Quick answer: The same as every other vehicle. Texas doesn’t give trucks, SUVs, or vans a darker allowance, front windows and windshield still need at least 25% VLT, and reflectivity is capped at 25% across the board.
The Common Myth
A lot of truck and SUV owners assume bigger vehicles get more room to go dark, and in some states that’s actually true. Texas isn’t one of them. The Texas Transportation Code applies the same VLT and reflectance limits to sedans, trucks, SUVs, and vans, there’s no separate, darker allowance for body style.
Where Trucks and SUVs Actually Get More Flexibility
The real difference shows up on the back glass. Texas allows any darkness level on the rear window and back side windows as long as the vehicle has two functioning outside mirrors, and virtually every truck and SUV on the road already does. So while the front windows are locked at 25% minimum, you have full freedom to go as dark as you want everywhere behind the B-pillar.
Windshields Get One Exception
Regardless of vehicle type, tint on the windshield itself is only allowed on the strip above the manufacturer’s AS-1 line, or the top five inches, whichever is less. That rule doesn’t change for trucks or SUVs either.
The Bottom Line
Bigger vehicle, same rules. Keep the front at 25% or lighter, keep reflectivity under 25%, and go as dark as you like in the back.
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