Travis County Title Service

Vehicle Desk

Everything you need at the window, in one place.

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Ready to file

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Deadline risk

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30 day clock

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Cases with a sale date, sorted by how much of the 30 day transfer window is left. Day 31 is the first $25.

Today at the window

ID rules changed March 5, 2026. RTB 001-26 List A ID is required on initial registrations. Renewals are not affected until January 1, 2027. Title only transactions are not affected.

Emissions. Travis is an emissions county. Gasoline vehicles 2 to 24 model years old need a passing test from a certified Travis County station before registration.

Plates stay with the seller. Since September 1, 2025 plates are no longer tied to the vehicle. Confirm the plate situation before you leave the client.

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Tax & Fee Calculator

What will this cost at the window

Built on Tax Code chapter 152 and the 2026 Travis County fee stack. Every line shows where the number comes from. The county window is always the final word.

1. The transaction

Transaction type

Vehicle class

Fuel

Model year

Vehicle already has current Texas registration Charges the $2.50 registration transfer fee instead of a full year Buyer is active duty military Doubles both grace periods from 30 to 60 days Commercial truck tractor (adds the 10% TERP surcharge)

2. Value & SPV

SPV applies

Price the client actually paid

Trade in allowance (dealer only)

VIN

Odometer

TxDMV has no public API and blocks direct calls from a browser, so this copies the VIN to your clipboard and opens the official lookup in a new tab. Paste the SPV back below and everything recalculates.

Standard Presumptive Value from TxDMV

§Client paid under 80% of SPVThe certified appraisal route, Form 14-128⌄

A licensed Texas dealer or licensed insurance adjuster appraises the vehicle in person on Form 14-128. Tax Code 152.0412(d-1) says the appraisal must be obtained within 20 working days of delivery or entry into Texas. The Comptroller's public page says 30 calendar days. Work to the 20 working day rule and confirm with the county.

Certified appraised value

Dealer appraisal fee caps: standard vehicles $100 to $300, motorcycles $40 to $300, trailers and motor homes $100 to $500. Licensed adjusters have no cap.

3. Dates & penalties

Date of sale or assignment

Date you will file

Filing as a licensed dealer (GDN) — $10 late fee instead of $25

4. Save or share

Estimated total due

$0.00

Enter a price to begin

Estimate only. The Travis County Tax Office computes the final amount. SPV updates weekly, so pull it the same day you file.

Engine self test

not run

Runs the calculator against published Travis, Harris and Taylor County totals and the statutory penalty ladder.

Case Wizard

Route the transaction

Answer what you know. The wizard picks the playbook, the ID list, the tax treatment and the exact packet, then hands you a gated checklist.

Playbooks

Pick the service

What to collect, what to watch for, what it costs and what sends the packet back. Every playbook is written for the Travis County window.

Client Tracker

Cases

Every client, vehicle and packet. Saved on this device and synced to your other devices when Firebase is turned on.

Backup

Runner Desk

Compliance & license

The rules that keep the license. Stop work triggers, ID requirements, power of attorney limits and the renewal clock.

Stop work triggers

Do not file

If any of these is true, stop, document it and call the client. Filing anyway is how a license gets pulled.

RTB 001-26 identification

Effective Mar 5, 2026

Pick the transaction and the wizard tells you which ID list applies and exactly what counts.

Transaction

Power of attorney

License renewal clock

Your license expiration date

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set a date

Travis County license fees

Status	Company	Individual

First year includes a one time $50 fee on top of the annual amount. Fees are nonrefundable. Declined payments carry a $25 NSF charge. Approval takes about 10 business days and a background check runs every cycle. Expired more than one year means starting over with a new application.

Program rules

Reference

Forms, tools & contacts

Live links to the current revision of every form a Travis County runner touches.