Slightly off topic, but still relevant: If you live in a Texas county that requires emissions testing, can you go to a county that does not (and most likely not a directly bordering county) and get inspected under their standards? I ask because some of my Z friends out here say that you can, but the local inspection guy down the road from me says otherwise (he knew he wasn't getting inspection money for the car I was asking him about either way). For instance, one guy says his cars are inspected in Brazo (?) county since they don't do emissions testing there.
And the counties that do do emissions testing don't care if the CEL doesn't come on when the car is off but the key is on? Not sure if the AEM allows that or not, so that might be another issue as well. I know it is/was in NJ/NY.