Tex. Transportation Code § 548.302: COMMISSION TO ADOPT STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.

The commission shall:

(1) adopt standards for emissions-related inspection criteria consistent with requirements of the United States and the environmental commission applicable to a county in which a program is established under this subchapter; and

(2) develop and impose requirements necessary to ensure that a passing vehicle inspection report is not issued to a vehicle subject to a program established under this subchapter and that information stating that a vehicle has passed an inspection is not submitted to the department's database unless the vehicle has passed a motor vehicle emissions inspection at a facility authorized and certified by the department.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.123(e), eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1069, Sec. 7, eff. June 19, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1291 (H.B. 2305), Sec. 32, eff. March 1, 2015.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 986 (S.B. 766), Sec. 61, eff. September 1, 2025.