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Vehicle registration in Brazos County — no emissions test required
Brazos County residents do not need an emissions test to register their vehicle. Since January 2025, the annual safety inspection for non-commercial vehicles is gone statewide too.
Texas House Bill 3297 passed in 2023 and took effect January 1, 2025. It ended the yearly safety inspection for most non-commercial personal vehicles. Brazos County is also not one of Texas's emissions-testing counties. So when you renew your registration here, you skip both the safety check and the emissions test.
You still need to renew your vehicle registration each year. You can do that through the Brazos County Tax Office or online through TxDMV. Your registration sticker is the single sticker used since the Two Steps, One Sticker program started in 2015. You can also renew at select H-E-B and Kroger stores — check with the store about rules for expired registrations.
For driver's license services — new licenses, renewals, or drive tests — go to the Bryan DPS Driver License Office at 2571 N. Earl Rudder Freeway. That office is appointment-only. It does not handle vehicle registration.
Source to confirm: Texas DPS – Vehicle Inspection Program Overview