Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated Cameron County sets no limit on backyard chickens or livestock. Animals may be kept subject only to nuisance and stock-law rules. Inside cities, the municipal code governs how many fowl or animals you may keep.
Because Texas counties have no general zoning power, unincorporated Cameron County imposes no coop setback, flock cap, or livestock ban. Keeping poultry and farm animals is generally allowed on rural land, limited mainly by county nuisance abatement (Health & Safety Code Ch. 343) and by whether a local stock law confines loose animals. If you are inside Brownsville, Harlingen, San Benito, Los Fresnos, or another incorporated city, that city's ordinance controls fowl numbers, roosters, and livestock. This answer covers Cameron County, Texas only, not Cameron Parish, Louisiana, or Cameron County, Pennsylvania.
Unincorporated areas: county nuisance abatement under H&S Ch. 343 for filth, odor, or vermin. Inside cities, municipal fines apply per the city animal code.
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