U.S. Route 96 is a north–south U.S. Route in the U.S. state of Texas. Its number is a violation of the standard numbering convention, as even-numbered two-digit highways are east–west routes by rule.

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Tenaha, Texas at an intersection with U.S. 59 and U.S. 84. Its southern terminus (as well as those of U.S. 287 and U.S. 69) is in Port Arthur, Texas at an intersection with State Highway 87.