Our mission is to protect and promote community health by ensuring that all food establishments comply with local, state, and federal safety standards through rigorous inspections, enforcement, and education.
We further safeguard public well-being by reducing mosquito-borne disease through population monitoring and control, and by upholding safety and sanitation standards in public pools to prevent waterborne illnesses.
Foster home, group home and in-home daycare inspections are conducted by the Texas Department of Health & Human Services .
House Bill 2844 (89th Texas Legislature) establishes a statewide, uniform regulatory framework for mobile food vendors in Texas.
The legislation creates a new occupational licensing program administered by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
The Act generally takes effect July 1, 2026, with limited provisions effective earlier to allow for rulemaking and implementation.
Beginning July 1, 2026, mobile food vendors must hold a state-issued license from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
The City of McKinney will no longer issue local permits for mobile food vendors after this date.
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