Grapevine, TX Solar Energy: HOA Restrictions (2026)

Texas Property Code Section 202.010 (the Texas Solar Rights law) prevents homeowners associations from adopting or enforcing restrictive covenants that prohibit the installation of solar energy devices on single-family property owners' lots. HOAs may still regulate panel and conduit placement, color, and finish, but any restriction is invalid if it materially increases the cost of the solar device by more than 10 percent, decreases the estimated energy production of the device by more than 10 percent compared to an alternative location chosen by the homeowner, or otherwise unreasonably inhibits the performance of the device. HOAs can require that panels conform to the slope of the roof and that visible conduits be painted to match the roof or siding. Ground-mounted solar may be subject to stricter placement rules such as requiring screening from the street. HOAs may require advance submission of plans and may deny placement only if an alternative location meeting the statutory test is available. For disputes, homeowners may file complaints or seek declaratory judgment in Texas courts; the Texas Attorney General's office publishes guidance on the law. Grapevine's many master-planned communities around the lake and along State Highway 121 contain deed restrictions that pre-date the statute, but they must conform to state law where conflict arises.