{"id":113327,"date":"2026-01-06T23:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/113327\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T23:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:02:11","slug":"bexar-county-drivers-will-be-required-to-get-vehicles-emissions-tested-starting-nov-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/113327\/","title":{"rendered":"Bexar County drivers will be required to get vehicles’ emissions tested starting Nov. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IfEmissions tests in Bexar County will cost $18.50, according to DPS. Credit: Shutterstock \/ Khairil Azhar Junos<\/p>\n

Gov. Greg Abbott may have liberated San Antonio drivers from car safety inspections, but Bexar County drivers later this year will face a new obstacle to getting their vehicles to be approved for the road: emissions tests.<\/p>\n

Starting on Nov. 1, Bexar County will join other major Texas counties in mandating that vehicles pass an emissions test before being registered, according to new details shared<\/a> by the Texas Department of Public Safety.\u200b<\/p>\n

The change is part of House Bill 3297, passed in 2023, which eliminated vehicle safety inspections but requires drivers in some Texas counties to abide by federal emission standards.<\/p>\n

Emissions testing in Bexar County will cost $18.50, in addition to other fees associated with vehicle registration. Meanwhile, electric vehicles are exempt from the requirement for, well, obvious reasons.<\/p>\n

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