Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 2303.159. Forms of Payment of Charges

(a) The operator of a vehicle storage facility shall accept each of the following forms of payment for any charge associated with delivery or storage of a vehicle:

(a-1) The operator of a vehicle storage facility shall conspicuously post a sign that states:  “This vehicle storage facility must accept payment by cash, credit card, and debit card for any fee or charge associated with delivery or storage of a vehicle.”  The operator of a vehicle storage facility may not refuse to release a vehicle based on the inability of the facility to accept payment by debit card or credit card of a fee or charge associated with delivery or storage of the vehicle unless the operator, through no fault of the operator, is unable to accept the debit card or credit card because of a power outage or a machine malfunction.

(b) In this section, “vehicle storage facility” includes a governmental vehicle storage facility as defined by Section 2303.155.