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Towing rules city by city in the Valley
State law covers every tow in the Valley. Three cities add their own rules; for the others we found only state law.
General information, not legal advice. The papers you got from the police, the tow company, the storage lot or a state agency control your dates. Agencies change phone numbers and steps, so check the agency's own page too.
McAllen
McAllen's rates apply to companies that volunteer for the police rotation list, as a condition of being on it: $100 for a private-lot tow of a vehicle under three tons and a $40 drop fee. The state rule lists $272 and up to $135. The tool shows both and does not know whether the company that towed you is on McAllen's list.
Sources: McAllen Code ch. 114, art. VII (eCode360); 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 86.455
Brownsville
Storage lots must file nonconsent tow records electronically within two hours. When you pick up the car, the lot must offer a statement of the charges and where the tow began, and may not ask you to sign a release of liability for damage until you have had a chance to inspect the car. A $20 City administration fee applies to nonconsent tows.
Sources: Brownsville Code §§ 110-31, 110-67, 110-131 (Municode)
Harlingen
A tow operator who removes a car from private property must notify police within 30 minutes, including where the car is stored. Storage charges must follow state law. Tow fees are in the City's chapter 18 fee schedule.
Edinburg, Pharr and Mission
We found no city towing ordinance for these cities. State law applies: the private-tow and storage maximums, the two-hour report from the storage lot to local police, and the tow hearing in justice court.
Sources: Occupations Code § 2308.2565; 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 85.722
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