Texas Counties Requiring Emissions Testing 2025 Map. The texas department of public safety (dps) is reminding texans texans that significant changes to the state’s vehicle safety inspection program will take effect on jan. Vehicles must successfully pass the emissions inspection before receiving a passing vehicle inspection report, which is required in order to renew the vehicle's annual registration and.
But in urban counties across texas, emissions tests are still. Despite the safety rule change, in texas, emissions tests will still be required in 17 counties: