AUSTIN (KXAN) — In one month, most Texas drivers will be able to skip the state’s annual vehicle safety inspection. Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, a new law, which Gov. Greg Abbott signed in June ...

Texas will no longer require vehicle safety inspections for non-commercial vehicles. This change, brought about by House Bill 3297, means drivers will only need to pay a $7.50 inspection program ...

Beginning Wednesday, vehicle owners will instead pay an annual $7.50 fee. That cost is the same as the state’s previous inspection fee, but doesn’t come with the added requirement of bringing ...

New, previously registered vehicles purchased in Texas or another state would be required to pay an initial inspection program replacement fee of $16.75 to cover two years, according to DPS.

Starting January 1, Texas drivers will no longer need vehicle inspections, but will pay a $7.50 fee during registration.

A new Texas law taking effect Jan. 1 ends the vehicle safety inspection program for non-commercial vehicles. Instead, drivers of non-commercial vehicles will pay a one-time fee.

Fully electric vehicles are also exempt from emissions tests in Texas. Related: You’ll still pay an annual fee Texans will continue to pay the $7.50 inspection fee every year, though it will now ...

The Texas DMV answers, yes. The bill maintains the annual $7.50 safety inspection fee under a new name: Inspection Program Replacement Fee, which the state will collect at the time of vehicle ...

Starting in 2025, Texans will no longer need a safety inspection before registering a car for most vehicles, except commercial ones, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).

Vehicles excluded from the inspection will still be required to pay a $7.50 inspection program replacement fee. New vehicles that have not been registered in Texas or another state will need to ...

HOUSTON — Changes are coming for Texas drivers. In less than six months, drivers will not be required to have an annual car safety inspection. Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, non-commercial vehicles no ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, vehicle safety inspections will soon be a thing of the past for most Texans. That's when House Bill 3297 will go into effect.