Restaurant health inspection grades in Texas
GradeLocal lists 13,872 Texas restaurants. Their average score is 90.1, an A. This guide explains who inspects them, what the results mean and how the grades break down.
Who inspects restaurants in Texas
Austin Public Health, City of Dallas, City of El Paso and Williamson County and Cities Health District publish scores out of 100, which count toward averages. Dallas stopped updating its data in February 2024. Amarillo (Potter and Randall), Abilene (Taylor and Jones) and Laredo (Webb) publish violation counts, which we turn into letters.
Coverage: 7 areas, 9 of 254 counties. All sources
What Texas publishes
The agencies behind our Texas listings publish scores out of 100 and violation counts. 13,300 of the 13,872 listings (95.9%) have an official score out of 100. The rest 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.
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 | 285 |
| 1 violation | B | 96 |
| 2 violations | B | 69 |
| 3 violations | C | 38 |
| 4 violations | C | 36 |
| 6 violations | D | 12 |
| 5 violations | C | 10 |
| 7 violations | D | 6 |
How Texas restaurants grade
The latest grade for each of the 13,872 listings.
Inspection dates in our Texas data run from Jan 2, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. 8,612 of the 13,872 listings (62.1%) were inspected in the 12 months before Oct 16, 2026. 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.
- ACircle K #2741748El PasoOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 12, 2026
- ADollar Tree #6302El PasoOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 12, 2026
- ASpeedway #6301El PasoOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 12, 2026
- AWalgreens #4679El PasoOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 12, 2026
- ABryant's MarketEl PasoOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 9, 2026
- ACity of El Paso - ChihuahuitaEl PasoOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 9, 2026
- ADK #603El PasoOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 9, 2026
- ADollar General Store #19294El PasoOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 9, 2026
- AMargin Note BookbarEl PasoOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 9, 2026
- AMonte Carlo CantinaEl PasoOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 9, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas County | 1,379 | 90.7 · A |
| El Paso County | 4,562 | 92.8 · A |
| Jones County | 13 | 83.2 · B |
| Potter County | 174 | 83.0 · B |
| Randall County | 163 | 85.4 · B |
| Taylor County | 51 | 76.0 · C |
| Travis County | 5,522 | 90.4 · A |
| Webb County | 171 | 92.0 · A |
| Williamson County | 1,837 | 83.5 · B |
Questions about Texas grades
Who inspects restaurants in Texas?
Austin Public Health, City of Dallas, City of El Paso and Williamson County and Cities Health District publish scores out of 100, which count toward averages. Dallas stopped updating its data in February 2024. 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. 13,300 of the 13,872 listings (95.9%) have an official score out of 100. The rest 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. 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?
13,872 restaurants in 9 counties. The average score is 90.1, an A. 61.0% have an A.
How current are the Texas grades?
Inspection dates in our Texas data run from Jan 2, 2024 to Oct 12, 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.