Out of state purchase, TX inspection for registration

[JVRacer04]

I live in TX, purchasing from Mark Dodge in LA. To complete the registration, I believe I have to get the vehicle inspected locally.
Is anyone having luck going to a local Ram dealership for the 2 year safety inspection? The local shop I usually go to was confused as hell when I asked him about this last year for my wife's Grand Cherokee we purchased out of state.

Maybe this is easier now since safety inspections are no longer required in Texas?

 

[scappellino]

From state's website.....

Starting New Year’s Day, non-commercial vehicles will no longer need a vehicle safety inspection prior to registration. All non-commercial vehicles in the state will still be subject to a $7.50 inspection program replacement fee. The inspection program replacement fee will be paid at the time you register your vehicle with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

New vehicles (those of the current or preceding model year on the date of purchase) purchased in Texas that have not been previously registered in Texas or another state are required to pay an initial inspection program replacement fee of $16.75 to cover two years.

Please note the inspection program replacement fee is not an increase in the cost of your vehicle registration. As its name suggests, this fee simply replaces the revenue source for state programs and operations—like the construction and expansion of state highways—once supported by vehicle safety inspections.