The $7.50 fee will still exist, just under a new name: the "inspection program replacement fee."
New cars or vehicles that had not previously been registered in Texas or another state will have an initial fee of $16.75. FILE - Different Toyota car models sitting on a lot. Despite eliminating the inspections at the state level, 17 counties in Texas will still require annual emissions tests. Brazoria, Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, El Paso, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Johnson, Kaufman, Montgomery, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, Travis and Williamson counties.
Most states have got rid of their mandatory vehicle inspection programs since the federal government ended the program requirement in 1976. Texas, however, is one of the 11 states that still require annual vehicle safety inspections.Bill would allow temporary change in speed limits due to construction, weather on Texas highwaysThe bill overwhelming was passed in the Texas House and was okayed in a 20-11 vote in the Senate last month.