5 rules for unincorporated Cameron County, Texas.
Verified from official government sources
In the county's unincorporated solid-waste program, each home gets one 96-gallon cart. Place it within 5 feet of your mailbox by 6:30 AM on collection day, lid opening toward the street, and remove it from the roadside after pickup.
Cameron County Solid Waste Division — Residential collection guidelines
Have your container placed within 5 feet of mailbox by 6:30 AM on your collection day. Place container with lid opening towards the street. Containers must not be blocked by vehicles or other obstructions. All containers must be removed from roadside after collection.
Cameron County has no citywide blight or zoning code, but state law lets it abate public nuisances in the unincorporated area — accumulated rubbish, junk, weeds, and unsafe structures visible from streets or near neighbors.
The county has no zoning code for vacant lots, but in the unincorporated area it can abate a lot that becomes a public nuisance — accumulated rubbish or junk, overgrown weeds near homes, or standing water breeding mosquitoes — under Health & Safety Code Chapter 343.
Unincorporated Cameron County sets no garage-sale permit requirement — Texas counties can't regulate this through zoning. Permit rules and sale-day limits are set by cities such as Brownsville and Harlingen for sales within their limits.
There is no county grass-height limit, but Health & Safety Code Chapter 343 makes it a public nuisance to allow weeds to grow within 300 feet of another residence or commercial establishment in a neighborhood in the unincorporated area. Cities set their own weed-height rules.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 343.011(c)(4)
allowing weeds to grow on premises in a neighborhood if the weeds are located within 300 feet of another residence or commercial establishment
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