Restaurant health inspection grades in Texas
Coverage: 17 of 254 counties · Harris, Bexar, Travis +14 more · more coming
GradeLocal lists 42,573 Texas restaurants. Their average score is 85.9, a B. This guide explains who inspects them, what the results mean and how the grades break down.
Who inspects restaurants in Texas
Austin Public Health, the City of Dallas, the City of El Paso, the Williamson County and Cities Health District, the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, the City of Arlington, the City of Denton and Fort Bend County publish scores out of 100, which count toward averages. Dallas stopped updating its data in February 2024. Houston, Irving, Grand Prairie, Amarillo (Potter and Randall), Abilene (Taylor and Jones) and Laredo (Webb) publish violation counts, which we turn into letters.
Coverage: 14 areas, 17 of 254 counties. All sources
Houston (Harris and nearby): Houston Health Department (houston-tx.healthinspections.us).
San Antonio (Bexar and nearby): San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (sanantonio-tx.healthinspections.us).
Austin (Travis): Austin Public Health (data.austintexas.gov).
Dallas: City of Dallas (www.dallasopendata.com).
Irving: City of Irving (data-cityofirving.opendata.arcgis.com).
Grand Prairie: City of Grand Prairie (grandprairie-tx.healthinspections.us).
Arlington (Tarrant): City of Arlington (opendata.arlingtontx.gov).
Denton: City of Denton (data.cityofdenton.com).
Fort Bend County: Fort Bend County Health & Human Services, Environmental Health (inspections.myhealthdepartment.com). Another 138 Fort Bend County listings come from the Houston Health Department’s data and are graded like Houston’s, on violation counts.
El Paso: City of El Paso DPH (foodscores.elpasotexas.gov).
Williamson County: Williamson County and Cities Health District (www.wcchd.org).
Amarillo (Potter and Randall): Amarillo Public Health (Amarillo inspections).
Abilene (Taylor and Jones): Abilene Public Health (Abilene inspections).
Laredo (Webb): City of Laredo Health Dept (Laredo inspections).
What Texas publishes
The agencies behind our Texas listings publish scores out of 100 and violation counts. 25,608 of the 42,573 listings (60.2%) carry an official score out of 100. The other 16,965 show a GradeLocal score worked out from the official result.
How GradeLocal grades Texas restaurants
Where the agency publishes a score out of 100, that is the score we show (the Official score), and the letter comes from it: 90 or higher is an A, 80 to 89 is a B, 70 to 79 is a C and below 70 is a D.
For violation counts, we count every violation in the latest inspection. None is an A, 1 or 2 is a B, 3 to 5 is a C, and 6 or more is a D. An emergency closure order is also a D. An inspection marked Failed is a D.
Results with no score of their own get a set score for each letter: A is 95, B is 85, C is 72 and D is 50.
There are four letters, A to D, with no F. The same rule applies in every state, and the cutoffs are never adjusted for a state, county or city. We always use the latest inspection.
How grades work has the full rules.
| Official result | Letter | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| 0 violations | A | 2,851 |
| 2 violations | B | 2,214 |
| 1 violation | B | 2,052 |
| 3 violations | C | 1,876 |
| 4 violations | C | 1,564 |
| 5 violations | C | 1,202 |
| 6 violations | D | 845 |
| 7 violations | D | 671 |
How Texas restaurants grade
The latest grade for each of the 42,573 listings.
Inspection dates in our Texas data run from Jan 2, 2019 to Oct 30, 2026. 29,987 of the 42,573 listings (70.4%) were inspected in the 12 months before Oct 30, 2026, our latest record. A restaurant may have been inspected again since.
Top-rated places in Texas
Ten A-grade places with the highest scores. Ties go to the most recent inspection, and each name appears once.
- ABalanced FoodsRichmondOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 30, 2026
- AMurphy Express #8986ArlingtonOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 29, 2026
- ATomas HS Sports Complex - Stadium Bldg N (Baseball Field Stadium)RichmondOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 29, 2026
- ACorey ElementaryArlingtonOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 28, 2026
- AFerguson ElementaryMissouri CityOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 28, 2026
- AHaygood Elementary SchoolFulshearOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 28, 2026
- ABurton Adventist AcademyArlingtonOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 27, 2026
- AQatra Specialty CoffeeKatyOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 27, 2026
- AWhataburger #1155RichmondOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 27, 2026
- AA Golden Age Assisted LivingSan AntonioOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 26, 2026
A grade shows one inspection on one day. Check the official record linked on each page.
Counties in Texas
Every county with at least one listing. Pick one to see its restaurants.
| County | Restaurants | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Bexar County | 7,286 | 96.3 · A |
| Comal County | 14 | 98.5 · A |
| Dallas County | 2,846 | 90.2 · A |
| Denton County | 629 | 93.7 · A |
| El Paso County | 4,648 | 93.0 · A |
| Fort Bend County | 1,494 | 92.0 · A |
| Galveston County | 74 | 72.9 · C |
| Harris County | 14,659 | 74.3 · C |
| Jones County | 26 | 79.7 · C |
| Karnes County | 1 | 100.0 · A |
| Potter County | 174 | 83.0 · B |
| Randall County | 163 | 85.4 · B |
| Tarrant County | 2,042 | 91.4 · A |
| Taylor County | 117 | 79.1 · C |
| Travis County | 6,394 | 91.0 · A |
| Webb County | 171 | 92.0 · A |
| Williamson County | 1,835 | 83.4 · B |
Questions about Texas grades
Who inspects restaurants in Texas?
Austin Public Health, the City of Dallas, the City of El Paso, the Williamson County and Cities Health District, the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, the City of Arlington, the City of Denton and Fort Bend County publish scores out of 100, which count toward averages. Dallas stopped updating its data in February 2024. Houston, Irving, Grand Prairie, Amarillo (Potter and Randall), Abilene (Taylor and Jones) and Laredo (Webb) publish violation counts, which we turn into letters.
What does Texas publish: a score, a letter or something else?
The agencies behind our Texas listings publish scores out of 100 and violation counts. 25,608 of the 42,573 listings (60.2%) carry an official score out of 100. The other 16,965 show a GradeLocal score worked out from the official result.
How does GradeLocal grade restaurants in Texas?
Where the agency publishes a score out of 100, that is the score we show (the Official score), and the letter comes from it: 90 or higher is an A, 80 to 89 is a B, 70 to 79 is a C and below 70 is a D. For violation counts, we count every violation in the latest inspection. None is an A, 1 or 2 is a B, 3 to 5 is a C, and 6 or more is a D. An emergency closure order is also a D. An inspection marked Failed is a D. Results with no score of their own get a set score for each letter: A is 95, B is 85, C is 72 and D is 50. We always use the latest inspection.
How many Texas restaurants are on GradeLocal?
42,573 restaurants in 17 counties. The average score is 85.9, a B. 52.7% have an A.
How current are the Texas grades?
Inspection dates in our Texas data run from Jan 2, 2019 to Oct 30, 2026. We update each state’s records regularly, but there is always a delay, and a restaurant may have been inspected again since. For the latest official report, follow the agency link on each restaurant’s page.