one ton, including truck tractors, within 600 feet of property zoned or used for residential purposes…

Texas Transportation Code Section 545.302, which governs on-street parking within Killeen, bars stopping in front of any driveway, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, in an intersection…

Killeen limits how long any vehicle can sit in one parking spot on a public street: no more than two hours between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. where nothing else regulates the spot, and never…

Killeen bans parking any vehicle on bare dirt or grass: driveways and parking areas must be concrete, asphalt, or another impervious surface over a compacted base. Code enforcement…

Killeen bars parking any trailer on a street next to residential property, and limits homes in R-1 through R-MP zoning to one trailer at a time, capped at 16 feet, visible from the…

Texas Occupations Code chapter 2308 sets the statewide rules for nonconsent towing and vehicle booting. A vehicle owner has 14 business days to demand a hearing in the justice court…

Killeen requires a free annual beekeeping permit from animal services under Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-211 before anyone keeps bee hives in the city, plus a flyway barrier and setback…

Killeen does not ban dogs by breed. Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-119 through 6-121 instead bans any individual dog that animal services determines is dangerous based on an unprovoked…

Killeen's Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-152 bans keeping venomous snakes and lizards, crocodilians, big cats, wolves and wolf hybrids, bears, primates, raccoons, skunks and bats as pets…

Killeen does not ban pet stores from selling dogs or cats, but Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-180 requires anyone selling, trading, or giving away an animal for compensation to hold a…

Killeen bars owners from letting any animal run at large and defines exactly what counts as restraint: a secure enclosure, a compliant tether, in-vehicle confinement, or physical…

Killeen allows up to eight hens per residential property under Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-159, with the coop set back at least 25 feet from any neighboring livable structure. Hens must…

Killeen requires every dog and cat kept within city limits to be spayed or neutered, with owners keeping proof on hand. Exemptions cover animals under six months, health-exempt animals…

Texas has no standalone hoarding statute; officers use Health & Safety Code Chapter 821 to seize animals deprived of necessary food, care, or shelter, and a court can divest the owner…

Texas lets hunters bait and feed game animals, including deer, on private property statewide. Baiting is unlawful on most public land, for wild turkey in the East Zone, and for all…

Killeen bans barbed wire and electric fencing everywhere except the A Agricultural and A-R1 Agricultural Single-Family districts, or on existing agricultural uses, under Code of…

A retaining wall taller than 4 feet in Killeen must be designed on engineer- or architect-sealed drawings before the city will issue a permit. Code Section 8-191(4) treats tall…

Front yard fences in Killeen top out at 4 feet, or 6 feet for wrought iron, while side and rear yard fences reach 8 feet under Code of Ordinances Sec. 31-856. Fences taller than 6 feet…

Killeen requires a building permit from the building inspections division before erecting, moving, repairing or replacing a fence under Sec. 31-853. The application must list the…

Under Texas Agriculture Code Chapter 143, Subchapter F, you cannot tear out a fence you jointly own with a neighbor, or one attached to a neighbor's fence, without mutual consent. To…

Killeen exempts small detached tool sheds, storage sheds and playhouses from a building permit, but only if the floor area stays at or under 20 square feet under Code Section 8-191(3)…

Killeen allows one detached guest house per lot in its A-R1 and SR-2 residential districts, but caps its floor area at 25 percent of the principal home's size, excluding garages…

Texas has no tiny-home-specific statute. Any transportable, chassis-mounted dwelling that reaches 320 square feet is manufactured housing under Occupations Code Chapter 1201, built to…

Texas law, not a Killeen ordinance, governs pool compliance at Killeen apartment complexes and homeowners-association pools: owners must inspect enclosures and gate latches at least…

Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 757 sets the pool-yard fence standard that applies to Killeen apartment complexes and homeowners-association pools: enclosures must stand at least…

Killeen's adopted International Fire Code limits open burning to the hours of 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the fire department notified before and after every fire. A permit is required…

Killeen's fire code amendments treat any outdoor fire, including a backyard fire pit or bonfire, as regulated open burning. The fire can only run between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., the…

Texas Occupations Code Chapter 2154 governs fireworks sales and use, while Local Government Code Chapter 352 limits how counties can restrict consumer fireworks during drought. The…

Selling, transporting, dispensing, or storing propane (LP-gas) in Texas requires a license from the Railroad Commission of Texas under Natural Resources Code Chapter 113. Only the…

Killeen recreational drone use is governed by FAA rules and local ordinances. Drones under 55 lbs must be registered with the FAA. No flying near airports.

Killeen maintains a no-knock or no-soliciting registry that residents can join. Solicitors who ignore posted signs or registry listings face fines.

Anyone going door to door in Killeen selling goods or taking orders needs a police department permit under the peddler ordinance, which requires fingerprints, a photo and a…

Texas law makes it a crime to put out garbage or other solid waste anywhere except an approved disposal site, and Killeen residents who dump loose trash instead of using their curbside…

Every commercial business in Killeen using the city's dumpster system has to give the container a site accessible to collection trucks and can't put it in a street, right-of-way, alley…

Killeen makes it unlawful to throw, drop, sweep or place litter or junk on any private or public property, right-of-way, street or sidewalk. Code enforcement officers and police issue…

Every residential unit in Killeen that has city water service must open a solid waste account and pay a mandatory monthly fee, which buys standard weekly collection of garbage, brush…

Killeen's automated cart program sets a strict placement window: containers can't hit the curb before 8 p.m. the night before collection and must be out by 7 a.m. on pickup day, then…

Killeen doesn't run curbside recycling pickup: residents use two staffed drop-off centers and three unattended trailers instead, and the code sets out exactly what each site takes…

Texas law turns illegal bulk dumping into a felony once the pile crosses 1,000 pounds, or 200 cubic feet, or 200 pounds when it's dumped for a business purpose. Killeen residents who…

Killeen collects grass clippings, leaves, shrub trimmings and garden waste once a week as part of the standard trash rate, but only if it's bagged, each bag under 50 pounds, and set at…

Killeen requires food trucks to obtain a mobile food vendor permit and health department approval. Annual licensing and vehicle inspections are typically required.

Since July 1, 2026, anyone operating a food truck in Killeen must hold a state mobile food vendor license issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services under Health & Safety…

Killeen's Special Events Ordinance folds street fairs, carnivals, and festivals into its special event definition, and any such event that sells food or merchandise, sets up tents, or…

Killeen defines a parade as any walk, march, or procession of twenty-five or more people, or five or more vehicles, moving together on a public roadway, sidewalk, or other public…

Killeen treats a block party as a Tier 1 minor special event under its Special Events Ordinance. Section 25-142 defines a block party as a closure of a local residential street meant…

Killeen requires a parks and recreation department permit to reserve a covered pavilion, use a baseball diamond, or hold a function at a city pool after its 8:00 p.m. closing time. The…

In Killeen's FEMA special flood hazard areas, new and substantially improved residential structures must have their lowest floor, including any basement, elevated at least two feet…

No one may grade, fill, build, or change the use of land in a Killeen special flood hazard area without first getting a floodplain development permit from the floodplain administrator…

Killeen makes it illegal to send anything but rain runoff into the city's storm drain system. Code section 32-24 bars discharging oil, wash water, chemicals, sewage or any…

Killeen requires a site disturbance permit before disturbing an acre or more of land, or any smaller parcel that is part of a one-acre-plus common development. The permit demands a…

Texas prohibits damaging, destroying, or removing a sand dune or its vegetation seaward of a dune protection line or within a critical dune area unless a permit authorizes the work…

Killeen ties sidewalk responsibility to construction permits. Under Code of Ordinances Sec. 25-4, a property owner who pulls a permit for new construction, an addition, or a structural…

Killeen requires a public right-of-way permit before anyone digs, trenches, lays pipe or wiring, or installs new equipment in a city street, alley, or right-of-way. Section 25-51…

It's a misdemeanor in Killeen to block a sidewalk with merchandise, a vehicle, a chicken coop, or nearly anything else, or to hawk goods for sale on one, unless the city council issues…

Killeen's zoning code sets minimum yard depths by district rather than one citywide number. Sec. 31-188 requires a 20-foot front yard, 5-foot side yards (15 feet on a side street) and…

Killeen's "R-1" single-family zoning district caps structures at thirty-five feet or two and one-half stories under Sec. 31-187, the same ceiling applied to the newer "SR-1" suburban…

Killeen's R-3 multifamily residential district caps building coverage at 40 percent of total lot area under City Code Sec. 31-248(b)(1). The rule sets a hard ceiling on how much of an…

A gathering of any size on public or private property is an unlawful noise nuisance in Killeen once its cumulative noise, from voices, music or both, unreasonably disturbs anyone…

Killeen makes it unlawful to cross a street anywhere in the city's designated 'fire limits' except at a marked crosswalk, and requires every pedestrian citywide to obey traffic-control…

Killeen bans skateboards, roller skates, and coasters from business-district sidewalks and from all roadways except in marked crosswalks, under Code of Ordinances Sec. 28-190. Riders…

Killeen's park rules make it unlawful to possess or consume any alcoholic beverage in a city park, one of fourteen banned activities listed alongside glass containers, discharging…

Killeen makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate in any public place, in immediate proximity to one, or anywhere visible from a public place, unless the spot is a designated restroom…

Killeen bars smoking in any public place, city-owned building, or enclosed workplace, and within 15 feet of an entrance or air intake. A separate section extends the ban outdoors to…

Killeen bans soliciting money from vehicle occupants in the public right-of-way except during a citywide permit week held once each quarter. Solicitors need a city secretary permit…

Killeen police officers do not issue citations or make arrests for Class A or Class B misdemeanor marijuana possession except when the case is part of a high-priority felony narcotics…

Killeen enforces the 2023 National Electrical Code for all wiring work under Code Section 8-210, adding local rules like a mandatory exterior shunt-trip disconnect and a 200-amp…

Killeen enforces the 2024 International Plumbing Code under Code Section 8-240, with a state-licensed master plumber required before the city issues a plumbing permit. Local amendments…

Killeen requires a building permit before you construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, or demolish any building or structure. Owners and contractors must apply to the Building Official…

Killeen's water code assigns leak duty to three parties. Sec. 30-13(e) requires city staff to investigate customer reports of low pressure or possible leaks and to inspect and repair…

Every new conveyer or in-bay automatic car wash in Killeen must install a water recycling system that reuses at least 50 percent of rinse water in later washes, under Code Section…

Before filing an eviction suit in Killeen, a landlord must give a tenant under a written lease or oral rental agreement at least three days' written notice to vacate, unless the lease…

Killeen may require landlords to register rental properties with the city and maintain compliance with housing codes. Registration helps ensure rental units meet safety and…

Killeen's Property Maintenance Code, adopted from the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code, requires any landlord who furnishes heat under a lease to keep every habitable room…

Under Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005, a Texas landlord must give a defaulting or holdover tenant at least three days' written notice to vacate before filing a forcible detainer (eviction)…

Under Tex. Prop. Code § 92.019 a residential late fee must be reasonable and may be charged only if written in the lease and the rent stays unpaid two full days after due. A fee is…

Under Tex. Prop. Code § 91.001, either party may end a month-to-month tenancy by giving notice, and the tenancy ends on the later of the date in the notice or one month after notice is…

Texas law forbids cities from adopting rent control. A municipality may not establish rent control unless its governing body finds a housing emergency caused by a disaster and the…

Texas places no statutory limit on how much a landlord can charge for a security deposit. However, the landlord must refund the deposit within 30 days after the tenant surrenders the…

In Texas a squatter can claim title only through adverse possession, with periods that shorten as the claim strengthens: 3 years under title or color of title (§ 16.024), 5 years with…

Every city-owned park in Killeen closes between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. under the Parks and Recreation chapter's park rules. Anyone found in or around a park during those hours can be…

Texas HB 1819 (88th Legislature, 2023), codified at Local Government Code 370.008 (originally 370.007), prohibits all Texas municipalities and counties from adopting or enforcing…

Killeen taxes every hotel, motel, tourist court, and short-term rental stay at 7 percent of the room charge whenever nightly cost reaches $2 or more. The director of finance collects…

Killeen requires anyone who owns, exhibits, or operates a coin-operated amusement machine, including eight-liner-style 'skill or pleasure' games, to pay an annual $7.50 occupation tax…

Texas nonprofits can conduct bingo only under a license from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which absorbed the Texas Lottery Commission's charitable bingo program on…

Texas Penal Code § 47.02(a) makes betting at cards, dice, or any game of chance a Class C misdemeanor. Section 47.02(b) supplies a defense: gambling that happens in a private place…

Texas licenses no retail sportsbook and no betting app. Placing a wager on the outcome of a game, contest, or a player's performance is a criminal offense under Penal Code §…

Killeen bans keeping livestock, swine or fowl anywhere within city limits under Sec. 6-153, but Sec. 6-154 carves out a right-to-farm exemption for any land actually zoned and used AG…

Killeen bans keeping livestock, swine or fowl within city limits, but Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-154 exempts any land zoned and used AG (agricultural open space) or AR-1 (agricultural…

Off-premises digital billboards in Killeen are "changeable electronic variable message signs" (CEVMS) under Sec. 31-502, and Sec. 31-507(B)(11) caps their brightness at 7,000 NITS in…

Killeen treats a window sign as a wall sign under Sec. 31-502: any sign painted on, affixed to, or placed within 24 inches of the interior side of an exterior window or glass surface…

Killeen lets election signs go up without a permit under Sec. 31-503(10)-(11): general campaign signs up to 36 square feet and 8 feet tall may go up 90 days before and stay 10 days…

Killeen's outdoor lighting ordinance bans light trespass and uplighting citywide and caps fixture height for every commercial, multifamily and residential property. Section…

Killeen allows exactly one sign for a garage sale, and it cannot exceed two square feet, posted only on the property where the sale is happening. Any sign anywhere else, a street…

Killeen's code has no separate bike-lane provision; cyclists follow the same rights and duties as vehicle drivers under Sec. 28-183. Riders must obey traffic signals, keep speeds…

Killeen cannot run red-light cameras. Texas Transportation Code 707.020 bars every local authority from operating a photographic traffic signal enforcement system, and the Texas…

Texas lets golf carts onto public roads in four defined situations rather than by general permission: inside a platted master planned community, on a beach open to vehicular traffic…

Killeen's Historic Overlay District ordinance requires every registered vacant structure to keep its exterior sealed against rodents. Section 31-393 demands weathertight doors, siding…

Killeen confines every adult oriented business to one of two mapped B-5 zoning parcels, near Roy Reynolds Drive and State Highway 195, and requires a permit from the Director of…

Any Killeen business that buys, trades or sells used precious metals, electronics, musical instruments, luggage or other secondhand goods needs a two-year license from the Killeen…

Killeen doesn't issue its own pawnbroker license, that's handled by the state, but it does require every licensed pawn shop in the city to hand the police chief a complete copy of its…

Killeen requires every non-consent tow company that wants police-directed work to hold a police rotation list permit issued by the chief of police. Operators need a $20,000…

Killeen's home occupation ordinance flatly excludes vehicle repair work from the businesses a resident can run out of a house. Sec. 31-186(13)c.7.(iv) lists "automobile, boat or…

Anyone selling e-cigarettes to Texas consumers must hold an e-cigarette retailer permit issued by the Comptroller, obtained for each place of business under Health and Safety Code…

Killeen limits any address to two garage sales per calendar year, each capped at three consecutive days, under City Code Sec. 15-73. A permit from the building and inspections division…

Killeen's zoning ordinance has no use category for a marijuana dispensary because Texas Health and Safety Code Sec. 481.121 makes possessing, and by extension selling, any usable…

Growing marijuana at home in Killeen is not a protected activity; Texas Health and Safety Code Sec. 481.121 criminalizes possessing any usable quantity of marijuana, and a grower…

Texas law lets Killeen require owners of vacant and unimproved lots to keep them clear of weeds, brush and nuisance conditions. The city enforces this through Code of Ordinances…

Killeen's Board of Adjustment can order a dangerous or substandard building repaired, secured, vacated, or demolished under City Code Sections 8-381 and 8-382. A structure is feasibly…

Texas law voids any homeowners' association rule that flatly prohibits solar panels, and Killeen still requires its own building permit before the panels go up. The city reviews solar…

Section 202.010 of the Texas Property Code voids any homeowners association rule that bans or restricts installing a solar energy device, a term that under Tax Code Section 171.107…

Killeen declares uplighting unlawful citywide under section 31-898(d), a direct response to light pollution that blocks the view of the night sky. The ban covers every commercial…

Killeen declares light trespass onto a neighbor's property unlawful under section 31-898(c), and backs the ban with a hard engineering rule: every outdoor fixture on commercial…

Every short-term rental in Killeen needs a city permit, and each unit must pass a health-and-safety inspection before that permit is issued and again at every annual renewal. No valid…

Texas Labor Code Section 62.0515 expressly preempts municipal and county minimum wage ordinances. The state minimum wage equals the federal floor of $7.25 per hour, and political…

Texas appellate courts have struck down municipal paid sick leave ordinances in Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio as preempted under the Texas Minimum Wage Act. HB 2127 (2023) further…

Texas authorizes License to Carry (LTC) holders to carry concealed handguns statewide under Government Code Chapter 411. Since 2021, permitless constitutional carry under HB 1927 also…

Texas Local Government Code Section 229.001 broadly preempts municipal regulation of firearms, ammunition, knives, and related accessories. Cities cannot adopt or enforce ordinances…

Texas authorizes open carry of holstered handguns statewide for adults 21 and older under Penal Code 46.02 and HB 910 (2015). Long guns may be openly carried subject to disorderly…

Texas Penal Code 46.02(a-1) lets any non-prohibited adult carry a handgun inside a personally-owned or leased motor vehicle or watercraft without a License to Carry. Since HB 1927…

Under the Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act, unpaid assessments become a lien (Tex. Prop. Code § 209.0094), but a Texas HOA may not foreclose that lien without first…

Texas Property Code Chapter 209 governs residential subdivision homeowners associations, not condominium associations and not associations that are themselves subject to the Public…

A Texas HOA enforces its recorded restrictive covenants (Tex. Prop. Code Ch. 202), but Chapter 209 controls the procedure: § 209.006 requires certified-mail notice and a cure…

Property Code Section 202.007 voids any homeowners association rule that bans drought-resistant landscaping or water-conserving natural turf, and Section 202.008 bars fines for a brown…

Texas Property Code section 202.012 stops homeowners associations from banning display of the U.S. flag, the Texas flag, or an official U.S. armed forces flag. An association can…

Texas Property Code Chapter 209 governs HOA fines, but only for mandatory-membership subdivisions; condos fall under Chapter 82 instead. State law sets no dollar cap on a fine, only a…

A Texas property owners' association cannot sell your home at a trustee's sale the way a mortgage lender can. Tex. Prop. Code Section 209.0092 requires the association to obtain a…

Texas Property Code Section 209.016 sets no cap on how much of a subdivision an association can rent out, no minimum lease term, and no grandfather clause: a declaration can still ban…

The Texas Legislature has authorized exactly one vehicle checkpoint program, and it has nothing to do with alcohol. Government Code Section 411.0095 lets the Department of Public…

Texas has never enacted an express statutory right to film police, so the legal boundary for a bystander with a phone is set by the offense of Interference with Public Duties, Texas…

Texas Penal Code Section 38.02 makes it a crime to refuse your name, residence address, or date of birth only after a peace officer has already lawfully arrested you. Being detained on…

No Texas statute obliges a driver to consent to a vehicle search, and none requires an officer to warn you that you may refuse. What Texas law does require is a paper trail: Article…

The Texas Supreme Court in City of Laredo v. Laredo Merchants Association (2018) held that Health and Safety Code Section 361.0961 preempts municipal plastic bag bans. Cities and…

Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 161 sets the minimum age for purchasing or possessing tobacco and e-cigarette products at 21 statewide, aligned with federal Tobacco 21. Active…

Texas regulates extra lighting by color, count, height and aim rather than by naming underglow. Transportation Code Section 547.305 bars any lamp showing red from directly in front of…

Texas grants no square inches of windshield to a camera. Transportation Code Section 547.613(a)(1) makes it a misdemeanor to operate a vehicle with an object or material placed on or…

Texas banned motorcycle lane splitting in plain words on September 1, 2023. Transportation Code Section 545.0605(a)(3)(B), added by House Bill 4122 of the 88th Legislature, says the…

Texas outlaws license plate covers in Transportation Code Section 504.945(a)(7), which makes it an offense to display a plate carrying a coating, covering, protective substance or…

Texas does not prohibit owning, mounting or using a radar detector in a private passenger vehicle. The one radar offense in the vehicle equipment chapter, Transportation Code Section…

Texas is one of the states that never wrote a studded tire calendar. Transportation Code Section 547.612(c) is the whole of the law: a tire on a moving vehicle may not carry a block…

Texas allows film down to 25 percent light transmission on both front side windows and on the windshield strip, with a matching ceiling of 25 percent luminous reflectance, and it sets…