Environmental Rules in Travis County, TX (2026)

Travis County Code Sec. 304.003, 304.010

No person may discharge or cause to be discharged into a municipal separate storm sewer or into a water in the State any pollutant that causes or contributes to a violation of applicable water quality standards, other than storm water authorized by permit or similar authorization issued by the TCEQ. The commencement, conduct or continuance of any illicit discharge is prohibited except as descri...

Tex. Local Gov. Code Sec. 232.0021 (Plat Application Fee - Street and Drainage Improvements)

Sec. 232.0021. PLAT APPLICATION FEE. (a) The commissioners court may impose an application fee to cover the cost of the county's review of a subdivision plat and inspection of street, road, and drainage improvements described by the plat.(b) The fee may vary based on the number of proposed lots in the subdivision, the acreage described by the plat, the type or extent of proposed street and ...

FEMA Flood Map Service Center — National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Welcome! Looking for a Flood Map? Enter an address, a place, or longitude/latitude coordinates: Looking for more than just a current flood map? Visit Search All Products to access the full range of flood risk products for your community. About Flood Map Service Center The FEMA Flood Map Service Center (MSC) is the official public source for flood hazard informatio...

Travis County Code Sec. 482.941(j)(4)

The County Executive may approve necessary access and appurtenances to a boat dock, pier, wharf, or marina, along the Colorado River downstream from Lady Bird Lake and along Lake Travis and Lake Austin, except along the shoreline in the setback of a swale, creek, or river. The access and appurtenances must follow a route through the setback area and a design that minimizes short-term and long-t...

Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 382.0191

Sec. 382.0191. IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE. (a) In this section, "idling" means allowing an engine to run while the motor vehicle is not engaged in forward or reverse motion. (b) The commission may not prohibit or limit the idling of any motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 8,500 pounds that is equipped with a 2008 or subsequent model year heavy-duty diesel engine or liquef...

Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 388.003 (International Energy Conservation Code Adopted)

Sec. 388.003. ADOPTION OF BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. (b) To achieve energy conservation in all other residential, commercial, and industrial construction, the International Energy Conservation Code as it existed on May 1, 2001, is adopted as the energy code for use in this state for all other residential, commercial, and industrial construction. The State Energy Conse...

Travis County Code Sec. 464.122

All additions to, and new construction and substantial improvement of, any residential structures within the 0.2 percent annual chance floodplain, within 100 feet of a zone A, within a zone A, and within a zone A1-30, AE, and AH shall have the lowest floor, including basement, and all utilities elevated to or above the minimum flood protection elevation. If the flood elevation of a garage attac...