Texas City, TX Special Events & Permits: Parade Permits (2026)

Texas City Code of Ordinances § 70.10(A) sits in Title VII, the traffic code, and it is the city's parade rule. It bars any parade or procession from occupying, marching or proceeding along any street, sidewalk or other public place or way in the city unless the group holds a permit issued by the Chief of Police. The decision belongs to the Texas City Police Department, not to a City Commission vote. The permit is also not the only condition. The section adds that the parade must follow such other regulations as are set forth in the traffic code that apply, so the street-use, parking and pedestrian rules of Title VII stay in force during the event.

Four groups are outside the requirement: the forces of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines, the military forces of the state, and the forces of the Police and Fire Departments. A civic club, school band, church or private organizer has no such exemption and needs the permit like anyone else.

Section 70.10(B) covers funeral processions. A funeral composed of a procession of vehicles has to be identified by a pennant or other identifying insignia displayed on the outside of each vehicle, or by another method the Traffic Division determines and designates.

The text of § 70.10 prints no application deadline, fee, route standard or insurance requirement, and the code cites Tex. Transportation Code § 542.202(a)(3) as the state authority for a city to regulate processions. Organizers therefore work out the terms of the permit directly with the Chief of Police. Chapter 97 is a separate track for a mass gathering: § 97.02 requires a special event permit to promote one, and the Mayor grants or denies it.