How we verify

Texas Salvage Yard Check is compiled from public records, not from who paid to be listed.

Sources

• TDLR license data files (daily download) — Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation file of Used Automotive Parts Recycler licenses (Ltuaprcl_rcy.csv): license number, business name, address, county, phone and expiry. We also read TDLR's Tow Companies and Vehicle Storage Facilities files to flag yards that also tow.
• TDLR license search — TDLR's own lookup for confirming a recycler's license.
• Texas Occupations Code Chapter 2309 — The Used Automotive Parts Recycling Act: licensing, title handling, records and holding periods.
• TxDMV: buying or selling a vehicle — Seller steps, the Vehicle Transfer Notification, and TxDMV's rules for recyclers buying vehicles without a title.

We download TDLR's daily Used Automotive Parts Recycler file and keep licenses whose expiry date is on or after the day we checked and whose business address is in Texas. Each license covers one facility, so a company with several yards appears once per yard.

We also download TDLR's Tow Companies and Vehicle Storage Facilities files. A yard is marked as also holding a tow company certificate (or storage facility license) when its business name or phone number matches one in those files. That match is a convenience, not an official link; confirm with the business.

Expired licenses are simply left out; we never label a named business as unlicensed. A license shows the yard is authorized to operate, not its prices or part quality.

Yards that also hold a tow company certificate are listed first, then alphabetically. We do not rate yards. Featured listings appear in a labelled box and never change the order.

What a badge means

Licensed: the business appears in TDLR's daily Used Automotive Parts Recycler file with an expiry date on or after the day we checked and a Texas business address. We only publish positive matches. A listing without a badge is not an accusation — most gaps are name variations between registries.

Freshness

Data was last refreshed on 2026-10-16. TDLR regenerates its license files every morning; we re-pull them weekly. Confirm current status on TDLR's license search.

Corrections

Email sabrsystemssoftware@gmail.com or claim your listing on the for-business page. We fix verified errors within two business days.