Harris County Tax Office

Automobile appointments are required for vehicle transactions such as title transfers, homemade trailers, new residents (vehicles that have never been registered in Texas). An appointment is NOT required for vehicle registration renewals, special plates, replacement registration/plates, disabled placards, or disabled plates.
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) handles apportioned registrations, lost or destroyed vehicle titles, and oversize/overweight permits. Please visit www.txdmv.gov or call 1(888)-368-4689.
If you have questions pertaining to commercial procedures/transactions, please visit: www.hctax.net/HarrisCounty/CommercialFL.
What’s new in 2025, legislative changes effecting Harris County resident!

Annette Ramirez

Tax Assessor-Collector

Hurricane Harvey: Taxpayer Resources

All Harris County Tax Office locations are opened for business except for Cypresswood Branch, which is in the process of being relocated to another facility in the community.

Automobile Services

Texas residents in counties impacted by Hurricane Harvey will not have to worry about vehicle titling and registration requirements for the next 45 days.

Click here to find Vehicle Registration Renewal Locations

On August 31, 2017, Governor Greg Abbott suspended certain statutes related to the enforcement of title and registration laws in the 58 counties included in the state’s disaster declaration. For more information, visit http://www.txdmv.gov/harvey

Automobile Services

Hotel Taxes and Other Comptroller Resources