Hidalgo County's weed rule is nuisance abatement under Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 343, not a mowing ordinance. Its Nuisance Abatement Program (adopted 2016) abates 'weedy lots' in unincorporated areas: weeds over 36 inches, or within 300 feet of another residence or business.
Texas counties cannot pass a general weed ordinance the way a home-rule city can; Hidalgo County's authority comes entirely from Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 343, which applies only to a county's unincorporated area. Section 343.002(11) defines 'Weeds' as rank, uncultivated growth over 36 inches tall, or shorter growth creating an unsanitary pest harborage. Section 343.011(c)(4) makes weeds within 300 feet of another residence a public nuisance. The Commissioners Court created the Unincorporated Area Nuisance Abatement Program on August 16, 2016 to enforce 343.011, listing 'Weedy Lot' [C(4)] and 'Unsanitary Condition' [C(3)] among four violations. Section 343.022 requires the program to be run by a full-time county employee and to give the owner written notice before the county acts.
After written notice under THSC 343.022, an uncorrected weed nuisance may be abated by the county, which can charge the cost to the property and, under Section 343.011, seek an injunction in county or district court.
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