Lubbock County sets no tree-trimming ordinance for private yards; as a can't-zone county it only clears vegetation blocking county roads and sight lines. Inside a city, the municipality regulates limbs overhanging streets and sidewalks.
Because Texas counties lack zoning authority, unincorporated Lubbock County does not require permits or set standards for trimming trees on private property. The county's role is limited to maintaining public road right-of-way and drainage, so it may trim or require clearance of branches that obstruct county roads, traffic signs, or drainage. Within the City of Lubbock and other municipalities, city code governs limbs that encroach on public sidewalks and streets and can require owners to keep them cleared to a minimum height. For a boundary tree between neighbors, Texas common law lets you trim intruding branches back to the property line at your own expense.
The county may clear road-obstructing limbs in the right-of-way; private-yard trimming disputes between neighbors are civil matters, not county code violations.
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