{
 "state": "Texas",
 "code": "TX",
 "url": "https://cartaxhq.com/texas/",
 "summary": "Texas has no yearly car tax for personal vehicles. Owners pay registration and inspection fees. A car purchase is taxed at 6.25% motor vehicle sales tax, with no local addition.",
 "annual": {
  "kind": "none",
  "note": "No yearly car tax; only registration fees."
 },
 "purchase": {
  "rate": 6.25,
  "name": "Texas motor vehicle sales and use tax",
  "localAdds": false,
  "tradeInCredit": true,
  "note": "A used private-party sale is taxed on the higher of the price or 80% of standard presumptive value. New residents pay a flat $90 new-resident tax."
 },
 "registration": "Base registration is $50.75 plus a county local fee of up to about $31.50, an inspection fee, and a processing fee. EVs pay $200 extra. A title costs about $28–$33.",
 "due": "No yearly car tax. Registration renews every year with the inspection.",
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "Texas Comptroller – Motor vehicle sales and use tax",
   "url": "https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/motor-vehicle/sales-use.php"
  },
  {
   "title": "TxDMV – Registration fees",
   "url": "https://www.txdmv.gov/motorists/register-your-vehicle"
  }
 ],
 "verified": "2026-10-14",
 "places": []
}