Veterans' parking privileges.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-83
in effectSec. 26-83. - Veterans' parking privileges.
(a) Pursuant to the provisions of section 681.008 of the Texas Transportation Code, as amended, the exemption from the payment of a parking meter fee for certain veterans and military award recipients shall also apply to payment of a parking fee or penalty imposed by the city for parking in a public parking garage or public parking lot. Any exemption shall not extend past the time limit applicable to the parking meter or parking garage or lot. This exemption from paying a parking fee or penalty shall not, however, extend to parking reservations and designated valet and short-term hourly parking in Houston Airport System parking lots and parking garages. At Houston Airport System parking lots and parking garages, the time limit is set at five consecutive 24-hour periods (days) in the parking garages, and 60 days in the ecopark lots. Parking past the time limit requires payment at the posted daily parking rates for each 24-hour period (day). At parking garages managed by the Houston First Corporation, the exemption does not extend to overnight parking, and parking overnight requires payment at the posted daily parking rate.
(b) The exemption extended herein shall apply when the vehicle is being operated by or for the transportation of the registrant of the vehicle under the applicable provisions of the Texas Transportation Code. The directors who have jurisdiction over the various city-operated parking garages and lots to which this privilege applies may promulgate rules for the operation of this exemption. The rules shall be consistent with applicable state law and may include, but not be limited to, a requirement that persons requesting free parking provide a registration receipt and driver's license or other evidence that the vehicle is in fact being operated by or for the transportation of the vehicle registrant.
(Ord. No. 07-464, § 7(Exh. B), 4-11-07; Ord. No. 2016-369, § 2, 5-11-2016; Ord. No. 2023-548, § 4, 7-12-2023)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH26PA_ARTIISTSTPAOPVE_S26-83VEPAPRFetched: 10/26/2026