TxDOT Veterans Discount Program

Paying tolls

Since 2012, TxDOT has waived tolls for eligible veterans to support those who have served and sacrificed for our country.

The program serves veterans in vehicles registered with the state of Texas and displaying a qualified specialty license plate. Qualifying Texas license plates are for recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, Air Force Cross (Legion of Valor), Distinguished Service Cross (Legion of Valor), Army Distinguished Service Cross (Legion of Valor), Navy Cross (Legion of Valor), and Purple Heart, and disabled veterans who qualify and meet the requirements for a disabled veteran license plate under Transportation Code Section 504.202 and peace officers with disabilities under Section 504.2025.

TxDOT Veterans Discount Program map

Toll roads included in TxDOT's veteran discount program.

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Veteran discount programs on Texas toll roads

The table below lists Texas toll operators by name, the regions where they operate, the toll roads they manage, the tolling agency that serves as each operator's billing agency, and whether the operator/owner offers a discount for disabled veterans on their toll roads.

Operator name	Region	Toll roads	Billing agency	Veteran Discount Program Offered
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)	Austin, Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth	Austin - Loop 1 (north of Parmer Lane), SH 45N, SH 45SE, SH 130 (Segments 1-4) Houston - SH 99 Grand Parkway System (Segment D - I-10W to north of Colonial Parkway, E, F-1, F-2, G, H, I-1 & I-2); SH 249 Project (Segment 1); SH 288 Managed Lanes Project Dallas-Fort Worth - I-30 TEXpress lanes; I-35E TEXpress lanes; SH 114 TEXpress lanes; SH 183 TEXpress lanes; Loop 12 TEXpress lanes; I-635E (LBJ East) TEXpress lanes	Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) - Austin and Houston area toll roads North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) - Dallas-Fort Worth area toll roads	Yes - registration not required, tolls waived based on Texas license plate eligibility
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA)	Austin	183A Toll; 290 Toll; MoPac Express Lanes; 71 Toll Lane; 45SW Toll; 183 Toll; 183 Express Lanes	CTRMA	Yes - registration required Visit mobilityauthority.com for details.
SH 130 Concession Company (SH 130CC)	Austin	SH 130 (Segments 5 & 6)	Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA)	No
Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA)	Houston	Hardy Toll Road; SH 225 Direct Connector; Ship Channel Bridge; Westpark Tollway; Katy Managed Lanes; Sam Houston Tollway Northeast; Tomball Tollway; Hardy Downtown Connector, Lynchburg Ferry; The Washburn Tunnel	Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA)	Yes Visit hctra.org for more details.
Brazoria County Toll Road Authority (BCTRA)	Houston	BC Expressway (SH 288 managed lanes located within Brazoria County)	Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA)	Yes - with limitations Visit bctra-tx.com for more details.
Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority (FBCTRA)	Houston	SH 99 Grand Parkway (Segment D - US 59S to south of Fry Road); Westpark Tollway; Fort Bend Parkway	Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA)	Yes - registration required Visit fbctra.com for more details.
METRO HOV/HOT Express Lanes	Houston	High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV)/High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes on the following roadways: I-45 North (North Freeway); I-45 South (Gulf Freeway); I-69/US 59 North (Eastex Freeway); I-69/US 59 South (Southwest Freeway); US 290 (Northwest Freeway); I-10 Managed Lanes (Katy Freeway)	Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA)	Yes - registration required Visit ridemetro.org for more details.
Montgomery County Toll Road Authority (MCTRA)	Houston	SH 249 (from Spring Creek to Pinehurst)	Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA)	Yes Visit hctra.org for more details.
LBJ Infrastructure Group (LBJIG)	Dallas-Fort Worth	LBJ TEXpress lanes	North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA)	No
North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA)	Dallas-Fort Worth	360 Tollway; Addison Airport Toll Tunnel (AATT); Chisholm Trail Parkway (CTP); Dallas North Tollway (DNT); Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge (LLTB); Mountain Creek Lake Bridge (MCLB); President George Bush Turnpike (PGBT); Sam Rayburn Tollway (SRT)	NTTA	Yes - limited to Legion of Valor recipients Visit ntta.org for more details.
North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority (NETRMA)	Dallas-Fort Worth	Toll 49 (Tyler)	North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA)	Yes - registration required Visit netrma.org for more details.
NTE Mobility Partners	Dallas-Fort Worth	North Tarrant Express (NTE) TEXpress lanes	North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA)	No
NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3	Dallas-Fort Worth	NTE 35W TEXpress lanes	North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA)	No
Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority (CCRMA)	Rio Grande Valley	SH 550	CCRMA	Yes - with limitations Visit ccrma.org for more details.

TxDOT toll roads

Eligible veterans in vehicles with qualifying Texas license plates may drive the following TxDOT toll roads free of charge.

TxDOT does not require veterans to sign up or enroll in a Veteran Discount program to receive free tolls on the following toll roads when traveling in vehicles with qualifying Texas license plates. Other tolling agencies may require enrollment or signing up before receiving discounted tolls. Please check with the toll road owner/operator before traveling.

Central Texas Turnpike System - Austin metro area

SH 130 (Segments 1-4), from I-35 in north Austin to US 183
SH 45 North
Loop 1, from the non-tolled portion of Loop 1 at Parmer Lane north to SH 45N
SH 45 Southeast

SH 99 Grand Parkway System – Houston metro area

Segments E, F-1, F-2, G, H and I-1 from I-10W to I-10E, and a small portion of Segment D near I-10W
Segment I-2 near Baytown, from I-10 south to SH 146 in Chambers County

SH 249 Project – Houston area

Segment 1 (Sections 1A and 1B), from FM 1774 in Pinehurst to FM 1774 north of Todd Mission in Plantersville

SH 288 Managed Lanes Project – Houston metro area

From US 59/I-69 to the Harris/Brazoria County line south of Beltway (BW) 8 (Sam Houston Tollway) in Harris County only

TEXpress Lanes – Dallas-Fort Worth area

In the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area, only TEXpress Lanes managed by TxDOT offer the discount.

SH 183 TEXpress Lanes - west of Industrial Boulevard in Euless to west of Mockingbird Lane in Dallas
Loop 12 TEXpress Lanes - between SH 183 and I-35E in Dallas
SH 114 TEXpress Lanes - west of SH 26 in Grapevine to SH 183 in Irving
I-635E TEXpress Lanes - TI Boulevard in Dallas to I-30 in Mesquite
I-30 TEXpress Lanes - Sylvan Avenue in Dallas to west of Center Street in Arlington
I-35E TEXpress Lanes - Denton County to Dallas County

Veteran discounts are not available on the following DFW area toll roads:

LBJ TEXpress lanes, managed by LBJ Infrastructure Group,
North Tarrant Express (NTE) TEXpress lanes, managed by NTE Mobility Partners, or
NTE 35W TEXpress lanes, managed by NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3.

Other Texas toll roads

For information about other toll roads in Texas and if they offer a similar toll discount program for veterans, please visit the following websites:

Austin: Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
Brownsville: Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority
Dallas-Fort Worth: North Texas Tollway Authority
Houston area: Harris County Toll Road Authority, Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority, and Brazoria County Toll Road Authority
Tyler area: North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority

FAQs

To find out if you are eligible for one of the qualifying specialty license plates, visit the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles website. To qualify for a disabled veteran license plate, you must be certified by the Veterans Administration to have a 50 percent service-related disability, or 40 percent due to amputation of a lower extremity.

Any problems or discrepancies with vehicle registrations or with specialty license plates must be resolved between the vehicle owner and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

No. Eligible vehicles included in the Veteran Discount Program may use any toll lane on a TxDOT-managed toll road.

Tolls will only be waived for vehicles registered with the state of Texas and displaying a qualifying specialty license plate.

Please contact the tolling agency who sent the invoice.

For TxDOT toll roads in the Austin and Houston regions, please contact the Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA) at hctra.org or 281-875-EASY (3279).

For TxDOT roads in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, please contact the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) at ntta.org or 972-818-NTTA (6882).