Home Business in Travis County, TX (2026)

1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Travis County, Texas.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Travis County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Home Daycare

Registered and licensed child-care homes in unincorporated Travis County operate under Texas HHSC rules (TX Human Resources Code Ch. 42, 26 TAC Ch. 745). County has no zoning, so home daycares are permissible subject to state license, fire marshal inspection, and deed restrictions.

Home Business: Daycare Home

Light Restrictions

Tex. Hum. Res. Code Sec. 42.002, 42.041

Sec. 42.002. DEFINITIONS. ... "Family home" means a home that provides regular care in the caretaker's own residence for not more than six children under 14 years of age, excluding children who are related to the caretaker, and that provides care after school hours for not more than six additional elementary school children, but the total number of children, including children who are related t...

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Home Business by City in Travis County

2 cities in Travis County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

AustinPop. 978,908

5 verified rules • Cottage Food Operations, Customer Traffic Restrictions

PflugervillePop. 65,191

2 verified rules • Home Daycare, Zoning & Home Occupation Permits

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