Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Texas (2026)

Under Texas Health & Safety Code Section 437.0045, a county, city, or public health district may require a food truck…

A food truck or food service facility can't set up in Carrollton without city permits obtained from the appropriate…

A food truck selling on a Georgetown street or on public or private property needs an Itinerant Merchant permit from…

Harlingen requires a health permit for every mobile food unit and attaches ongoing conditions to it: a daily licensed…

Houston requires every mobile food unit to carry an individual medallion from the Health Department, issued only after…

Mission requires mobile food units to hold a one-year conditional use permit, a zoning business permit, and a health…

Richardson requires anyone running a mobile food unit on a public street or sidewalk to carry both a police department…

San Angelo requires every mobile food unit to hold a City food establishment permit under Sec. 7.06.031 and to follow…

Every mobile food business, from food trucks to trailers and carts, needs a city-issued mobile business license before…

Texarkana requires every mobile food unit to hold a valid permit, display its permit number in three-inch letters on…

Abilene treats a food truck, trailer, or cart the same as any other food establishment: it needs an inspected permit…

Arlington mobile food establishments can't vend within one block of an elementary, junior high, or middle school, can't…

Baytown Code Sec. 42-153 leaves inspection and permitting of the mobile food unit itself to the Texas Department of…

Bryan requires every mobile food vendor to hold a city permit before operating, plus the Brazos County Health…

Cedar Park requires every mobile food establishment to hold a city permit issued by the Director of Development…

Celina requires food trucks and mobile food vendors to hold an annual health permit before operating anywhere in the…

Conroe requires food truck operators to comply with Code Sections 18-131 through 18-236 for mobile vending. Operators…

Converse requires every food truck to hold a valid mobile food establishment permit, displayed while operating, before…

Food trucks in Corpus Christi are regulated under Chapter 38 of the Code of Ordinances (Peddlers, Vendors, Mobile Food…

El Paso regulates mobile food vendors under Title 12, Chapter 12.46 of the Municipal Code. Food trucks must obtain a…

Farmersville treats every mobile food unit as a food establishment. City Code Sec. 32-24(c) requires a mobile food…

Fort Bend County Environmental Health requires every mobile food unit operating in the county to obtain an annual…

Operating a food truck court or a temporary food truck site in Frisco requires a site plan or temporary certificate of…

Mobile food vendors operating in Fulshear must hold a Fort Bend County health permit and comply with city peddler…

Grand Prairie Ch. 13, Art. XII regulates mobile food vendors. A Mobile Food Truck Permit is required from the city…

Food trucks operating in Grapevine must obtain a city Mobile Food Vendor permit, pass Tarrant County Public Health…

Operating a mobile food unit in unincorporated Harris County requires a Public Health permit, medallion, and GPS device…

Mobile food trucks and trailers operating in Leander must hold a city food vending permit and report their planned…

Lewisville requires mobile food vendors to obtain a mobile food vendor permit from the city under Code of Ordinances…

Longview requires every mobile food unit to hold a valid permit before operating, plus a Mobile Food Unit Certificate…

Midland requires every mobile food vendor, trucks, hot trucks, and pushcarts alike, to hold a Health Department permit…

Missouri City requires every mobile food unit to obtain a city-issued food service permit, pass a pre-opening health…

New Braunfels requires anyone operating a mobile food unit to obtain a permit from the local health authority, display…

Odessa requires mobile food vendors to hold an Ector County Health Department permit first, then pay a city fee and…

Mobile food units operating in Richmond must obtain a Fort Bend County mobile food establishment permit and pass a…

Rosenberg requires every mobile food unit to obtain an annual city permit, meet Texas Food Establishment Rules, and…

Round Rock requires an MFE Zoning Review approval for every host site before a food truck can operate, plus current…

Rowlett requires every food establishment, including mobile food units, to hold a city-issued permit before operating…

Operating a food truck in San Marcos requires a health authority permit tied to an approved central preparation…

Every mobile food unit operating in Sugar Land must carry a city-issued medallion or a temporary retail food…

Taylor requires every mobile food vendor to carry two permits before selling from a truck or cart: a solicitor's permit…

Temple requires a City mobile food unit permit before any food truck can operate, on top of a Bell County health permit.

Chapter 247 of the Travis County Code requires every mobile food unit and roadside vendor operating in the…

Tyler requires each mobile food unit to hold a Transient Mobile Food Vendor Permit from the Planning Director plus…

Victoria requires a $100 annual Mobile Food Vendor permit from the Fire Marshal before operating any food truck…

A food truck operating in Allen needs permits at both the county and city level: a Collin County Environmental Health…

Since July 1, 2026, every mobile food vendor in Texas must hold a state DSHS license under HB 2844. A Brownsville or…

Operating a food truck in Cedar Hill requires a Dallas County Health mobile food permit, City of Cedar Hill business…

Food trucks in Collin County require a Texas DSHS mobile food unit permit and a local health department permit from…

Dallas requires a Mobile Food Establishment permit from Dallas Code Compliance Consumer Health ($380–$675 annually)…

Food trucks and mobile food vendors operating in Denton must obtain a Mobile Food Vendor Permit from the City of Denton…

Fort Worth requires mobile food vendors to obtain a Mobile Food Unit permit from the Fort Worth/Tarrant County Health…

Garland requires mobile food vendors to obtain a city permit and a Dallas County Health Department food service permit…

A food truck in Guadalupe County needs a mobile food unit permit. Health and Safety Code Section 437.003 lets the…

Haltom City food trucks need a Tarrant County Public Health mobile food permit and a city business registration. Trucks…

Katy requires every food truck and mobile food unit to obtain a city Mobile Food Vendor permit under Ordinance 3086…

Food trucks in Keller need a Tarrant County Public Health mobile food unit permit plus a city business registration…

Killeen requires food trucks to obtain a mobile food vendor permit and health department approval. Annual licensing and…

Laredo mobile food vendors need a city Mobile Food Unit permit, Health Department inspection, and state Food Manager…

Food trucks in Little Elm must obtain a mobile food vendor permit from the town and meet Denton County health…

Food trucks operating in Live Oak need a city mobile food vendor permit plus San Antonio Metropolitan Health District…

Lubbock food trucks need a Mobile Food Unit permit from the Lubbock Public Health Department plus a Texas Food Handler…

Mcallen requires food trucks to obtain a mobile food vendor permit and health department approval. Annual licensing and…

Food trucks operating in Mesquite need a Dallas County health permit plus a city mobile vendor permit, with fire…

Montgomery County Environmental Health issues mobile food unit permits for unincorporated operations under TX Food…

Food trucks in NRH require a Tarrant County Public Health mobile food unit permit and a NRH health permit or itinerant…

A food truck operating in unincorporated Williamson County must hold a mobile food unit permit. Under Health and Safety…

Austin offers some of the most food-truck-friendly permitting in Texas: Austin Public Health Mobile Food Vendor permit…

Food trucks in College Station need a mobile food vendor permit from the city and a food service permit from the health…

Denton County does not issue food truck operating permits for unincorporated areas. Food trucks and mobile food vendors…

Sec. 22-126 bans selling food along roughly 46 named Brownsville streets and corridors, and within 500 feet of any…

Carrollton's zoning code confines food trucks and food service facilities to Transit Center (TC) zoning districts, and…

Mobile food vendors and peddlers in Celina cannot sell on a public sidewalk or street without prior permission from the…

Corpus Christi bars mobile food vending on residentially zoned property and limits residential-street vending to routes…

Dallas splits mobile food unit vending into two zones. Inside the Central Business District, a truck needs a CBD…

El Paso bans mobile food vendors from stopping to sell anywhere in the downtown area without a special city council…

Fort Worth restricts where mobile food vendors can set up: no operating within 50 feet of single-family or multifamily…

Garland bans parking a catering truck or mobile food unit in any residential zone under Code of Ordinances Section…

Georgetown restricts where a permitted Itinerant Merchant may set up under City Code Section 6.50.040, barring vending…

Houston requires street vendors to hold a location-specific permit valid only on non-residential property, limiting…

Mobile food vending in Laredo is confined to three permit categories tied to specific locations: a competitively bid…

Midland lets a licensed mobile food vendor park and sell from a delineated right-of-way space almost anywhere in the…

Mobile food units and food truck parks are conditional uses under Mission's zoning code, restricted mostly to…

Pearland's Unified Development Code allows mobile food units and concessionaires on brewery, micro-distillery, and…

Richardson bans mobile food vending on any street with four or more marked traffic lanes and, on residential streets…

Round Rock confines mobile food trucks to approved host sites: commercial or industrial lots with an active business…

San Antonio bars mobile food vending within 300 feet of a school around school hours, bans it in the downtown business…

Shenandoah bans mobile food vending on city rights-of-way, streets and city property altogether, so trucks and carts…

Sugar Land confines mobile food unit vending to a specific list of stationary site types: active construction sites…

Texarkana confines mobile food unit sales to specific zoning districts and bars fixed-location vending on city streets…

Victoria confines mobile food vending mainly to the Downtown Business District, barring fixed-location sales elsewhere…

Waco's open-air vending rules limit where a mobile food unit or roadside vendor can set up: no vending facility may sit…

Amarillo's zoning ordinance controls where a mobile food unit can operate, separate from its state health permit…

Arlington confines a stand-alone mobile food establishment to the DT-FBZ-CMU, DT-FBZ-Core, and DT-FBZ-Gateway zoning…

Austin City Code Sec. 25-2-812 bans mobile food trucks on private property citywide except where this section allows…

Baytown's Unified Land Development Code treats a mobile food vendor as a temporary use that can operate up to 365 days…

Mobile food trucks, carts, and trailers in Bryan can't operate in single-family residential zones except when serving…

A semi-stationary food truck in Cedar Park is treated as an accessory use and may only set up in commercial, office…

Conroe confines mobile food courts to private property outside any public right-of-way and layers on site standards…

Food trucks in Converse must vend from private property with owner permission or from on-street parking, never blocking…

Denton requires mobile food units to operate only in properly zoned locations, get HOA sign-off for residential stops…

Edinburg bars mobile food trucks from residential and agricultural zones by default and keeps them 100 feet from any…

On private property, Farmersville limits food trucks to non-residential zoning districts: Neighborhood Service, General…

Mobile food units in unincorporated Fort Bend County vend on private property only with the owner's notarized written…

Food truck courts and temporary sites in Frisco may only operate where the zoning ordinance allows them, must sit at…

Fulshear treats mobile vendors and food trucks as a conditional use, restricting where they can set up and requiring…

Harlingen requires mobile food vendor permits and bans fixed-location food truck operations in residential and…

Unincorporated Harris County requires mobile food vendor vehicles to park at least 20 feet from structures, other…

League City regulates food trucks through its permitting process. Mobile food vendors need applicable permits and must…

Leander keeps mobile food trucks at least 150 feet from any residential dwelling and off public streets, sidewalks and…

Lewisville bars mobile food establishments and general service carts from vending in city parks without a written…

Longview limits where mobile food units may vend: not on grass or dirt, not in residential zones without an HOA or…

Lubbock caps where a food truck, cart or trailer can set up shop. Section 8.19.003 confines mobile food vendors to…

Missouri City restricts where mobile food units may operate through section 9.19 of the city zoning ordinance, limiting…

New Braunfels limits mobile food courts to zoning districts that already allow restaurants, capping each site at ten…

Odessa bars mobile food vendors from congested spots, school streets, and within 100 feet of intersections.

Pharr bars mobile food vendors from single-family residential and agricultural districts unless the health coordinator…

A food truck park in Plano is a distinct zoning use that needs a Specific Use Permit in every nonresidential zoning…

San Angelo allows mobile food units by right in every commercial and manufacturing zoning district, the Central…

San Marcos requires written authorization to vend on city property like parks and bans overnight parking of mobile food…

Taylor limits mobile food vending to residential streets with fewer than four marked traffic lanes and bars it from…

Temple allows mobile food units to operate on private property in any zoning district for temporary events with a city…

Tyler bars mobile food units from vacant lots and residential districts, requires an improved parking surface, and…

Wichita Falls bans mobile food vending on fast or divided streets, in school crossing zones, and requires curbside…

Guadalupe County sets no vending zones or location districts for food trucks; it cannot zone unincorporated land. A…

Williamson County sets no vending zones or location districts for food trucks; it cannot zone unincorporated land. A…

Baytown bans open-air vending outright: anyone selling or exhibiting goods for sale outdoors, off a licensed premises…

Longview bars vending, selling, or displaying merchandise from any public sidewalk, street, or right-of-way inside city…

Mission outlaws foot and bicycle peddling, hawking, and taking orders from motorists on public streets, rights-of-way…

New Braunfels bars mobile food units from selling or serving food on any public street, sidewalk, or right-of-way, with…

Pharr flatly prohibits selling goods or exhibiting merchandise on any public street, sidewalk, alley, or right-of-way…

Selling merchandise or food from a pushcart, wagon, or table on San Marcos public streets, alleys, or sidewalks is…

Selling food, drinks, flowers, or any other merchandise on a Sugar Land sidewalk, street, or public property is…

Bryan caps how long mobile food vendors can sell on public streets and bars them from congested sidewalks, bike lanes…

Cedar Park bans selling or advertising goods on any street, sidewalk, alley, or public right-of-way in the city, though…

Denton requires every mobile food establishment to hold a 12-month city health permit, operate from an approved…

Farmersville bans operating a food truck or mobile food establishment on any street, sidewalk, parking lot, or city…

Fulshear outright bans selling any goods, food, or merchandise on the public right-of-way next to a sidewalk or roadway…

Anyone vending food or other commodities from a stand, cart or vehicle on a Georgetown street or sidewalk needs an…

Houston requires street vendors selling goods from trucks, carts, or temporary sites on non-residential property to…

Lewisville makes it unlawful for mobile food establishments and general service carts to sell food on any street…

Lubbock requires every mobile food vendor to comply with Environmental Health Department and Fire Marshal permitting…

Odessa requires every mobile food vendor to first hold an Ector County health department permit, pass a fire marshal…

Parker bans selling any personal property, including food, on a public right-of-way, street, or highway unless the City…

Rockwall requires itinerant vendors to get a $100 permit before selling from private property, and bans them entirely…

Rowlett bans stationary retail vending on streets and public right-of-way; on private property it must still comply…

Temple prohibits mobile food units, including push carts, from operating or soliciting sales in any public street…

Texarkana requires itinerant vendors and peddlers to obtain a city license before selling door-to-door or from…

Amarillo mobile food units must hold a Food Establishment permit from the Amarillo Area Public Health District, with a…

Every mobile food vendor operating in Austin must hold a valid Mobile Food Vending Permit. As of July 1, 2026, that…

Carrollton has no stand-alone sidewalk food-vending permit: City Code § 116.83(A) routes any outdoor food or retail…

Celina makes it unlawful to sell food or merchandise on a public sidewalk or road without prior permission from the…

Converse requires a peddler permit before selling on public streets or sidewalks, and street vendors get no exclusive…

Corpus Christi bars operating any mobile food unit until the health officer inspects it and grants a health permit…

Selling goods or services on public or private property in downtown Dallas requires a Central Business District…

DeSoto bars operating any food establishment, mobile food units included, without a permit from the DeSoto Health…

Selling merchandise on El Paso streets or door-to-door as a vendor or solicitor requires a city license under Chapter…

Fort Worth requires every mobile food unit to hold a valid Food Establishment permit from the Environmental Services…

Mobile food vendors in Garland operate under the Texas Food Establishment Rules adopted in City Code Chapter 22…

Mobile vendors on Grand Prairie streets get no exclusive or stationary spot: a single vending stop can't run past 15…

Harlingen requires a mobile food vendor permit for trucks, trailers and carts, bars fixed operation in…

Unincorporated Harris County caps food pushcarts at 4 feet wide, 8 feet long and 8 feet tall, bars motorized carts, and…

Selling food from a cart or vehicle on a Laredo sidewalk requires a street vendor's permit, and every permit holder…

Sidewalk and outdoor sales on public property in Leander, including vending units, require express permission and a…

Operating a food truck or concession trailer in McAllen requires a $300-per-unit city permit under Code § 54-51, a…

Operating a mobile food unit in Mesquite requires an annual MFU health permit from the city Health Division and daily…

Midland requires a City-issued permit and license before selling from a fixed sidewalk or street location, with a $100…

Every food truck in Pearland needs a city mobile food unit permit from the code enforcement/health officer, issued one…

Plano requires every mobile food establishment to operate from an approved central preparation facility, never a…

Operating a food truck in Round Rock takes three approvals: a Texas DSHS mobile food vendor license (mandatory…

San Angelo caps a mobile food unit's stay in the public right-of-way at 12 hours per location, unless an approved…

Anyone operating a food truck, pushcart, trailer, or vending food on foot in San Antonio must hold a current mobile…

Selling goods on a Victoria street, sidewalk, or alley is unlawful without a permit: vehicle-based snow-cone and food…

Waco bans mobile food vending without a public open air vending permit from the Inspection Services Department. Trucks…

Arlington stopped issuing its own mobile food permits on September 1, 2023. Food trucks now operate under a Tarrant…

Conroe food trucks and sidewalk food vendors must carry a Texas DSHS mobile food vendor license as of July 1, 2026. The…

Since July 1, 2026, every food truck operating in Edinburg must hold a state Mobile Food Vendor license from Texas…

As of July 1, 2026, Frisco food trucks are licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Services, not the city…

Irving no longer issues its own mobile food truck permits. A truck must carry a Dallas County Health mobile food…

Since July 1, 2026, anyone running a food truck in Pflugerville must hold a Texas DSHS mobile food vendor license: one…

To run a food truck in Richardson you need a mobile food vendor license from the Texas Department of State Health…

As of July 1, 2026, operating a food truck, trailer, or pushcart in Wichita Falls requires a statewide Mobile Food…

As of July 1, 2026, mobile food vendors in Abilene must hold a statewide license from the Texas Department of State…

Since July 1, 2026, Katy no longer issues its own mobile food vendor licenses. Every food truck, concession trailer, or…

Since July 1, 2026, anyone operating a food truck in Killeen must hold a state mobile food vendor license issued by the…

Since July 1, 2026, anyone dispensing food from a truck in The Woodlands must hold a Texas DSHS mobile food vendor…