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Restaurant inspections in Texas
Who inspects, where the record lives, what the public actually sees, and whether it has to be posted on the door. Every line below links to the government source it came from.
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Who inspects
Heavily delegated; the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) regulates only areas without a local health jurisdiction, while most of the population is covered by city and county health departments Agency page
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What the public sees
Format varies by locality. Austin publishes a 0-100 numeric score, Frisco uses the DSHS demerit form where more than 30 demerits is a failing inspection, and Houston publishes narrative inspection reports. Source
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Posting the result
Posting rule varies locally. No statewide posting requirement was found on DSHS retail food pages; posting varies by locality. Rule
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Food code in force
2017 FDA Food Code with Supplement. The FDA Food Code is a model, not a federal mandate — each state decides which edition to adopt and how far to amend it.
| Where to search | Coverage |
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| City of Houston food inspection search | City |
| Harris County Public Health Food Safety Program | County |
If you run the restaurant
The record is public either way. The useful move is to read it before a customer does.
Pull your own record
Search yourself in the lookup above and read every line of the last three reports. Repeat violations are what escalate.
Work the ten risk factors
Most citations trace back to the same ten practices the FDA measures nationally. Run the ten-minute self-check.
Fix, document, re-inspect
Dated photos and a written correction log are what a re-inspection rewards. What to do after a bad inspection.
Other states
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