Texas motor-vehicle sales tax is a statewide 6.25 percent (with a few statutory twists). What this county official rates varies is the local title fee — and, in some metro counties, a state emissions-program fee. Harris County is not Loving County. This guide compares those live dollar fees across all 254 counties and leaves sales tax to the statewide statute. Right now the highest local title fee is 21.5% in Bexar / Cameron, and the lowest is 0% in Borden / Dimmit / Kenedy / Kent / King / Loving / McMullen / Sterling / Ward. Harris is 11.5%; Dallas is 11.5%. If you live in Harris rather than Dallas, the gap is $0.00 ($0.00 on the local fee). This guide compares 254 localities across 254 counties. Rates are sourced from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and county tax assessor-collectors and update in real time so a levy change cannot leave a stale percentage in the prose.
Why the locality on the title changes the bill
You title in the county of your Texas residence. A cheaper Panhandle local fee does not apply to a Houston address. Emissions counties show that extra fee on the official rate data; rural counties often show zero.
Harris sits at 11.5% while Tarrant sits at 10%. If you live in Harris instead of Tarrant, that is $1.50. People move this gap around without meaning to: a dealer in a cheaper jurisdiction does not rewrite the sourcing rules. The live comparisons below use the same local title fee field the calculator uses.
- Texas Department of Motor Vehicles — title fees; county tax offices
- Texas Tax Code Chapter 152 — motor vehicle sales and use tax (6.25 percent statewide)
- Texas Transportation Code Chapter 501 — certificates of title; local title fees
- TCEQ / DPS — emissions inspection counties (Dallas, Tarrant, Travis, El Paso, and others marked on the official rate data)
How this state taxes (or fees) a vehicle
Texas Tax Code Chapter 152 imposes motor-vehicle sales and use tax at 6.25 percent of the total consideration (standard rate), collected by the county tax assessor-collector. Separately, Transportation Code Chapter 501 sets a statewide title fee; counties add a local title fee. Some counties participate in emissions inspection programs with an associated fee in the current official rates. This article’s featured live rate is the local title fee. Title fee (statewide) and emissions appear in the appendix.
Visit the county tax assessor-collector within 30 days (standard). Bring proof of identity, insurance, VIN inspection when required, and the title. Pay state sales tax and title/local fees together.
Highest and lowest rates right now
Among localities currently loaded for Texas, the maximum local title fee is 21.5% (Bexar / Cameron) and the minimum is 0% (Borden / Dimmit / Kenedy / Kent / King / Loving / McMullen / Sterling / Ward). Those names are live. If a district overtakes the leader next quarter, the sentence updates automatically. On a $45,000 transaction, the high row is $21.50 and the low row is $0.00.
Treat a raw maximum with care when official tables include special districts, CID parcels, or vehicle types other than a passenger car. The regional sections below prefer ordinary cities and counties you would actually put on a title. The appendix remains the complete searchable list.
Gulf Coast and Houston metro
This cluster is where many readers actually live. Harris is 11.5% in the current official rates. The comparisons that follow keep names in the sentence and live amounts in the same sentence.
If you register or title in Harris rather than Fort Bend, the local title fee is 11.5% versus 11.5%. The gap is $0.00. The purchase price does not change that local fee.
The same passenger vehicle costs $10.00 in local fees in Montgomery and $10.00 in Galveston. That is a flat $0.00 — it does not grow when you step from a beater to a new truck.
From one end of this cluster to the other — Harris versus Jefferson — the local title fee runs 11.5% against 10%, a gap of $1.50 ($1.50).
Named in this section: Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson, Montgomery. Other rows that belong to the same counties still live in the appendix table.
Example 1: Harris versus Fort Bend
Scenario: Two residents register or title the same passenger vehicle, one in Harris and one in Fort Bend.
Fort Bend local title fee: $11.50
Gap: $0.00
Raising the purchase price does not change these flat fees. Sales tax, if any, is a different statute.
Example 2: A cheaper vehicle and a dearer one
Scenario: A $4,000 beater and a $45,000 truck in Harris pay the same local fee: $11.50.
Truck in Harris: $11.50
Same truck in Fort Bend: $11.50
If you live in the high-fee locality, you feel it every title or every registration cycle, not as a percent of MSRP.
Dallas–Fort Worth
This cluster is where many readers actually live. Dallas is 11.5% in the current official rates. The comparisons that follow keep names in the sentence and live amounts in the same sentence.
Shop the clerk, not the lot: Dallas is 11.5% and Tarrant is 10%. Living in Dallas instead of Tarrant changes the local fee by $1.50.
From one end of this cluster to the other — Dallas versus Collin — the local title fee runs 11.5% against 11.5%, a gap of $0.00 ($0.00).
Named in this section: Collin, Dallas, Tarrant. Other rows that belong to the same counties still live in the appendix table.
Example 1: Dallas versus Tarrant
Scenario: Two residents register or title the same passenger vehicle, one in Dallas and one in Tarrant.
Tarrant local title fee: $10.00
Gap: $1.50
Raising the purchase price does not change these flat fees. Sales tax, if any, is a different statute.
Example 2: A cheaper vehicle and a dearer one
Scenario: A $4,000 beater and a $45,000 truck in Dallas pay the same local fee: $11.50.
Truck in Dallas: $11.50
Same truck in Tarrant: $10.00
If you live in the high-fee locality, you feel it every title or every registration cycle, not as a percent of MSRP.
Central Texas
This cluster is where many readers actually live. Travis is 11.5% in the current official rates. The comparisons that follow keep names in the sentence and live amounts in the same sentence.
The same passenger vehicle costs $11.50 in local fees in Travis and $11.50 in Williamson. That is a flat $0.00 — it does not grow when you step from a beater to a new truck.
If you register or title in Bexar rather than Bell, the local title fee is 21.5% versus 11.5%. The gap is $10.00. The purchase price does not change that local fee.
From one end of this cluster to the other — Travis versus McLennan — the local title fee runs 11.5% against 11.5%, a gap of $0.00 ($0.00).
Named in this section: Bell, Bexar, McLennan, Travis, Williamson. Other rows that belong to the same counties still live in the appendix table.
Example 1: Travis versus Williamson
Scenario: Two residents register or title the same passenger vehicle, one in Travis and one in Williamson.
Williamson local title fee: $11.50
Gap: $0.00
Raising the purchase price does not change these flat fees. Sales tax, if any, is a different statute.
Example 2: A cheaper vehicle and a dearer one
Scenario: A $4,000 beater and a $45,000 truck in Travis pay the same local fee: $11.50.
Truck in Travis: $11.50
Same truck in Williamson: $11.50
If you live in the high-fee locality, you feel it every title or every registration cycle, not as a percent of MSRP.
Border, Panhandle, and East Texas
This cluster is where many readers actually live. El Paso is 20% in the current official rates. The comparisons that follow keep names in the sentence and live amounts in the same sentence.
El Paso charges 20% for the local title fee; Hidalgo charges 20%. If you live in El Paso, you pay $0.00 more (or less) than in Hidalgo on that local fee alone.
Shop the clerk, not the lot: Cameron is 21.5% and Webb is 20%. Living in Cameron instead of Webb changes the local fee by $1.50.
Nueces charges 10% for the local title fee; Lubbock charges 10%. If you live in Nueces, you pay $0.00 more (or less) than in Lubbock on that local fee alone.
From one end of this cluster to the other — El Paso versus Smith — the local title fee runs 20% against 11.5%, a gap of $8.50 ($8.50).
Named in this section: Cameron, El Paso, Hidalgo, Lubbock, Nueces, Smith, Webb. Other rows that belong to the same counties still live in the appendix table.
Example 1: El Paso versus Hidalgo
Scenario: Two residents register or title the same passenger vehicle, one in El Paso and one in Hidalgo.
Hidalgo local title fee: $20.00
Gap: $0.00
Raising the purchase price does not change these flat fees. Sales tax, if any, is a different statute.
Example 2: A cheaper vehicle and a dearer one
Scenario: A $4,000 beater and a $45,000 truck in El Paso pay the same local fee: $20.00.
Truck in El Paso: $20.00
Same truck in Hidalgo: $20.00
If you live in the high-fee locality, you feel it every title or every registration cycle, not as a percent of MSRP.
Counties and localities covered here
Current official data covers 254 distinct county/parish labels and 254 total rows. Names, as printed:
Anderson, Andrews, Angelina, Aransas, Archer, Armstrong, Atascosa, Austin, Bailey, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Borden, Bosque, Bowie, Brazos, Brewster, Briscoe, Brooks, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Callahan, Cameron, Camp, Carson, Cass, Castro, Chambers, Cherokee, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Coke, Coleman, Collingsworth, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, Crosby, Culberson, Dallam, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Delta, DeWitt, Dickens, Dimmit, Donley, Duval, Eastland, Ector, Edwards, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Franklin, Freestone, Frio, Gaines, Garza, Gillespie, Glasscock, Goliad, Gonzales, Gray, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hale, Hall, Hamilton, Hansford, Hardeman, Hardin, Harrison, Hartley, Haskell, Hays, Hemphill, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hill, Hockley, Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Howard, Hudspeth, Hunt, Hutchinson, Irion, Jack, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Jones, Karnes, Kendall, Kenedy.
If a name is long, truncated, or includes a district tag, that is how the official locality is labeled. Look it up in the appendix rather than shortening the official name.
More named comparisons
The regional sections cannot quote every locality. These additional pairs still use live rates and real place names, so you can see how neighbors diverge without scrolling the appendix yet.
Shop the clerk, not the lot: Harris is 11.5% and Dallas is 11.5%. Living in Harris instead of Dallas changes the local fee by $0.00.
Tarrant charges 10% for the local title fee; Bexar charges 21.5%. If you live in Tarrant, you pay $11.50 more (or less) than in Bexar on that local fee alone.
Shop the clerk, not the lot: Travis is 11.5% and Collin is 11.5%. Living in Travis instead of Collin changes the local fee by $0.00.
El Paso charges 20% for the local title fee; Hidalgo charges 20%. If you live in El Paso, you pay $0.00 more (or less) than in Hidalgo on that local fee alone.
Shop the clerk, not the lot: Fort Bend is 11.5% and Montgomery is 10%. Living in Fort Bend instead of Montgomery changes the local fee by $1.50.
Williamson charges 11.5% for the local title fee; Cameron charges 21.5%. If you live in Williamson, you pay $10.00 more (or less) than in Cameron on that local fee alone.
Shop the clerk, not the lot: Nueces is 10% and Bell is 11.5%. Living in Nueces instead of Bell changes the local fee by $1.50.
Galveston charges 10% for the local title fee; Lubbock charges 10%. If you live in Galveston, you pay $0.00 more (or less) than in Lubbock on that local fee alone.
Shop the clerk, not the lot: Webb is 20% and McLennan is 11.5%. Living in Webb instead of McLennan changes the local fee by $8.50.
Jefferson charges 10% for the local title fee; Smith charges 11.5%. If you live in Jefferson, you pay $1.50 more (or less) than in Smith on that local fee alone.
Shop the clerk, not the lot: Anderson is 11.5% and Andrews is 7%. Living in Anderson instead of Andrews changes the local fee by $4.50.
Angelina charges 10% for the local title fee; Aransas charges 11.5%. If you live in Angelina, you pay $1.50 more (or less) than in Aransas on that local fee alone.
A longer tour of named places
One more pass across named places, still in comparison sentences, still live:
Anderson charges 11.5% for the local title fee; Andrews charges 7%. If you live in Anderson, you pay $4.50 more (or less) than in Andrews on that local fee alone.
Shop the clerk, not the lot: Angelina is 10% and Aransas is 11.5%. Living in Angelina instead of Aransas changes the local fee by $1.50.
Archer charges 10% for the local title fee; Armstrong charges 10%. If you live in Archer, you pay $0.00 more (or less) than in Armstrong on that local fee alone.
Shop the clerk, not the lot: Atascosa is 10% and Austin is 10%. Living in Atascosa instead of Austin changes the local fee by $0.00.
Bailey charges 10% for the local title fee; Bandera charges 10%. If you live in Bailey, you pay $0.00 more (or less) than in Bandera on that local fee alone.
Shop the clerk, not the lot: Bastrop is 11.5% and Baylor is 10%. Living in Bastrop instead of Baylor changes the local fee by $1.50.
Bee charges 10% for the local title fee; Bell charges 11.5%. If you live in Bee, you pay $1.50 more (or less) than in Bell on that local fee alone.
Shop the clerk, not the lot: Bexar is 21.5% and Blanco is 11.5%. Living in Bexar instead of Blanco changes the local fee by $10.00.
Borden charges 0% for the local title fee; Bosque charges 10%. If you live in Borden, you pay $10.00 more (or less) than in Bosque on that local fee alone.
Shop the clerk, not the lot: Bowie is 10% and Brazos is 11.5%. Living in Bowie instead of Brazos changes the local fee by $1.50.
Brewster charges 10% for the local title fee; Briscoe charges 10%. If you live in Brewster, you pay $0.00 more (or less) than in Briscoe on that local fee alone.
Shop the clerk, not the lot: Brooks is 11.5% and Brown is 11.5%. Living in Brooks instead of Brown changes the local fee by $0.00.
Burleson charges 11.25% for the local title fee; Burnet charges 11.5%. If you live in Burleson, you pay $0.25 more (or less) than in Burnet on that local fee alone.
Shop the clerk, not the lot: Caldwell is 11.5% and Calhoun is 10%. Living in Caldwell instead of Calhoun changes the local fee by $1.50.
Callahan charges 10% for the local title fee; Cameron charges 21.5%. If you live in Callahan, you pay $11.50 more (or less) than in Cameron on that local fee alone.
Shop the clerk, not the lot: Camp is 10.5% and Carson is 10%. Living in Camp instead of Carson changes the local fee by $0.50.
Cass charges 11.5% for the local title fee; Castro charges 10%. If you live in Cass, you pay $1.50 more (or less) than in Castro on that local fee alone.
Shop the clerk, not the lot: Chambers is 11.5% and Cherokee is 10%. Living in Chambers instead of Cherokee changes the local fee by $1.50.
Further comparisons (set 2)
Same places, different pairings, still using live rates:
If you register or title in Andrews rather than Angelina, the local title fee is 7% versus 10%. The gap is $3.00. The purchase price does not change that local fee.
The same passenger vehicle costs $11.50 in local fees in Aransas and $10.00 in Archer. That is a flat $1.50 — it does not grow when you step from a beater to a new truck.
If you register or title in Armstrong rather than Atascosa, the local title fee is 10% versus 10%. The gap is $0.00. The purchase price does not change that local fee.
The same passenger vehicle costs $10.00 in local fees in Austin and $10.00 in Bailey. That is a flat $0.00 — it does not grow when you step from a beater to a new truck.
If you register or title in Bandera rather than Bastrop, the local title fee is 10% versus 11.5%. The gap is $1.50. The purchase price does not change that local fee.
The same passenger vehicle costs $10.00 in local fees in Baylor and $10.00 in Bee. That is a flat $0.00 — it does not grow when you step from a beater to a new truck.
If you register or title in Bell rather than Bexar, the local title fee is 11.5% versus 21.5%. The gap is $10.00. The purchase price does not change that local fee.
The same passenger vehicle costs $11.50 in local fees in Blanco and $0.00 in Borden. That is a flat $11.50 — it does not grow when you step from a beater to a new truck.
If you register or title in Bosque rather than Bowie, the local title fee is 10% versus 10%. The gap is $0.00. The purchase price does not change that local fee.
The same passenger vehicle costs $11.50 in local fees in Brazos and $10.00 in Brewster. That is a flat $1.50 — it does not grow when you step from a beater to a new truck.
If you register or title in Briscoe rather than Brooks, the local title fee is 10% versus 11.5%. The gap is $1.50. The purchase price does not change that local fee.
The same passenger vehicle costs $11.50 in local fees in Brown and $11.25 in Burleson. That is a flat $0.25 — it does not grow when you step from a beater to a new truck.
Two complete examples
These two walk-throughs use the same live rate as the regional boxes. They are not a substitute for a clerk’s calculator, but they show the arithmetic behind the live dollar figures.
Complete example A: title/register in Harris
Scenario: A family keeps a passenger vehicle in Harris.
Compared with Dallas: $11.50
Gap: $0.00
Add statewide sales tax and plate fees from the statutes cited below; they are separate from this local fee.
Complete example B: the same vehicle in Dallas
Scenario: Identical vehicle, different locality.
Harris: $11.50
If you live in Harris, you are not entitled to Dallas’s fee.
What these rates do not include
The 6.25 percent motor-vehicle sales tax, inventory tax on dealers, and registration (license plate) are not the local title-fee live rates.
- Texas Department of Motor Vehicles — title fees; county tax offices
- Texas Tax Code Chapter 152 — motor vehicle sales and use tax (6.25 percent statewide)
- Texas Transportation Code Chapter 501 — certificates of title; local title fees
- TCEQ / DPS — emissions inspection counties (Dallas, Tarrant, Travis, El Paso, and others marked on the official rate data)
Common questions
Why do some county names mention emissions? Those counties are in the inspection program. The parser strips the parenthetical so Harris still looks up as Harris.
Can I title in a $1 local-fee county if I live in Harris? No. Texas titles to your residence county.
Can I trust a screenshot of this article in six months? Trust the live rates on this page, not a PDF. Highest and lowest names update when official rates change.
What if a rate shows as unavailable? The locality name may not match official spelling. Search the appendix and use the official city or county label.
Does a dealer in the cheap locality save me money? Almost never, if sourcing follows residence or first use. Harris still pays 11.5% when that is where the vehicle belongs.
How these rates stay current
Every rate and dollar amount in this article is pulled live from current official data used by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and county tax assessor-collectors. When an official levy changes, the figures on this page update in real time. Highest and lowest locality names also update automatically.
This is an educational estimator, not a clerk’s receipt. Effective dates, exemptions, trade-in rules, and assessment fractions can be more precise than a single combined rate. When you title, the state’s collecting office is the authority.
Appendix: searchable rate table
Use this as a search box, not as a substitute for the comparisons above. Filter by city, county, or location name.
| County | Local title fee |
|---|---|
| Anderson | $11.50 |
| Andrews | $7.00 |
| Angelina | $10.00 |
| Aransas | $11.50 |
| Archer | $10.00 |
| Armstrong | $10.00 |
| Atascosa | $10.00 |
| Austin | $10.00 |
| Bailey | $10.00 |
| Bandera | $10.00 |
| Bastrop | $11.50 |
| Baylor | $10.00 |
| Bee | $10.00 |
| Bell | $11.50 |
| Bexar | $21.50 |
| Blanco | $11.50 |
| Borden | $0.00 |
| Bosque | $10.00 |
| Bowie | $10.00 |
| Brazos | $11.50 |
| Brewster | $10.00 |
| Briscoe | $10.00 |
| Brooks | $11.50 |
| Brown | $11.50 |
| Burleson | $11.25 |
| Burnet | $11.50 |
| Caldwell | $11.50 |
| Calhoun | $10.00 |
| Callahan | $10.00 |
| Cameron | $21.50 |
| Camp | $10.50 |
| Carson | $10.00 |
| Cass | $11.50 |
| Castro | $10.00 |
| Chambers | $11.50 |
| Cherokee | $10.00 |
| Childress | $10.00 |
| Clay | $10.00 |
| Cochran | $10.00 |
| Coke | $10.00 |
| Coleman | $10.00 |
| Collingsworth | $10.00 |
| Colorado | $10.00 |
| Comal | $11.50 |
| Comanche | $11.00 |
| Concho | $10.00 |
| Cooke | $11.00 |
| Coryell | $10.00 |
| Cottle | $10.00 |
| Crane | $1.50 |
| Crockett | $5.00 |
| Crosby | $10.00 |
| Culberson | $10.00 |
| Dallam | $10.00 |
| Dawson | $10.00 |
| Deaf Smith | $10.00 |
| Delta | $10.00 |
| DeWitt | $10.00 |
| Dickens | $10.00 |
| Dimmit | $0.00 |
| Donley | $10.00 |
| Duval | $10.00 |
| Eastland | $10.00 |
| Ector | $10.00 |
| Edwards | $11.00 |
| Erath | $10.00 |
| Falls | $11.50 |
| Fannin | $10.00 |
| Fayette | $10.00 |
| Fisher | $10.00 |
| Floyd | $10.00 |
| Foard | $10.00 |
| Franklin | $11.50 |
| Freestone | $10.00 |
| Frio | $11.50 |
| Gaines | $10.00 |
| Garza | $10.00 |
| Gillespie | $11.50 |
| Glasscock | $10.00 |
| Goliad | $11.50 |
| Gonzales | $10.00 |
| Gray | $10.00 |
| Grayson | $10.00 |
| Gregg | $9.00 |
| Grimes | $10.00 |
| Guadalupe | $11.50 |
| Hale | $10.00 |
| Hall | $10.00 |
| Hamilton | $10.00 |
| Hansford | $10.00 |
| Hardeman | $10.00 |
| Hardin | $10.00 |
| Harrison | $11.50 |
| Hartley | $10.00 |
| Haskell | $10.00 |
| Hays | $10.00 |
| Hemphill | $10.00 |
| Henderson | $10.00 |
| Hidalgo | $20.00 |
| Hill | $10.00 |
| Hockley | $10.00 |
| Hood | $10.00 |
| Hopkins | $11.00 |
| Houston | $10.00 |
| Howard | $11.50 |
| Hudspeth | $10.00 |
| Hunt | $11.00 |
| Hutchinson | $10.00 |
| Irion | $10.00 |
| Jack | $10.00 |
| Jackson | $10.50 |
| Jasper | $10.00 |
| Jeff Davis | $11.50 |
| Jefferson | $10.00 |
| Jim Hogg | $11.50 |
| Jim Wells | $11.50 |
| Jones | $10.00 |
| Karnes | $10.00 |
| Kendall | $11.00 |
| Kenedy | $0.00 |
| Kent | $0.00 |
| Kerr | $11.50 |
| Kimble | $10.00 |
| King | $0.00 |
| Kinney | $11.50 |
| Kleberg | $10.00 |
| Knox | $10.00 |
| Lamar | $10.00 |
| Lamb | $10.00 |
| Lampasas | $11.50 |
| La Salle | $11.50 |
| Lavaca | $10.00 |
| Lee | $10.00 |
| Leon | $10.00 |
| Liberty | $10.00 |
| Limestone | $10.00 |
| Lipscomb | $10.00 |
| Live Oak | $10.00 |
| Llano | $11.50 |
| Loving | $0.00 |
| Lubbock | $10.00 |
| Lynn | $10.00 |
| McCulloch | $11.50 |
| McLennan | $11.50 |
| McMullen | $0.00 |
| Madison | $10.00 |
| Marion | $10.00 |
| Martin | $10.00 |
| Mason | $11.50 |
| Matagorda | $10.00 |
| Maverick | $11.50 |
| Medina | $10.00 |
| Menard | $11.50 |
| Midland | $10.00 |
| Milam | $10.00 |
| Mills | $11.50 |
| Mitchell | $10.00 |
| Montague | $11.50 |
| Moore | $10.00 |
| Morris | $10.00 |
| Motley | $10.00 |
| Nacogdoches | $10.00 |
| Navarro | $10.00 |
| Newton | $10.00 |
| Nolan | $10.00 |
| Nueces | $10.00 |
| Ochiltree | $10.00 |
| Oldham | $10.00 |
| Orange | $10.00 |
| Palo Pinto | $10.00 |
| Panola | $1.50 |
| Parmer | $10.00 |
| Pecos | $10.00 |
| Polk | $11.50 |
| Potter | $11.50 |
| Presidio | $10.00 |
| Rains | $11.50 |
| Randall | $11.50 |
| Reagan | $10.00 |
| Real | $10.00 |
| Red River | $10.00 |
| Reeves | $11.50 |
| Refugio | $10.00 |
| Roberts | $10.00 |
| Robertson | $11.50 |
| Runnels | $10.00 |
| Rusk | $11.00 |
| Sabine | $11.50 |
| San Augustine | $11.50 |
| San Jacinto | $11.50 |
| San Patricio | $11.50 |
| San Saba | $10.00 |
| Schleicher | $10.00 |
| Scurry | $10.00 |
| Shackelford | $10.00 |
| Shelby | $11.50 |
| Sherman | $10.00 |
| Smith | $11.50 |
| Somervell | $11.50 |
| Starr | $10.00 |
| Stephens | $10.00 |
| Sterling | $0.00 |
| Stonewall | $10.00 |
| Sutton | $10.00 |
| Swisher | $10.00 |
| Taylor | $10.00 |
| Terrell | $10.00 |
| Terry | $10.00 |
| Throckmorton | $10.00 |
| Titus | $10.00 |
| Tom Green | $11.50 |
| Trinity | $11.50 |
| Tyler | $11.00 |
| Upshur | $11.00 |
| Upton | $5.00 |
| Uvalde | $10.00 |
| Val Verde | $11.50 |
| Van Zandt | $11.50 |
| Victoria | $11.50 |
| Walker | $10.00 |
| Waller | $10.00 |
| Ward | $0.00 |
| Washington | $10.00 |
| Webb | $20.00 |
| Wharton | $10.00 |
| Wheeler | $10.00 |
| Wichita | $11.50 |
| Wilbarger | $10.00 |
| Willacy | $10.00 |
| Wilson | $10.00 |
| Winkler | $7.50 |
| Wise | $10.00 |
| Wood | $11.50 |
| Yoakum | $10.00 |
| Young | $10.00 |
| Zapata | $11.50 |
| Zavala | $11.50 |
| Brazoria | $10.00 |
| Collin | $11.50 |
| Dallas | $11.50 |
| Denton | $11.50 |
| Ellis | $10.00 |
| El Paso | $20.00 |
| Fort Bend | $11.50 |
| Galveston | $10.00 |
| Harris | $11.50 |
| Johnson | $11.50 |
| Kaufman | $11.50 |
| Montgomery | $10.00 |
| Parker | $11.50 |
| Rockwall | $11.50 |
| Tarrant | $10.00 |
| Travis | $11.50 |
| Williamson | $11.50 |
Conclusion
Texas does not have one vehicle-tax number. Harris is 11.5%; Dallas is 11.5%; the live high is 21.5% and the live low is 0%. If you live in the high place, you feel it as a flat local fee (the purchase price does not change that fee line); if you live in the low place, you still owe whatever statewide tax or fee the statutes below impose. Walk the region that matches your address, then confirm the live row in the appendix before you sign.
- Complete reference list
- Texas Department of Motor Vehicles — title fees; county tax offices
- Texas Tax Code Chapter 152 — motor vehicle sales and use tax (6.25 percent statewide)
- Texas Transportation Code Chapter 501 — certificates of title; local title fees
- TCEQ / DPS — emissions inspection counties (Dallas, Tarrant, Travis, El Paso, and others marked on the official rate data)
This guide is an educational estimator. It is not legal, tax, or DMV advice. Figures shown inline are sourced from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and county tax assessor-collectors and related official rate data, update in real time, and can change when a locality’s levy changes. Confirm amounts with the collecting agency cited above before you pay.