There is no county-wide grass-height limit for unincorporated Nueces County; the county can only abate weeds as a nuisance near homes or streets under state law. Corpus Christi sets a firm 12-inch limit: weeds or brush 12 inches or higher are prohibited (§ 23-70).
Texas counties cannot set a lawn-height ordinance. In unincorporated Nueces County, Health & Safety Code Ch. 343 lets the county abate weeds that grow within 300 feet of another residence or commercial establishment, but there is no fixed inch limit. Corpus Christi has the concrete rule: § 23-70 bars any owner or occupant from allowing weeds or brush 12 inches or higher, and also prohibits keeping a diseased tree (one infected with a lethal, communicable disease per a certified arborist).
Corpus Christi weed violations carry fines of $100 to $2,000 per violation, and the city may cut the weeds and lien the cost.
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