Native and drought-tolerant desert landscaping is fully allowed in El Paso County, which sets no plant-type rules. Texas Property Code Section 202.007 stops a homeowners association from prohibiting drought-resistant landscaping in this arid Chihuahuan Desert region.
El Paso County has no ordinance dictating what plants a homeowner may grow, so native Chihuahuan Desert species such as agave, ocotillo, desert willow, and native grasses are freely allowed and well suited to the low-water climate. State law protects these choices from private restrictions. Texas Property Code Section 202.007 provides that an HOA may not prohibit or restrict an owner from using drought-resistant landscaping or water-conserving natural turf, and may not unreasonably deny approval of an installation. An association may still require a plan for review to promote aesthetic compatibility, but cannot use that review to bar xeriscaping. Because the county does not zone, there is no minimum-lawn mandate; the only backstop is the Chapter 343 nuisance rule.
There is no county penalty for planting native or xeric landscaping. An HOA that bans drought-resistant landscaping outright violates Property Code Section 202.007. Neglected plantings that become a pest-harboring nuisance could still be reached under Chapter 343.
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El Paso County Parks & Recreation runs Ascarate Park and other county parks, each with posted operating hours and rules. Overnight camping and after-hours us...
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Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated El Paso County has no light-trespass ordinance. Light spilling onto a neighbor's property is not handled by a c...
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Texas counties cannot zone, and the state outdoor-lighting authority for counties near observatories or military bases does not reach El Paso County, so the ...
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Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated El Paso County has no garage-sale-sign ordinance. Signs may be posted on private property with the owner's perm...
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Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated El Paso County has no political-sign ordinance regulating signs on private property. Election signs on private ...
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Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated El Paso County has no minimum-dwelling-size or tiny-home ordinance. Placing a tiny home instead triggers a sept...
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