Rowlett, TX Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

There is no verified City of Rowlett ordinance reserving or penalizing parking in electric-vehicle charging spaces, and Texas does not have a statewide statute making it a traffic offense to park a non-EV (often called 'ICE-ing') in a public charging stall. House Bill 2144 in the 2023 (88th) legislative session would have addressed stopping, standing or parking in a space designated as an EV charging station, but it died in committee and did not become law. What Texas does regulate is the charging equipment and providers: under Senate Bill 1001 (2023), the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) oversees public EV charging stations, requiring providers to register and maintain equipment and authorizing inspections and penalties against operators for equipment violations. These TDLR rules apply to station owners and operators, not to drivers who park in a charging space. As a result, in Rowlett the practical rules for EV charging spaces are set by the private property owner or operator of the station (for example, a retail center or parking lot), who may post signs and use private towing or trespass enforcement. On public streets, ordinary parking rules under Rowlett's code and the Texas Transportation Code still apply. Drivers should follow any posted EV-only signage even though no specific state or city traffic penalty for non-EV parking was identified.