Harris County, TX Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Texas Transportation Code chapter 542 lets the local authority designate parking and loading zones on its own streets. In unincorporated Harris County, the Harris County Engineering Department issues commissioners-court traffic orders creating loading zones in commercial corridors and around county facilities. Yellow curb paint and posted signs mark the zones. Cities including Houston, Pasadena, Baytown, La Porte, and Sugar Land control loading zones inside their limits through their public works departments. The Houston Parking Management Division operates downtown and Midtown loading zones with time limits and commercial-only restrictions. Violations are enforced by the Harris County Sheriff in unincorporated zones and city parking enforcement elsewhere.