Guides
Straight answers on selling, scrapping and recovering a car in Texas, checked against the state agencies and IRS.
Selling or junking a car without a title in Texas
Get a replacement title for $2, or use Texas's new 13-year rule for old cars. Your options for selling a junk car with no title, plus how to protect yourself after the sale.
Scrap car value calculator
Estimate your junk car's scrap value from its weight and current scrap prices per ton (about $184 a ton national average, Oct. 2026). Plus what changes the offer.
Sell, junk, part out or donate your junk car?
Compare scrapping, selling for parts, a private sale and donating a junk car: which pays most, what each takes, and the IRS rules for car donation deductions.
Towed in Texas: fees, your rights and getting your car back
Texas impound and tow fee limits ($22.85/day storage, $272 max private tow), what to bring to the storage lot, your rights, and how to request a tow hearing within 14 days.