Unincorporated Brazoria County uses the Texas Health & Safety Code Ch. 343 nuisance test: weeds over 36 inches, or shorter growth that harbors pests, within 300 feet of a residence, can be abated. There's no flat countywide mow height. Pearland caps grass and weeds at 9 inches inside the city.
Texas counties can't set a general lawn-height ordinance. In unincorporated Brazoria County, weeds become a public nuisance only under the § 343.011 definition: rank, uncultivated growth over 36 inches tall, or any height that creates an unsanitary condition or harbors rodents, vermin, or disease-carrying pests, when located within 300 feet of another residence or business. The county can abate after notice. Incorporated cities set firm numeric limits: Pearland's Weeds and Other Offensive Conditions ordinance bars weeds and grass taller than nine inches. Check whether your address is inside a city or unincorporated, because the standard and speed of enforcement differ.
Unabated nuisance weeds after the notice period are an offense; the county may mow/abate and assess costs. Pearland issues citations and can abate at the owner's expense.
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