Unincorporated Lubbock County cannot zone, so livestock is broadly allowed on rural property, subject to Texas stock laws and nuisance rules. Inside the City of Lubbock, livestock may be kept only where the zoning ordinance permits it.
Texas counties have no zoning power, so cattle, horses, goats, and similar livestock are generally lawful on unincorporated Lubbock County land, governed instead by the Texas stock law (Agriculture Code ch. 143, controlling whether animals may run at large), the right-to-farm law (Ag. Code ch. 251), and state nuisance abatement (H&S ch. 343). Within the City of Lubbock, keeping livestock is restricted to areas the zoning ordinance allows and only in conformance with the animal code—meaning livestock is barred from standard residential lots.
City of Lubbock livestock violations are class C misdemeanors, each day a separate offense; in the county, letting stock run at large may create civil liability under the stock law.
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Composting is unrestricted in Lubbock County, which cannot zone private yards. Texas Property Code Section 202.007 bars a homeowners association from prohibi...
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Lubbock County sets no landscaping-plant rules. Statewide, Texas Property Code Section 202.007 stops a homeowners association from banning drought-resistant ...
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Rainwater harvesting is legal statewide in Texas, and Lubbock County adds no restriction. State law bars a homeowners association from prohibiting rain barre...
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Semi-arid Lubbock sits over the depleting Ogallala Aquifer, so the City of Lubbock enforces mandatory two-day-per-week lawn watering by address, with no wate...
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In unincorporated Lubbock County, tall weeds are a public nuisance under Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 343 when within 300 feet of a residence or business. ...
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