AUSTIN, Texas — The need for Texas drivers to get their annual state inspection will finally end on Wednesday. Texans will no longer be required to get their vehicles inspected to receive their ...

The state has removed the requirement for an annual safety inspection, only requiring an emissions test in certain North ...

Texas counties, including ElPaso, that require emissions inspections will still mandate annual emissions tests regardless of ...

A major change for Texans is now official. House Bill 3297 went into effect Jan. 1, meaning vehicle safety inspections will be a thing of the past for most Texans. In 2023, HB 3297 was signed into law ...

SAN ANTONIO — Starting Wednesday, non-commercial drivers in Texas will no longer need to get their annual safety inspection for vehicle registration, which comes after lawmakers passed legislation in ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the clock chimed midnight Wednesday morning, Texans rung in 2025 — and the state’s mandatory vehicle inspections officially became a thing of the past. During the 2023 legislative ...

Beginning Jan. 1, vehicle safety inspection requirements for most Texas counties will be eliminated, but Harris County and other major metropolitan centers will still require vehicles to pass an ...

HOUSTON — We've been telling you about it for months and now it's about to be the law. Starting on January 1, 2025, Texans won’t need state inspections on non-commercial vehicles to get their ...

HOUSTON — Texas is eliminating vehicle safety inspections beginning next year, but you’ll still spend time at an auto shop to get a sticker. KHOU 11 News has gotten many questions about things like ...

McKINNEY — Alexi Kavrazonis, the owner of Wash Guys Lube Auto Center in McKinney, has been doing state inspections for years, handling about 25 to 40 a day. "The safety portion of your inspection ...

Texas drivers and car dealers will be affected by two new laws that go into effect in the new year. One new law passed by the Texas Legislature will eliminate most vehicle safety inspections, the ...

A lot of state laws changed at the start of the new year. Twenty-one states raised their minimum wage. New York began offering prenatal leave to pregnant people. Washington state banned the sale of ...