In Texas, 70 percent tint on the windshield is legal but with restrictions on placement. According to Texas Transportation Code, windshields can have tint or a sun visor strip on the top 5 inches or above the AS-1 line, whichever is less, and that strip must allow at least 25 percent light transmission. For the rest of the windshield below that strip, Texas law does not allow any tint that darkens the glass below 25 percent VLT, but a clear or 70 percent ceramic film that is nearly transparent is generally considered legal if it does not significantly reduce visibility and allows at least 70 percent light transmission. Many installers offer 70 to 80 percent ceramic windshield films that are marketed as clear or almost clear and are designed to block UV and infrared heat without darkening, and these are typically accepted by inspection stations and law enforcement in Texas because they are not visibly dark and still allow well over 25 percent light. However, any film that makes the windshield appear noticeably dark or that reduces VLT below 25 percent is illegal. Reflective or colored tint on windshields is prohibited. So a 70 percent ceramic windshield film that is almost clear is generally considered legal and will pass inspection in Texas, while darker tints like 50 percent or 20 percent on the full windshield are illegal.
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