5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Hidalgo County, Texas.
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Unincorporated Hidalgo County has no cart-color or set-out ordinance because there is no county curbside service. State nuisance law requires refuse to be kept in a closed receptacle so it does not become a public nuisance in a neighborhood.
Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 343.011(c)(1)
keeping, storing, or accumulating refuse on premises in a neighborhood unless the refuse is entirely contained in a closed receptacle
In unincorporated Hidalgo County, blighted property is addressed under Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 343. The Commissioners Court runs an Unincorporated Area Nuisance Abatement Program targeting weedy lots, rubbish, junk, and drainage-blocking conditions on private land.
Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 343.011(c)(2)
keeping, storing, or accumulating rubbish, including newspapers, abandoned vehicles, refrigerators, stoves, furniture, tires, and cans, on premises in a neighborhood unless the rubbish is entirely contained in a closed receptacle
Vacant and weedy lots in unincorporated Hidalgo County are regulated as public nuisances under Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 343. Overgrown lots, dumped debris, and drainage-blocking brush are the main targets of the county's Nuisance Abatement Program.
Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 343.022(c)
The notice must state that the person to whom it is addressed is entitled to submit a written request for a hearing... and that the person's failure to abate the nuisance may result in abatement by the county
Unincorporated Hidalgo County does not license or limit residential garage and yard sales; there is no county garage-sale permit. Sales are governed only by state nuisance and sign rules, while cities within the county set their own permit requirements.
In unincorporated Hidalgo County, tall weeds near homes and businesses are a public nuisance under Texas Health & Safety Code Section 343.011. The county's Nuisance Abatement Program mows weedy lots after notice and bills the owner.
Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 343.011(c)(3)
maintaining premises in a manner that creates an unsanitary condition likely to attract or harbor mosquitoes, rodents, vermin, or disease-carrying pests
1 cities in Hidalgo County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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