$50K cap. Major 2019 and 2021 expansions added acidified foods, fermented foods, dried meats.
Sources
Where to verify Texas's rules
Statute / regulation
statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.437.htm
Texas Department of State Health Services
dshs.texas.gov/food-establishments/cottage-food-production-operations
Forrager state guide
forrager.com/law/texas/
Cooperative Extension
agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/
Additional resource
texascottagefoodlaw.com/
By Locality
Texas Counties
71 counties tracked. Pick yours for the local zoning + health department links.
Harris County
Houston
4.73M
Dallas County
Dallas
2.6M
Tarrant County
Fort Worth
2.11M
Bexar County
San Antonio
2.01M
Travis County
—
1.29M
Collin County
McKinney
1.08M
Denton County
Denton
915K
Hidalgo County
Edinburg
873K
El Paso County
El Paso
864K
Fort Bend County
Richmond
833K
Montgomery County
Conroe
630K
Williamson County
Georgetown
617K
Cameron County
Brownsville
422K
Brazoria County
Angleton
375K
Bell County
Belton
373K
Nueces County
Corpus Christi
353K
Galveston County
Galveston
351K
Lubbock County
Lubbock
312K
Webb County
Laredo
267K
McLennan County
Waco
261K
Jefferson County
Beaumont
255K
Hays County
San Marcos
245K
Smith County
Tyler
235K
Brazos County
Bryan
235K
Ellis County
Waxahachie
196K
Johnson County
Cleburne
183K
Guadalupe County
Seguin
174K
Midland County
Midland
169K
Comal County
New Braunfels
165K
Ector County
Odessa
162K
Parker County
Weatherford
151K
Kaufman County
Kaufman
150K
Taylor County
Abilene
143K
Randall County
Canyon
141K
Grayson County
Sherman
137K
Wichita County
Wichita Falls
130K
Gregg County
Longview
124K
Tom Green County
San Angelo
119K
Potter County
Amarillo
118K
Rockwall County
Rockwall
111K
Hunt County
Greenville
102K
Bastrop County
Bastrop
98K
Liberty County
Liberty
94K
Bowie County
New Boston
93K
Victoria County
Victoria
91K
Angelina County
Lufkin
87K
Orange County
Orange
85K
Coryell County
Gatesville
83K
Henderson County
Athens
83K
Walker County
Huntsville
77K
Wise County
Decatur
70K
Harrison County
Marshall
69K
San Patricio County
Sinton
69K
Starr County
Rio Grande City
66K
Nacogdoches County
Nacogdoches
65K
Hood County
Granbury
62K
Van Zandt County
Canton
60K
Anderson County
Palestine
58K
Maverick County
Eagle Pass
58K
Waller County
Hempstead
57K
Hardin County
Kountze
57K
Navarro County
Corsicana
53K
Kerr County
Kerrville
53K
Rusk County
Henderson
53K
Medina County
Hondo
51K
Cherokee County
Rusk
51K
Polk County
Livingston
51K
Wilson County
Floresville
50K
Lamar County
Paris
50K
Burnet County
Burnet
50K
Atascosa County
Jourdanton
49K
Major cities
City zoning rules in Texas
City zoning rules apply on top of the state cottage food law — home occupation, customer pickup, signage, and employees.
Houston
Municode
San Antonio
American Legal Publishing
Dallas
American Legal Publishing
Austin
Municode
Fort Worth
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El Paso
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Important
Cottage food laws are amended every year. This is a starting reference, not legal advice. Verify with Texas Department of State Health Services and your local health department before relying on this data.