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Houston parking tickets hotspots map
Houston issued over 159,000 parking citations in first eight months of 2026.
In brief
Houston issued over 159,000 parking citations in first eight months of 2026. Houston issued 159,000+ parking citations in first eight months of 2026, with Memorial Park and Bush Airport as top hotspots. Originally reported by Houstonchronicle.
Houston parking tickets
Houston issued more than 159,000 parking citations in the first eight months of 2026.
Top ticketing hotspots
Memorial Park and Bush Airport were among the top parking citation hotspots.
Most common violation
Expired-meter violations accounted for 35% of all parking citations.
Tow zones violations
About 28% of tickets were issued to people parked in tow-away zones.
Unpaid tickets
41% of citations were listed as "unpaid" as of August 25.
Map tool
Use the searchable map to see where citations were issued and how many at each address.
Memorial Park hotspot
Memorial Park issued more than 5,300 tickets across three addresses in 2026.
Bush Airport hotspot
Bush Airport received more than 2,500 tickets in 2026.
Downtown and Midtown
Downtown and Midtown were also top parking citation hotspots.
Other hotspots
Parts of Washington Avenue, Montrose, Rice Village and the Texas Medical Center were also hotspots.
Top 10 addresses
Houston listed the top 10 addresses with the most parking citations in 2026.
Memorial Park address 1
6500 E. Memorial Loop Drive (Memorial Park), 2,207 citations.
Memorial Park address 2
7700 N. Picnic Lane (Memorial Park), 1,608 citations.
Downtown address
300 Travis St. (Downtown), 1,514 citations.
The takeaway
Houston issued 159,000+ parking citations in first eight months of 2026, with Memorial Park and Bush Airport as top hotspots.
