Pearland, TX

Pearland requires a building permit for accessory structures (sheds, detached buildings) over 200 square feet under the Unified Development Code (UDC) Chapter 2, Article 4. Sheds 200…

Pearland regulates accessory dwelling units through its Unified Development Code, requiring a Conditional Use Permit before construction in residential districts and prohibiting ADUs…

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…

Pearland requires off-street truck loading berths for any department store, industrial plant, manufacturing establishment, retail establishment, storage warehouse or wholesale…

Citywide, Pearland's Unified Development Code requires every off-street parking space to sit on a paved surface. Section 4.2.1.2(b)(1) bans parking on grass or any other non-paved area…

Pearland's Unified Development Code allows homeowners to keep an operable motor home, travel trailer, or recreational vehicle on the primary, paved residential driveway. If the vehicle…

Pearland does not impose a blanket overnight parking ban, but the 72-hour street parking limit and Texas petition-based commercial truck rules govern overnight parking near homes.

Pearland prohibits any vehicle, including commercial trucks, from remaining parked on a city street for more than 72 continuous hours, and enforces posted weight limits on designated…

Pearland Code of Ordinances Section 29-18 makes it unlawful to leave any vehicle standing or parked on a city street, alley, or public way for more than 72 continuous hours.

Pearland uses its 72-hour street parking ordinance and Texas junked vehicle nuisance law to remove abandoned vehicles from streets and address inoperable vehicles on private property.

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…

Every dog, cat, ferret, and equine kept in Pearland must be implanted with a registered microchip before it turns four months old under City Code Sec. 6-3, and owners have just thirty…

Pearland bans selling, bartering, leasing, or displaying a live animal for a commercial purpose on a roadside, public right-of-way, commercial parking lot, or at an outdoor swap meet…

Pearland outlaws keeping any wild animal within city limits unless it is in a licensed zoo, a state-licensed raptor or falcon, or in the custody of a licensed wildlife rehabilitator…

Pearland's Unified Development Code defines a 'Pet and Animal Grooming Shop' as its own listed use and places it in the Non-Residential Land Use Matrix's Commercial & Related Service…

No Pearland property may keep more than five ferrets, dogs, or cats combined once they are over four months old, and only one litter is allowed on a dwelling unit's premises at a time…

Pearland's Unified Development Code treats a veterinary office or animal hospital as a conditional use, not an as-of-right one, across nearly the entire city. A clinic without outdoor…

Pearland's animal shelter must generally hold an impounded animal 72 hours before disposition, but City Code lets the animal control officer skip that hold once a feline is determined…

Pearland's general code declares the entire city a bird sanctuary and makes it unlawful to kill, trap, ensnare or even attempt to catch any wild bird, at any age, anywhere within city…

Pearland does not ban dogs by breed; instead Article IV of the animal code lets the animal control officer declare an individual dog dangerous after an unprovoked attack. Once…

Pearland repealed its backyard-fowl restrictions in 2025. The city no longer caps hen numbers, requires a coop setback, or limits roosters; keeping poultry is protected as an…

Pearland requires dogs to be leashed or confined within a fence at all times, prohibiting tethering outside of fenced yards and running at large in the city.

Pearland prohibits feeding wild ducks, including Muscovy ducks, and discourages feeding alligators, coyotes, and other wildlife to prevent habituation and nuisance conditions.

Texas keeps beekeeping light-touch: registration with the Texas Apiary Inspection Service is voluntary, not required to own hives. Beekeepers may register annually with the chief…

Pearland allows a customary home-based business as a Home Occupation under UDC Section 2.5.4.2, but only if it stays clearly secondary to the home's residential use. No more than 25%…

Pearland allows a state-registered family child care home to operate as a home occupation under UDC Section 2.5.4.4, but caps enrollment at seven children including the caretaker's…

Pearland's home occupation rules cap the traffic a home-based business can generate. UDC Section 2.5.4.2(a)(5) bars a home occupation from producing more traffic than would normally be…

Pearland strictly limits signage for home-based businesses, allowing only a small non-illuminated nameplate and prohibiting the commercial-style signs permitted on retail properties.

Texas does not license cottage food at all. Health and Safety Code Section 437.0191(a) declares that a cottage food production operation is not a food service establishment, and…

Pearland's local fire code amendment requires UL- or FM-approved smoke detectors in every new residential or commercial building, spaced at least every 900 square feet, wired with…

Pearland prohibits the sale, possession, use, or discharge of all fireworks within city limits and surrounding extraterritorial jurisdiction year-round, including July 4 and New Year's…

Brazoria County bans open fires and fire pits in county parks except in areas the Parks Director specifically designates and regulates. Park visitors also cannot drop or scatter lit…

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…

Pearland bars running motorized lawn mowing equipment, including mowers, edgers, trimmers and weed eaters, between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. within 300 feet of any residential…

Pearland bans operating any loudspeaker or sound-amplifying equipment mounted on a vehicle when the sound is plainly audible 50 feet from its source on any street, alley, sidewalk…

Pearland prohibits unreasonably loud, disturbing, or unnecessary noise that disturbs neighbors, with stricter enforcement during overnight hours under Chapter 19 of the city code.

Pearland prohibits animal noise that disturbs neighbors, including persistent barking, howling, or yelping, under both the noise ordinance and the city's animal control rules.

Pearland regulates amplified music and outdoor sound systems under its noise ordinance and special event permit process, requiring approval for events that generate amplified sound.

Pearland controls industrial and commercial noise emissions through its noise ordinance and zoning standards, prohibiting sound that crosses property lines and disturbs neighbors.

Pearland's Unified Development Code bars above-ground electric fencing, wire mesh such as hog or chicken wire, and barbed wire as residential perimeter fencing, unless the lot sits on…

Pearland requires a permit before repairing, rebuilding or constructing any residential fence where the materials and labor exceed $300 in market value, and every new, reconstructed or…

Pearland exempts retaining walls up to 4 feet tall, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall, from building permit requirements under its locally amended 2021…

Pearland's Unified Development Code caps residential fences at 8 feet in side and rear yards and bars solid fencing within 15 feet of a public street in the front yard. A decorative…

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…

Pearland's Unified Development Code lets commercial and multifamily developments substitute xeriscape and native, drought-tolerant landscaping for standard turf, but only with written…

In the 20-foot triangular sight area at every Pearland street corner, Sec. 26-45 of the Code of Ordinances bars tree branches or foliage below 15 feet from the street gutter flow line…

Removing a protected or large tree in Pearland requires an approved tree disposition plan and tree survey, and every diameter inch cut must be replanted inch-for-inch on site, off…

Pearland caps weeds and grass at nine inches on any premises, including the parkway and right-of-way. Ignore a ten-day notice and the city mows the lot itself, then assesses the cost…

Under Pearland's Drought Contingency Plan, once the city manager declares Stage 2 or worse, landscape irrigation is restricted to odd or even calendar days matching your street…

Texas Property Code 202.007 prohibits HOAs from banning rainwater harvesting systems, and Health & Safety Code 341.042 sets statewide standards for harvested rainwater used as a…

Pearland can deny or revoke a short-term rental permit once an owner racks up three or more substantiated violations of the STR article, or of any applicable federal, state or local…

Pearland caps occupancy at no more than two adult guests per bedroom, plus up to two additional adults, with a hard ceiling of 10 total persons including children. The limit is set by…

Short-term rentals in Pearland must comply with the citywide noise ordinance in Chapter 19, and STR operators are responsible for guest behavior. The STR ordinance was specifically…

Pearland charges a 7% local Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) on every short-term rental booking, in addition to the 6% Texas state HOT. STR operators must collect, file, and remit the city…

Under Ordinance 1611, a Pearland short-term rental must provide off-street parking on the property for at least one motor vehicle per bedroom. On-street parking cannot be used to…

Pearland requires every short-term rental property within city limits to obtain a city permit before advertising or hosting paying guests. The permit is non-transferable and is issued…

Pearland requires a building permit before constructing or installing any swimming pool, with plans reviewed against zoning, setbacks, easements, and the adopted International Swimming…

Pearland enforces the 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, requiring all residential pools to be enclosed by a barrier at least 48 inches high with self-closing and…

Pearland picks up bulky waste, items like furniture, mattresses, appliances and fence material too big for a garbage cart, once a week alongside recycling and green waste under City…

Commercial customers in Pearland must use a dumpster or roll-off supplied by the city's exclusive waste contractor, kept in a screened enclosure that meets the Unified Development…

Pearland Code of Ordinances § 12-13 bans dumping garbage, solid waste, recyclable material, or brush anywhere other than the manner set out in Chapter 12, and separately bans littering…

Pearland requires green waste, grass clippings, leaves and small tree limbs, to go out in clear plastic or brown paper bags, or tied bundles, for weekly curbside pickup under City Code…

Pearland residents may recycle material from their own homes, but state law bars anyone from diverting recyclable material away from the authorized collection stream. Code of…

Pearland contracts with Frontier Waste Solutions to provide twice-weekly residential garbage collection under Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances, with assigned pickup days based on…

Pearland requires garbage and recycling carts to be placed curbside with the lid opening facing the street and at least four feet of clearance from any other object during scheduled…

Pearland provides weekly single-stream curbside recycling through Frontier Waste Solutions, allowing residents to commingle paper, plastic, glass, and metal in one cart without…

Pearland's Unified Development Code requires outdoor light fixtures in Residential Retail Node developments to be shielded so light does not spill onto neighboring property. Fixtures…

Pearland's Unified Development Code bans off-premise billboards outright unless part of a City-adopted signage program, and any sign the City does allow to be illuminated cannot exceed…

Pearland limits residential structures to 35 feet under Unified Development Code Section 2.4.2.5(d), the height cap applied identically across the R-E, SR-15, SR-12, R-1, R-2, R-3, TH…

Pearland's R-1 Single-Family Residential-1 District requires a 25-foot front setback (20 feet on cul-de-sac and thumbnail lots), a 7-foot-6-inch side setback and a 20-foot rear setback…

Pearland limits building footprint to 60 percent of lot area in the R-1 Single-Family Residential-1 District under Unified Development Code Section 2.4.2.5(c)(1)(d), paired with an…

Pearland treats any arcade or game room with more than four coin-operated amusement machines or eight-liners as a regulated 'gaming establishment' under City Code Article V. Owners…

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 §…

Pearland's Unified Development Code sets architectural and site standards for its historic downtown in the Old Townsite (OT) District, Section 2.4.3.4. Any project along Main…

Pearland requires anyone operating a tow truck for hire on city streets to hold a director-issued emergency tow truck permit under Chapter 31. The city vets applicants for public…

Anyone dealing in junk or secondhand goods in Pearland needs a city license under Code § 14-24, backed by a $2,000 bond and a $100 annual fee. Dealers must log every purchase in a…

Pearland's UDC does not list auto repair among the ten uses barred outright from home occupations, but its performance standard in Section 2.5.4.2(a)(6) effectively rules it out: a…

Operating a sexually oriented business in Pearland requires a city license issued through the chief of police, and the business must sit at least 1,000 feet from any church, school…

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…

Pearland has no stand-alone sidewalk cafe permit. Instead, a restaurant or bar holding a Texas mixed beverage permit and a food and beverage certificate can extend service onto a…

Any procession or parade in Pearland must operate under a valid city permit, and no special event citywide may proceed without a permit issued under the city's special events policy…

Anyone holding a special event in a Pearland public park or recreation area needs a written permit from the parks and recreation department first. The $25.00 application must come with…

Anyone selling, exhibiting, or taking orders at a periodic fair, carnival, bazaar, or similar amusement event inside Pearland city limits must hold a peddler permit issued by the city…

Pearland's Drought Contingency Plan classifies failing to fix a controllable water leak after the city gives notice as a nonessential, prohibited water use once drought restrictions…

Pearland bans skateboards, roller skates, hoverboards and similar wheeled toys from roadways except when crossing at a crosswalk or where no sidewalk exists. Riders must stop before…

Pearland's Section 20-9 smoking ban does not stop at building doors. It requires smoke-free enclosed public places and workplaces citywide, then extends outdoors: smoking is banned…

Brazoria County bars drinking or possessing alcoholic beverages inside its parks except where state law itself allows it. Section 7(1)(a) of the county's Parks Conduct Rules sets the…

Brazoria County bars soliciting alms or contributions, for any purpose, public or private, inside its parks. Section 7(6) of the 1982 Parks Conduct Rules folds the ban into the same…

Pearland's code enforcement/health officer inspects every food establishment at least once every 12 months and issues a numerical score with a corresponding letter grade. The person in…

Pearland adopts the Texas Food Establishment Rules for food service citywide and layers on a local requirement for temporary food establishments: the permit application must include a…

Before any Pearland short-term rental can open to guests, the fire marshal's office must inspect the property against six minimum occupancy standards, from smoke and carbon monoxide…

Building a fence, wall, hedge, sprinkler system, or any other structure on, over, or across a Pearland street, sidewalk, alley, park, or the strip between a lot line and the public…

Right-of-way users in Pearland must get the public works director's prior approval before cutting a street or sidewalk, and Sec. 26-90 separately requires every structure placed in the…

Pearland requires a floodplain development permit before any construction, fill, or land alteration in a special flood hazard or moderate flood hazard area. The floodplain…

Pearland bans land-disturbing construction activity without a city permit and requires an approved erosion and sediment control plan for any site disturbing an acre or more. The city…

Pearland's General Code bars anyone from putting anything but storm water and specifically listed allowable flows into the city's municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4). The city…

New and substantially improved homes in Pearland's FEMA flood hazard area must have their lowest floor, including all ductwork, plumbing, and HVAC, elevated at least one foot above…

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…

Pearland's Unified Development Code allows mobile food units and concessionaires on brewery, micro-distillery, and micro-winery sites only as an accessory use tied to that business's…

Every food truck in Pearland needs a city mobile food unit permit from the code enforcement/health officer, issued one permit per unit and renewed every twelve months, on top of the…

Under Texas Health & Safety Code Section 437.0045, a county, city, or public health district may require a food truck permit only if the Department of State Health Services would…

Pearland enforces the 2021 International Plumbing Code, as locally amended, for every plumbing installation in the city, with the Building Official as code official and violations…

Pearland requires a building permit before construction under the 2021 International Building Code, adopted verbatim at Code § 7-13. Start work without one and you owe double the…

Pearland's building code adopts the 2023 edition of the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70) by reference, and Chapter 9 requires a permit for electrical work under the same permitting…

Pearland's Unified Development Code sorts regulated trees into four classes by trunk diameter: Protected Trees drawn from the City's Protected Tree List, Large Trees at 12 inches DBH…

Pearland's Unified Development Code sets fixed placement distances for trees planted in medians, easements and street rights-of-way. Replacement trees must sit at least 6.5 feet from a…

Pearland's tree code defines a heritage tree as a significant tree (36-inch circumference or more) standing in the Old Town Site, a state-designated historical site, or the floodplain…

Pearland collects an annual local occupation tax equal to half of the state occupation tax from every person pursuing an occupation the state taxes, under Sec. 28-2 of the Code of…

Pearland's Unified Development Code limits temporary window signs to 25 percent of a business's combined window area, or 50 percent of any single window, and caps display at 45…

Pearland requires a permit for every garage sale and limits each residence to three signs per event. Permits cost $20 and applications must be submitted at least three days before the…

Texas Election Code 259.003 and Election Code Section 259.002 protect political signs on private residential property. Cities cannot regulate compliant signs at any time, and HOAs…

Pearland does not set its own class-based electric bicycle tiers; Sec. 29-10 sends roadway riding straight to state law and only adds local sidewalk-crossing and parental-supervision…

Pearland cannot run red-light cameras. Texas Transportation Code Section 707.020, enacted by House Bill 1631 in 2019, bars every local authority from operating a photographic traffic…

Bicycles in Brazoria County parks must stay on improved roads or paths built for them, keep to the right side in single file when riding as a group, and run lights at night. Section…

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…

Pearland requires every building, including rental housing, to meet minimum livability standards under the city's Substandard and Vacant Building Abatement ordinance. A structure with…

Pearland requires short-term rental operators to obtain a city permit, register through GovOS, pass a Fire Marshal inspection, and remit Hotel Occupancy Tax under Ordinance 1611.

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…

Pearland's local amendments to the Residential Code set the wind-design table for new one- and two-family homes. Because Pearland sits in Brazoria County, construction must comply with…

Pearland's adopted building, electrical, and residential codes require a building and electrical permit before installing rooftop or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic systems on any…

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…

Pearland prohibits grass and weeds taller than nine inches and other offensive conditions on developed and undeveloped property, with escalating enforcement for repeat violations.

Pearland extends weed and nuisance enforcement to undeveloped land that abuts developed properties, requiring vacant lot owners to maintain vegetation and clear offensive conditions.

Door-to-door sellers in Pearland are classified as peddlers under Chapter 22 of the Code of Ordinances and must obtain a permit from the city secretary before knocking on a single…

Posting a "No Peddlers Allowed" or "No Solicitations Allowed" sign makes it a misdemeanor for any peddler to enter a Pearland property, and Chapter 22 of the Code of Ordinances also…

Pearland limits each residence to two garage sales per calendar year and no more than one sale per quarter under Chapter 11½ of the Code of Ordinances.

Pearland public parks are open from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily under City park rules adopted by the Parks and Recreation Department, with after-hours presence prohibited absent a…

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…

Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 487 limits cannabis dispensing to state-licensed Compassionate Use Program providers: expanded to as many as 15 organizations by HB 46 (2025). There…

Texas Health & Safety Code 481.121 makes it a crime to possess or grow marijuana anywhere in the state. Home cultivation is illegal in every Texas city and county regardless of plant…

Texas Government Code Chapter 423 occupies the field of unmanned aircraft regulation. Cities and counties cannot adopt their own recreational drone ordinances, though limited municipal…

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…

Texas Local Government Code Chapter 212 and Agriculture Code Chapter 251 limit municipal authority to zone or regulate land qualified for agricultural use appraisal. Counties have no…

The Texas Right to Farm Act, Agriculture Code Chapter 251, protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits and local regulations after one year of operation. HB…

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…