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Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Texarkana, TX?
Adopted code
City of Texarkana - Inspections and Code Enforcement
Yes, a permit is required to replace a roof in Texarkana, TX, issued by City of Texarkana - Inspections and Code Enforcement. The City's FY 26 Master Fee List, adopted 9/8/25 and amended 4/13/26, lists a "Residential Re-Roofing or Repair Permit" at $75.00 each under the Inspections Department. The City's Contractor Registration and Permits page states "After contractor registration is complete you will be able to apply for permits.".
Jurisdiction
City of Texarkana, Texas
Address
220 Texas Blvd, Municipal Building, Room 301, Texarkana, TX 75501
Contact
- url: https://texarkanatexas.gov/146/Inspectionsand-Code-Enforcement
- phone: 903-798-3912
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Permit process note
The City's FY 26 Master Fee List, adopted 9/8/25 and amended 4/13/26, lists a "Residential Re-Roofing or Repair Permit" at $75.00 each under the Inspections Department. The City's Contractor Registration and Permits page states "After contractor registration is complete you will be able to apply for permits."
Adopted code
The City of Texarkana's Building Codes page states "The City of Texarkana, Texas presently operates under the following codes" and lists "International Residential Code - 2015 Edition-Except Chapter 11 deleted. Chapter 11 International Residential Code 2009 adopted." The same list names the 2015 International Building Code, the 2015 International Plumbing, Fuel Gas, Mechanical and Property Maintenance Codes, the 2014 National Electrical Code, the 2018 International Fire Code and the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code. The page states that the City's amendments to these codes may be seen in its Code of Ordinances.
Sales & use tax
8.25% combined (6.25% state + 1.5% City of Texarkana + 0.5% Bowie County), per the Comptroller's local sales tax rate file. Comptroller Publication 94-116, Real Property Repair and Remodeling, states that "Labor to repair, remodel, or restore residential real property is not taxable" and that under a lump-sum contract "you pay tax on all your supplies, materials, equipment, and taxable services when you buy them. You don't charge your customer tax." On a lump-sum residential re-roof the rate therefore falls on the roofer's material purchases, not on the homeowner's contract price.
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The City of Texarkana Inspections and Code Enforcement department issues building permits for houses in Texarkana from the Municipal Building, 220 Texas Blvd, Room 301. Texarkana sits in Bowie County, and the codes the city has adopted are cited below from the city's own pages. This listing covers the office's contact details, the city's adopted codes and the items cited below; it does not cover every local permit rule in Texarkana.