Cameron County has no permit or ordinance for trimming trees on private property; that is left to cities and to common law. Under Texas neighbor law you may trim branches overhanging your side up to the property line.
A Texas county lacks the municipal power to require a permit before you prune a tree, so in unincorporated Cameron County trimming your own trees is unregulated. Texas common law lets a neighbor cut back branches and roots that cross onto their property, at the property line, at their own expense, so long as they don't kill the tree. Cities such as Brownsville or South Padre Island may have their own tree or right-of-way trimming rules. Trees in county road right-of-way are managed by the county for clearance and safety.
No county penalty for private trimming. Negligently or maliciously destroying a neighbor's tree can create civil liability for damages.
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