Emissions testing & state inspection by city
The rules follow the county a vehicle is registered in, but people look for a station near home. Each city page lists the businesses we found with that city in their address, the counties the city lies in (2020 Census), the county tax office and the DPS-recognized repair facilities in town.
The biggest cities
| City | Counties (program) | Residents (2020) | Station listings | DPS repair facilities | Station fee (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery | 2,304,580 | 113 | 59 | $18.50 |
| San Antonio | Bexar | 1,434,625 | 16 | 1 | $18.50 |
| Dallas | Dallas, Collin and Denton | 1,304,379 | 20 | 14 | $18.50 |
| Austin | Travis and Williamson | 961,855 | 40 | 22 | $11.50 |
| Fort Worth | Tarrant, Denton and Parker | 918,915 | 10 | 14 | $18.50 |
| El Paso | El Paso | 678,815 | 9 | 4 | $11.50 |
| Arlington | Tarrant | 394,266 | 11 | 9 | $18.50 |
| Plano | Collin and Denton | 285,494 | 8 | 6 | $18.50 |
| Frisco | Collin and Denton | 200,509 | 1 | 3 | $18.50 |
| McKinney | Collin | 195,308 | 1 | 2 | $18.50 |
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census (TIGERweb). Station listings: businesses with the city in their address (archived DPS locator pages and map listings). Repair facilities: the DPS Recognized Emissions Repair Facility locator.
Cities on a county line
These cities lie partly in a program county and partly in a county without emissions testing, with residents on both sides (2020 Census). More in cities that cross emissions county lines.
- BartlettAbout 697 residents outside the program (Bell County); 0 station listings
- BaytownAbout 4,900 residents outside the program (Chambers County); 7 station listings
- CressonAbout 717 residents outside the program (Hood County); 0 station listings
- ElginAbout 8,076 residents outside the program (Bastrop County); 0 station listings
- Fair Oaks RanchAbout 3,440 residents outside the program (Comal County and Kendall County); 0 station listings
- KatyAbout 4,447 residents outside the program (Waller County); 2 station listings
- MabankAbout 1,226 residents outside the program (Henderson County); 0 station listings
- Mineral WellsAbout 14,656 residents outside the program (Palo Pinto County); 0 station listings
- Mustang RidgeAbout 449 residents outside the program (Caldwell County); 0 station listings
- Royse CityAbout 2,148 residents outside the program (Hunt County); 0 station listings
- SchertzAbout 36,337 residents outside the program (Comal County and Guadalupe County); 0 station listings
- SelmaAbout 3,805 residents outside the program (Comal County and Guadalupe County); 0 station listings
- WallerAbout 1,994 residents outside the program (Waller County); 0 station listings