Light Bars & LED Lighting in Texas
Light bars are legal to mount in Texas; on public roads keep them off — no more than four front lamps over 300 candlepower may be lit, and there is no cover requirement.
Verified against primary sources · August 2026
What the law says
Texas has no cover statute for light bars (the earlier 'must be covered' claim was unsupported). The operative rules: at most four front lamps over 300 candlepower lit (§ 547.302(d)) plus glare and color limits (§ 547.305) — off on-road is the compliant state.
Specific Limits
- Max lit
- 4 front lamps over 300 candlepower
- On highway
- off (no cover requirement)
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