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Free Metered Parking Statewide with a Disabled Veteran or Valor Plate
A vehicle showing a Disabled Veteran plate, or certain valor award plates, pays nothing at any government parking meter in Texas.
Verified August 17, 2026
What this benefit is
A vehicle showing a Disabled Veteran plate, or certain valor award plates, pays nothing at any government parking meter in Texas.
What it's worth: Parking meter fees waived statewide
- Shown as an illustration only — it depends entirely on how often you park at a meter, so it is excluded from your annual total.
- The exemption covers meters run by any Texas governmental authority. It does not cover federal meters, and it does not let you park where parking is prohibited.
Who is entitled to it
- You hold a Disabled Veteran plate or a qualifying valor award plate.
- Your home is in Texas.
Not sure whether that describes you?
Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.
How to claim it
- 1Get the Disabled Veteran plate.
- 2Park at the meter. There is nothing to display and nothing to apply for.
- File with
- Nothing to file — it attaches to the plate
- Documents you will need
- vehicle registration
- No renewal needed
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Worth knowingGarages and time-limited spaces are a separate question. §681.008(c) lets a city extend the exemption to garages, lots and time-limited bays by ordinance — but it does not require them to, so it varies city by city. Meters are statewide; everything else is local.
Sources
- authority · statuteTex. Transp. Code §681.008
- operating · published policyTxDMV — Disabled Persons Placard and Plate brochure
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