The Woodlands, TX Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing law
- Tex. Election Code Section 259.002
- Protected window
- 90 days before, 10 days after
- Max size
- Four feet by six feet
- Number allowed
- One sign per candidate or measure
- Mounting
- Ground-mounted, per covenant
Summary
The Woodlands is unincorporated, so no city sign ordinance applies. Political yard signs fall under the community's restrictive covenants and Township Development Standards, but Texas Election Code Section 259.002 protects them from 90 days before through 10 days after an election.
(b) ... a property owners' association may not enforce or adopt a restrictive covenant that prohibits a property owner from displaying on the owner's property one or more signs advertising a candidate or measure for an election: (1) on or after the 90th day before the date of the election to which the sign relates; or (2) before the 10th day after that election date. (c) This section does not prohibit the enforcement or adoption of a covenant that: (1) requires a sign to be ground-mounted; or (2) limits a property owner to displaying only one sign for each candidate or measure.
Full Breakdown
The Woodlands is a master-planned unincorporated community, so no municipal sign ordinance governs your yard. Signage is controlled by restrictive covenants administered through the community's property owners' associations and the Township's Residential Development Standards. Under Texas Election Code Section 259.002, those covenants cannot prohibit a political sign on the owner's own lot from the 90th day before an election through the 10th day after. The associations keep authority to require ground-mounting, to limit you to one sign per candidate or measure, and to bar any sign larger than four feet by six feet. Signs on plants, vehicles, or common areas stay prohibited.
Violations & Fines
An association can remove a noncompliant sign, one exceeding four-by-six feet, roof- or fence-mounted, duplicated per candidate, or displayed outside the protected 90-day-before to 10-day-after window, without violating state law.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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