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Texas Window Tint Laws
A plain-language summary of the Texas rules for window tint, so you can pick a shade with confidence. Precision Film Works follows these rules on every installation.
- Front side windows (left and right of the driver)
- Film and glass combined must allow 25% or more visible light transmission, with luminous reflectance of 25% or less. Windows below 25% fail the state inspection, regardless of the vehicle's model year.
- Windshield
- Sun screening is allowed only above the AS-1 line (or the top five inches when there is no AS-1 line), must keep 25% or more combined light transmittance, and may not be red, amber or blue. A clear UV film is allowed anywhere on the windshield without a medical exemption.
- Rear side windows
- Side windows behind the driver are exempt from the tint regulations under the Texas Transportation Code — you can go as dark as you like.
- Rear window
- The rear window may be tinted as long as the vehicle has an outside mirror on each side that gives the driver a clear view of the roadway at least 200 feet behind the vehicle.
- Medical exemptions
- A vehicle owner can present a physician's documentation showing a medical reason to be shielded from direct sunlight. The inspector may then pass a vehicle with darker front side tint and sun screening on the top portion of the windshield. The exemption applies to the inspection itself — law enforcement discretion under Transportation Code 547.613 is separate.
Source: Texas Department of Public Safety — Window Tinting Standards and Texas Transportation Code § 547.613. Last checked: October 2026.
This summary is for general information only and is not legal advice. Rules can change — confirm current requirements with the Texas DPS or your local inspection station before relying on them.
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