Laws have changed around parking for disabled Texans over the years. Here's how it looks today.

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5. In Texas it is super-abused

Caveat: My wife has huge knee, back and hip issues and is very mobility limited. We have placards for all of our vehicles.

This has made me super aware of the issue. Anecdotally, I would say there is probably at least 20% abuse of the placard system before you get into discussions about people who park inappropriately. Grandma may be disabled, but I see people who abuse the system by using her placard to gain preferential parking when she's not present. The real pain is seeing. a healthy 35 year old climb out of a lifted 4x4 Pickup that requires special foot holds just to access.