In unincorporated Williamson County, letting weeds grow within 300 feet of another home or business is a public nuisance the Commissioners Court can abate under state law. Cities and HOAs enforce their own weed rules separately.
Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 343 gives counties limited nuisance authority in unincorporated areas. Allowing weeds, meaning rank uncultivated growth over 36 inches or growth that harbors rodents and vermin, to grow within 300 feet of another residence or commercial establishment is a public nuisance. Williamson County can notify the owner and, if the condition is uncorrected, abate it through the Commissioners Court and charge the cost back to the property. This is the county's only weed tool; it does not police maintained lawns or ornamental beds.
The county sends written notice to the owner; if uncorrected, the Commissioners Court may abate the nuisance and assess cleanup costs as a lien on the property. Criminal nuisance offenses under the chapter are Class C misdemeanors.
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