Landscaping Rules in Texas (2026)

Amarillo requires property owners to keep tree limbs and shrubbery clear of public streets, alleys, and sidewalks…

Austin City Code Sec. 6-3-23 requires property owners to trim tree limbs hanging over a sidewalk to a minimum clearance…

Baytown makes it an offense to let a tree, shrub or other growth overhang or obstruct a public right-of-way if it…

Carrollton requires property owners to keep tree limbs trimmed back from streets and walkways. City Code § 95.02 sets…

Celina requires 14 feet of clearance over streets and alleys and 7 feet over sidewalks for any overhanging tree, shrub…

Conroe requires at least ten feet of clearance between a sidewalk and any overhanging tree, shrub or vine, and at least…

The city can order property owners to trim or remove any tree or vegetation that overhangs a public street, sidewalk…

Corpus Christi requires every property owner and occupant to keep trees and shrubs trimmed so they do not overhang a…

Dallas requires property owners to keep trees and other vegetation trimmed back from the right-of-way: at least 15 feet…

City code requires parkway trees be trimmed so no branch hangs lower than seven feet above the curb, keeping the street…

Edinburg property owners must prune trees or plants that obstruct pedestrians, drivers' views, or traffic signs along…

El Paso property owners must keep street trees trimmed to at least eight feet of clearance above the sidewalk and ten…

Fort Worth's park and recreation department controls all trimming, pruning and removal of trees on city streets, alleys…

Fulshear's development code bars planting or maintaining trees and vegetation in the street right-of-way, and…

Garland requires property owners to keep trees, shrubs, and hedges trimmed out of the sight-line triangle at street…

Trees growing inside a Georgetown corner's sight triangle cannot have branches or foliage below eight feet, measured…

Grand Prairie Code § 29-87 requires a full fourteen-foot clearance between the street surface and any overhanging tree…

Harlingen bars trees, shrubs, and vines from private property that hang into public rights-of-way below 8 feet over…

Trees and shrubs planted inside a Harris County road or flood-control right-of-way must stay clear of the pavement and…

Houston requires property owners to trim street trees so limbs overhanging sidewalks clear at least eight feet above…

Irving requires anyone whose tree grows over a public right-of-way to keep at least fourteen feet of clearance above…

Killeen requires trees and shrubs in the parkway strip along public streets to be trimmed so branches stay at least six…

Laredo requires property owners to keep tree limbs trimmed to at least eight feet above the curb line wherever they…

Leander's amended Property Maintenance Code requires every property owner to keep trees, shrubs and other vegetation…

Lewisville property owners must keep trees and shrubs along the public right-of-way trimmed so branches don't block…

Midland requires trees planted in city street rights-of-way to be trimmed clear of branches and leaves below seven feet…

Trees in Mission's public rights-of-way and street-corner sight triangles can't have branches or foliage below 15 feet…

Owners must trim or remove hazardous tree parts overhanging the right-of-way, sidewalks, and easements at their own…

Parker requires limbs, brush, and other vegetation over a public street to hang no lower than 15 feet above the…

Pharr requires property owners to keep trees along streets and sidewalks trimmed so they don't block pedestrians…

Plano puts the trimming duty on the property owner, not the city: Code of Ordinances § 15-117(c) makes it unlawful for…

Richardson requires tree branches and vegetation to clear seven feet above sidewalks and 14 feet above streets and…

Rockwall requires owners of land next to public streets and alleys to prune trees so limbs keep 12 feet of clearance…

Rowlett requires trees and shrubs to keep 8 feet of vertical clearance over sidewalks and 14½ feet over streets, with…

San Angelo puts tree and hedge trimming duty on whoever owns or occupies the property: Code of Ordinances Sec. 7.02.031…

San Antonio puts the job of keeping trees off the sidewalk squarely on the property owner. Sec. 29-10 requires every…

San Marcos requires property owners to trim tree limbs overhanging the street to at least 8 feet above curb level, or…

Shenandoah, Texas, in Montgomery County, lets utility and telecom facility holders trim trees in or over public…

Taylor's Land Development Code sets numeric clearance rules for trees near intersections and streets: canopies in…

Temple requires 7 feet of tree clearance over sidewalks and 13 feet over streets and alleys, with city-ordered trimming…

Texarkana requires 10 feet of clearance over sidewalks and 12 feet over streets for overhanging trees, shrubs, vines…

Tyler homeowners can trim trees on their own single-family property without a permit, but street and park trees are…

Victoria bans trees, shrubs, vines, or palms that overhang a street without 14 feet of vertical clearance above the…

Waco property owners can't let a tree canopy hang low over the street: Section 25-52 requires any limb that overhangs…

Bryan bars trees, shrubs, and other landscaping in the public right-of-way from ever blocking vehicle travel on the…

In the 20-foot triangular sight area at every Pearland street corner, Sec. 26-45 of the Code of Ordinances bars tree…

Allen requires a city tree removal permit before anyone cuts down, damages, or destroys any tree citywide: the only…

Arlington requires a tree Preservation Plan for all development under UDC Section 5.2.3. Residential sites over one…

Austin requires a city permit to remove any protected tree measuring 19 inches or more in diameter, and 24-inch…

In Bryan's Innovation Corridor overlay, removing a significant tree or clear-cutting a lot requires city approval…

Carrollton requires a tree removal permit before anyone cuts down, destroys, moves or damages a protected tree, per…

Celina requires a permit before removing or critically altering any protected tree, backed by a tree fund mitigation…

Conroe requires a permit before cutting down any protected tree, defined as six inches or more in trunk diameter…

Converse bars removal of any special or specimen tree -- the largest, healthiest trees on a lot -- without the city…

Removing or seriously injuring a protected tree in Dallas requires either a building permit or an approved tree removal…

Denton requires a tree removal permit before clearing protected trees on development sites, mandates preserving at…

Fort Worth Zoning Ordinance § 6.302 requires developers to preserve significant trees, replant trees removed during…

Frisco requires a Tree Removal Permit approved by the Director to remove or transplant any Protected Tree citywide, and…

Removing a protected tree anywhere in Garland requires City authorization first. Development sites need a Planning…

Grand Prairie bans removing any Protected Tree, defined as any species 8 caliper inches or larger that is not on the…

Harlingen designates trees 24+ inches in circumference (8-inch caliper) as protected and requires mitigation…

Removing or destroying any tree, shrub, or other plant life in a Harris County park requires the Park Superintendent's…

Laredo protects every tree on public land with a trunk caliper of eight inches or more under LDC Section 24-83.5…

Leander requires a city permit before any Significant or Heritage Tree is removed from property undergoing platting…

Removing, planting or trimming a tree, shrub or plant on Lewisville city-managed property, meaning parks and public…

McKinney regulates tree removal citywide under its Unified Development Code, Article 4. Critically altering a protected…

Removing a protected or large tree in Pearland requires an approved tree disposition plan and tree survey, and every…

In Pflugerville, any tree at least 8 inches in diameter is protected and cannot be removed until the City approves a…

Plano requires an approved Tree Preservation Plan before any tree 8 inches DBH or larger is removed on vacant…

On nonresidential, multifamily and undeveloped property in Richardson, cutting down a protected tree (6-plus inches…

Round Rock protects trees eight inches in diameter or larger under Chapter 8, Article III of the Zoning and Development…

Removing a protected tree in Rowlett requires an approved tree-removal and site-clearing permit under Sec. 98-72…

San Antonio requires a tree permit before removing a significant or heritage tree, clearing land, grading, or expanding…

Removing a Protected Tree in Sugar Land requires Director approval through the landscape plan process under Development…

Removing, topping, or otherwise destroying a protected tree six inches or more in diameter anywhere in Taylor, inside…

In The Woodlands, no living tree over six inches in diameter (measured two feet above natural grade) may be removed…

Amarillo requires new multifamily and nonresidential developments to plant shade and ornamental trees: one per 40 feet…

Baytown's ULDC lets a developer remove existing healthy trees only after the Planning Director agrees site constraints…

Removed trees must be replaced on the same site: one caliper inch for each inch of Protected Tree and three caliper…

Cedar Park's tree ordinance sets numeric development limits: at least 50% of a preserved tree's critical root zone must…

Corpus Christi rewards tree preservation through its Unified Development Code rather than banning removal. Section…

Chapter 9.11 of El Paso's City Code makes it a misdemeanor to damage, cut, carve, poison or otherwise injure any tree…

Farmersville requires a site development permit before removing vegetation or trees during construction, and any tree…

Fulshear requires a building, land disturbance, or subdivision permit before clearing land or removing trees in most…

Remove a tree rooted in a Houston street or pedestrian realm and you must replant caliper inch-for-inch or pay into the…

Irving requires a tree removal permit before anyone cuts, removes, or damages a protected tree under UDC § 4.5.8(c)…

League City's Unified Development Code includes tree preservation requirements for development projects. The UDC sets…

Lubbock requires every property owner to prune tree branches overhanging a street, curb, or sidewalk to a six-foot…

When new commercial or mixed-use development in Midland can't fit its required street-front or parking-lot shade trees…

Mission requires equivalent-caliper replacement when a preserved shade tree is approved for removal under the city's…

New Braunfels requires replacement trees or a mitigation-fund payment whenever a protected or heritage tree is legally…

Parker requires a city permit before any work that affects vegetation or tree removal, including grading, floodplain…

Any tree in Shenandoah with a trunk diameter of ten inches or more is a protected tree, and Section 98-154 makes it…

Temple protects trees over 8 inches DBH within the floodplain and 300 feet beyond it inside the I-35 Corridor Overlay…

Required landscape trees that die in Texarkana must be replaced within 30 days with similar variety and size, per the…

Travis County requires a certified tree survey and tree assessment before any development permit or plat can be…

Victoria requires developers to replace any credited existing tree that dies within 90 days, using an equivalent…

Wichita Falls requires new commercial, multifamily, and nonresidential development to meet its landscape tree counts by…

Abilene requires no permit to remove a tree. Preservation is a voluntary development credit: nonresidential and…

Katy's tree ordinance protects trees on public property and rights-of-way, not private lots. Article 1.13 requires…

Killeen has no tree-preservation ordinance or tree-removal permit. Its landscaping code makes new commercial and…

San Angelo requires no permit to remove a tree on your own private property. City council approval is required only to…

Tyler requires no tree-removal permit for single-family homeowners. Tree preservation applies only in multifamily…

Waco has no citywide tree-protection ordinance. Its only codified tree-preservation rule sits in the Brazos River…

Unincorporated Guadalupe County requires no tree-removal permit, and Texas has no tree-protection law. Permits apply…

Pearland caps weeds and grass at nine inches on any premises, including the parkway and right-of-way. Ignore a ten-day…

Abilene bans grasses, weeds, or brush taller than twelve inches on any lot of five acres or less, including the…

Allen caps weeds, grass, and vegetation at twelve inches on any lot, right-of-way, sidewalk, or alley. Exceeding it is…

Amarillo caps grasses, weeds, and uncultivated brush at eight inches. The Building Official issues written notice; the…

Austin caps grass and weeds at 12 inches on private property. Anything taller is an unsanitary-condition violation…

Brownsville caps grass and weeds at 18 inches under Section 54-62, and applies the rule up to 5,000 feet beyond the…

Bryan classifies weeds or grass over 12 inches tall as a public nuisance, subject to city abatement, liens, and…

Carrollton limits grass, weeds, brush and unsightly vegetation to 10 inches on ordinary lots and 12 inches within a…

Cedar Park caps weeds, grass, and undergrowth at 12 inches on any lot inside city limits, except agricultural land…

Celina bans grass, weeds, or other unsightly vegetation taller than 12 inches on any lot within 150 feet of a property…

Conroe bans weeds, brush, or grass taller than 12 inches when the growth is visible from a public place and within 100…

Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 342 gives Dallas the power to make property owners cut their weeds, and Sec. 342.008…

Deer Park requires all property owners and occupants to keep lots free of excessive weeds, brush, and rank vegetation…

DeSoto forbids weeds or grass taller than twelve inches on any premises, occupied or unoccupied. Code Enforcement…

El Paso City Code caps weeds and vegetation at an average height of twelve inches on lots under three acres. Anything…

Farmersville caps weeds and grass at 12 inches under its Property Maintenance Code amendment to IPMC Section 302.4. The…

Flower Mound Code Ch. 34 prohibits weeds and brush exceeding 12 inches. Fire hazard risk is elevated in the…

Fort Worth City Code declares any property where weeds or grass exceed 12 inches a nuisance. Owners must cut it…

Frisco requires every premises to be kept free of weeds and grass taller than 12 inches. The standard lives in the 2024…

Fulshear Code Compliance enforces a public nuisance ordinance against high weeds, tall grass, and overgrown vegetation…

Georgetown caps weeds and grass at six inches on developed lots and 12 inches on undeveloped tracts under City Code…

Grapevine requires property owners to control weeds and non-ornamental vegetation under Chapter 13 health provisions…

Harlingen caps weeds and grass on any premises at 12 inches and requires cut vegetation to be removed, not left in…

Harris County enforces the Texas Neighborhood Nuisance Abatement Act for weeds and overgrown vegetation in…

Houston bans weeds and grass taller than nine inches on any lot. If you don't cut it, the Neighborhood Protection…

Irving bans weeds and grass over ten inches on any premises, including the parkway and abutting right-of-way. Code…

Katy defines weeds as rank, uncultivated growth taller than nine inches and forbids them on residential and…

Killeen caps weeds, grass, and brush at 12 inches on lots of two acres or less. Overgrowth is a declared public…

Leander makes it unlawful to let grass or weeds exceed 12 inches on any lot in the city, declaring taller growth a…

Longview bans grass, weeds, or brush over 12 inches on any property citywide, with an emergency 48-inch abatement…

Mansfield prohibits accumulations of weeds and noxious plants exceeding 12 inches. Property owners must maintain lots…

McAllen Code § 46-27 declares grass, weeds, or brush covering or partly covering any lot a public nuisance. The city…

McKinney bans weeds, grass, or brush over 12 inches within 150 feet of any property line abutting streets, easements…

Mesquite, Texas caps weeds, grass, and other unsightly growth at eight inches. Let it grow taller and you commit a…

Midland bans weeds, tall grass and brush from accumulating on any lot; the only legal defense is keeping grass and…

Mission caps grass, weeds, and brush at 12 inches on any lot, occupied or vacant, including the adjacent sidewalk…

New Braunfels caps weeds, brush, and unmowed vegetation at 12 inches on real property within 150 feet of a property…

Odessa's City Code declares any grass, weeds, or wild brush taller than 12 inches a nuisance. Property owners must keep…

Parker caps weeds and grass on developed lots at 12 inches. The city treats overgrown vegetation as a public nuisance…

Pflugerville declares any property where weeds or grass exceed an average of 8 inches a nuisance. The owner, occupant…

Pharr caps grass, weeds, and brush at 12 inches from the ground. Growth over that height within 150 feet of a curb line…

Richardson makes it unlawful to let grass, weeds, Johnson grass, or brush exceed 12 inches on any property within 150…

Rockwall caps weeds, brush, and grass at 10 inches above grade on any property, occupied or not, citywide.

Rosenberg classifies overgrown weeds, brush, and uncontained refuse as public nuisances under Chapter 14, requiring…

Round Rock caps weeds, brush, and grass at 12 inches on occupied lots and any lot within 150 feet of one under City…

Rowlett, Texas requires every property owner, occupied or vacant, across Dallas and Rockwall counties, to keep grass…

San Angelo treats grass, weeds, or brush over 12 inches as a nuisance (Sec. 7.02.063). 'Brush' includes mesquite…

San Antonio bans weeds and grass over 12 inches in height on lots and parcels, treating them as a public nuisance. Code…

San Marcos caps weeds and uncultivated grass at 12 inches on any lot; taller growth is a nuisance the city can order…

Shenandoah, Texas caps uncultivated weeds, grass or plants at 12 inches average height under Code of Ordinances §…

Sugar Land enforces strict weed control under the same standard as grass height: all vegetation must be maintained at 9…

Taylor's weed ordinance caps grass and noxious weeds at 12 inches and underbrush at 18 inches on any occupied or…

Temple bans letting weeds, grass, or other rank growth exceed nine inches on lots two acres or smaller, or on any lot…

Texarkana bars weeds and nonornamental grass over 12 inches on any premises, including the abutting right-of-way strip…

The Woodlands Covenants require every owner to keep their whole lot and improvements in good order and repair. Mowing…

Tyler's weed ordinance (Sec. 18-20) bans uncultivated vegetation over 12 inches on vacant and occupied lots citywide…

Victoria bans weeds or grass over 12 inches tall on any lot, improved or not, and treats overgrowth as a public…

Waco Code of Ordinances section 16-61 bars weeds, grass, or other vegetation from growing over 12 inches anywhere…

Wichita Falls sets a hard nine-inch ceiling on grass and weeds. Section 46-186 makes any lot with growth taller than…

Arlington prohibits property owners from allowing weeds, rank vegetation, or noxious plants to grow above 12 inches…

Baytown Code of Ordinances Chapter 98 (Vegetation) and Chapter 34 (Nuisances) require property owners to control weeds…

Beaumont enforces weed abatement for fire prevention and neighborhood maintenance. Vacant lots receive annual notices…

Bellaire requires property owners to control weeds on their property as part of general vegetation maintenance. Weeds…

Cedar Hill's nuisance code prohibits noxious weeds, rank vegetation, and accumulations of brush. Owners must abate…

College Station enforces weed abatement for fire prevention and neighborhood maintenance. Vacant lots receive annual…

Converse property maintenance ordinances treat uncontrolled weeds and rank vegetation as a public nuisance. Owners must…

Corpus Christi prohibits weeds exceeding 12 inches on any property under Chapter 13 property maintenance standards…

TX HSC Chapter 343 declares weeds over 36 inches within 300 ft of a residence a public nuisance. Weeds creating…

Denton Code Section 17-40 treats weeds the same as tall grass. Weeds exceeding 12 inches on improved lots or 18 inches…

Edinburg makes it unlawful to let weeds, brush, or objectionable vegetation grow greater than 24 inches on any lot…

Euless treats weeds, rank vegetation, and overgrown brush over 12 inches as a public nuisance subject to mandatory…

Unincorporated Fort Bend County treats weeds and grass over 36 inches tall as a public nuisance when the growth sits…

In unincorporated Galveston County, weeds are governed by Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 343: uncultivated growth…

Garland classifies overgrown weeds, brush, and rank vegetation over 12 inches as a public nuisance subject to city…

Grand Prairie Ch. 29, Art. VI regulates high grass and weeds. Vegetation height restricted to 10 inches maximum…

In unincorporated Hidalgo County, tall weeds near homes and businesses are a public nuisance under Texas Health &…

Humble Code of Ordinances treats excessive weeds as a public nuisance that must be abated by the property owner. Weeds…

Keller prohibits weeds and rank vegetation over 12 inches and requires removal of noxious and invasive species that…

Laredo requires lots be kept free of rank weeds and tall grass over 12 inches. Code Enforcement issues 10-day abatement…

League City Section 54-33 prohibits weeds over 12 inches and accumulation of rubbish or brush on any property. Section…

Lewisville Code Ch. 10 treats weeds the same as overgrown grass: vegetation exceeding 12 inches is a violation. Noxious…

Ch. 34 declares weeds and brush over 12 inches a public nuisance. Ten-day abatement notice issued. Town clears and…

Live Oak prohibits accumulations of weeds, rank vegetation, and noxious plants on improved and vacant lots. The 12-inch…

Lubbock prohibits rank weeds, tumbleweeds, and noxious vegetation taller than 12 inches on residential and vacant lots…

Missouri City declares overgrown weeds, brush, and rank vegetation a public nuisance subject to abatement on any lot or…

North Richland Hills Chapter 66 requires properties to be free of weeds, rank grass, and noxious plants over 12 inches…

Pasadena addresses weeds and overgrown vegetation as nuisances under Chapter 20. The Code Enforcement Department cites…

Plano treats weeds and rank vegetation over 12 inches as a public nuisance under Chapter 14. Owners must abate within…

Richmond classifies overgrown weeds and rank vegetation as public nuisances under Chapter 22, requiring property owners…

Stafford treats accumulations of weeds, brush, and rank vegetation on private property as a public nuisance subject to…

Tomball's Chapter 34 (Health and Sanitation) requires property owners to control weeds, rank vegetation, and unsanitary…

Universal City regulates weeds through its general nuisance and high grass ordinance, requiring owners to keep…

San Antonio enforces a 12-inch weed and rank-growth standard on improved lots with abatement and liens. Unincorporated…

Denton County has no weed abatement ordinance. Texas counties lack property maintenance authority. TDA manages noxious…

Texas counties cannot zone, so unincorporated Guadalupe County has no grass-height rule, and tall grass there generally…

Montgomery County has no weed control or vegetation maintenance ordinance for unincorporated areas. No noxious weed…

Tarrant County has no weed ordinance for unincorporated areas. Texas HSC Chapter 342 lets county health act only when…

Travis County has no county-wide weed ordinance for unincorporated areas. Texas counties lack general nuisance…

Williamson County has no lawn grass-height ordinance and cannot zone. In the unincorporated area, uncultivated growth…

Amarillo's Drought Contingency Plan assigns every address an odd or even watering day: odd-numbered addresses may water…

Austin enforces a mandatory year-round watering schedule under City Code Chapter 6-4. Automatic irrigation systems run…

Georgetown bans all landscape watering on Mondays year-round and assigns every other property a two-day watering…

Irving limits lawn and landscape irrigation to two days a week, even addresses Tuesday and Saturday, odd addresses…

Killeen's drought contingency plan assigns landscape watering days by street-address parity. Even-numbered addresses…

Lewisville runs mandatory, year-round Stage 1 watering-day limits: even-numbered addresses irrigate Tuesdays and…

From April 1 to September 30, Lubbock bans city-water landscape irrigation except between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m…

New Braunfels limits landscape watering to two designated days per week year-round by street address, with tighter…

Pharr enforces Stage 2 of its Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan every hot season, holding lawn irrigation…

San Marcos enforces four escalating drought stages under Chapter 86, Article 2, Division 2 of the city code, cutting…

Year-round irrigation rules plus a five-stage drought plan that cuts sprinkler days as Lakes Arrowhead and Kickapoo…

Abilene's water conservation plan bans outdoor irrigation except during overnight hours and assigns every water…

Bryan restricts lawn irrigation to designated days and hours only when the city manager activates Stage 1 or higher of…

Carrollton's Code of Ordinances Section 52.093(A)(2) bars irrigation that sends runoff more than 50 feet down a street…

Cedar Park limits lawn and landscape watering to two designated days per week under its Drought Contingency Plan…

Celina prohibits outdoor sprinkler and automatic-irrigation watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. every day from June 1…

Conroe runs a year-round odd-even watering schedule from May 1 through October 31 under Code of Ordinances section…

Converse bans landscape watering between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. year-round, then adds house-number watering-day schedules…

Corpus Christi ties lawn watering to the reservoir system's drought stage under Sec. 55-153. At Stage 1, sprinkler or…

Dallas bans lawn and landscape irrigation between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. from April 1 through October 31 under City Code…

Denton requires all irrigation systems to follow a mandatory twice-weekly watering schedule under the city's Water…

Edinburg's drought contingency plan sets mandatory watering-day and time limits tied to your address. Under Stage 2…

El Paso City Code § 15.13.020 sets a mandatory odd-even lawn and landscape watering schedule for every customer of El…

Farmersville limits sprinkler and irrigation-system watering to twice a week, Mondays and Thursdays, between 6:00 p.m…

Fort Worth limits sprinkler and irrigation-system watering to two designated days a week tied to street address, and…

Frisco requires every new automatic irrigation system to run through a controller capped at watering no more often than…

Garland limits sprinkler and automatic irrigation to two days a week from April through October and one day a week from…

Grand Prairie limits every water customer to two irrigation days a week and bans sprinklers between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00…

Once Harlingen Waterworks System declares Stage 2 of its drought plan, § 48-145(d)(2)(a) limits irrigation to twice a…

When Houston declares a water shortage stage, irrigation drops to two nights a week on a set schedule tied to whether…

Laredo caps landscape sprinkler irrigation at three days a week year-round, before 8:00 a.m. and after 7:00 p.m. on…

Leander runs a four-phase drought contingency plan; phase 1's mandatory watering-day limits apply year-round unless the…

The City of Mission assigns every address three weekly watering days by quadrant and, once the city manager declares a…

Odessa's Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan limits landscape irrigation to Administrator-designated days…

Parker assigns landscape and outdoor watering to a single weekly day tied to the last digit of the property address…

Under Pearland's Drought Contingency Plan, once the city manager declares Stage 2 or worse, landscape irrigation is…

Pflugerville enforces a year-round drought contingency plan under City Code Section 53.216. Even at the baseline…

Plano's Drought and Emergency Response Plan lets the city manager cap landscape irrigation to set days per week once…

Richardson enforces its Water Conservation Plan and Water Resource Emergency Management Plan citywide, requiring every…

Rockwall caps sprinkler irrigation to two days a week in summer and one day a week in winter, with a mandatory midday…

Round Rock caps outdoor irrigation to one or two fixed days per week based on your address, and only before 10 a.m. or…

Rowlett ties routine landscape watering to whatever citywide drought plan is in effect and requires new development's…

San Angelo bans outdoor watering with treated, raw, greywater or reclaimed city water between noon and 6:00 p.m. every…

San Antonio City Code section 34-323 assigns each property a landscape watering day by street address and bars…

Lawn and landscape irrigation in Sugar Land is restricted to specific days and overnight hours once the city manager…

Taylor's Drought Contingency Plan restricts landscape irrigation to two fixed days a week once the city triggers Stage…

Once Moderate Water Shortage is declared, Temple limits sprinkler irrigation to two assigned days a week by…

Victoria's Drought Contingency Plan restricts landscape irrigation to Designated Watering Days and set morning/evening…

Waco's Water Conservation and Drought/Emergency Contingency Plan imposes mandatory landscape watering days once the…

Tyler Water Utilities asks customers to water lawns just two days a week, before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m. Even-numbered…

Williamson County does not run water utilities. Outdoor watering limits come from your retail provider, such as…

Texas Property Code 202.007 prohibits HOAs from banning rainwater harvesting systems, and Health & Safety Code 341.042…

Carrollton charges a $25.00 permit fee for rainwater harvesting systems under the general code's Comprehensive Fee…

El Paso doesn't mandate rainwater harvesting, but its Grading Code makes it an explicit, code-recognized design option…

Harris County doesn't require homeowners to install rainwater harvesting systems, but developers who use cisterns or…

Laredo's water conservation ordinance bars any property owners' association from enforcing a deed restriction that…

State law protects a Midland-area homeowner's right to install rain barrels or a rainwater harvesting system even under…

Abilene allows residential rainwater harvesting. Texas has no significant state-level restrictions on rainwater…

Austin strongly encourages rainwater harvesting and offers rebates up to $5,000 through Austin Water. Texas Property…

Texas state law (HB 3391 and Texas Property Code Section 202.007) protects the right to collect rainwater and prohibits…

Beaumont allows residential rainwater harvesting. Texas has no significant state-level restrictions on rainwater…

Texas state law (HB 3391 and Property Code Section 202.007) protects the right to collect rainwater and prohibits…

Texas encourages rainwater harvesting rather than restricting it. Brownsville requires no permit for residential rain…

Cedar Park lets single-family residential customers claim a water-bill credit of $0.50 per gallon of rain barrel…

College Station residents can collect rainwater for garden irrigation, lawn watering, and other non potable uses…

Rainwater harvesting is legal and encouraged in Texas under TX Water Code Section 11.012. Conroe has no local…

Converse residents can install rainwater collection systems. Texas Property Code 202.007 prohibits HOAs from banning…

Rainwater harvesting is legal and encouraged in Corpus Christi. Texas Property Code 202.007 prohibits HOAs from banning…

Texas state law explicitly encourages rainwater harvesting and prohibits local governments from banning the practice…

Texas strongly supports rainwater harvesting. TX Water Code Section 16.0121 promotes collection. TX Property Code…

Deer Park does not restrict residential rainwater harvesting. Texas state law (HB 3391 and Property Code Section…

Rainwater harvesting is legal and encouraged in Texas under TX Water Code Section 16.0121. Texas Property Code 202.007…

Rainwater harvesting is legal and encouraged in Texas. TX Property Code 202.007 bars HOA bans. Equipment is sales-tax…

Texas strongly encourages rainwater harvesting. Under Texas Water Code Chapter 11 and Texas Property Code Section…

Rainwater harvesting is encouraged in Euless and protected under Texas Property Code 202.007, which bars HOAs from…

Rainwater harvesting is encouraged in Fort Worth and specifically protected from HOA restriction by Texas Property Code…

Rainwater harvesting is encouraged in Frisco and protected statewide under Texas Property Code 580.004. HOAs cannot…

Rainwater harvesting is legal statewide and encouraged in Texas. Galveston County sets no permit for home rain barrels…

Rainwater harvesting is encouraged in Garland and protected by Texas Property Code 202.007, which prevents HOAs from…

Texas Property Code Section 202.007 blocks any Grand Prairie homeowners' association from banning rain barrels or a…

Grapevine allows rainwater harvesting systems on residential property. Texas Property Code 202.007 prevents HOAs from…

Texas law bars HOAs from banning rainwater harvesting under TX Property Code 202.007. Haltom City allows rain barrels…

Houston does not restrict residential rainwater harvesting. Texas Property Code Sec. 202.007 protects homeowners' right…

Texas state law protects the right to collect rainwater and prohibits cities and HOAs from banning rainwater harvesting…

Killeen allows residential rainwater harvesting. Texas has no significant state-level restrictions on rainwater…

Texas state law (HB 3391 and Property Code Section 202.007) protects the right to collect rainwater and prohibits…

Texas state law (Property Code §202.007) expressly allows rainwater harvesting systems on residential property. HOAs…

Rainwater harvesting legal and encouraged. TX Property Code 202.007 bars HOA bans on collection systems. TX HSC 341.042…

Rainwater harvesting for landscape or potable use is allowed and protected under Texas Property Code 202.007. HOAs may…

Texas strongly encourages rainwater harvesting. Homeowners may install rain barrels and cisterns without a city permit…

Mansfield permits residential rainwater harvesting with minimal restrictions. Texas Property Code 202.007 bars HOAs…

Mcallen allows residential rainwater harvesting. Texas has no significant state-level restrictions on rainwater…

Rainwater harvesting encouraged in McKinney and protected by Texas Property Code Section 202.007 which bars HOAs from…

Rainwater harvesting is encouraged in Mesquite. Texas Property Code 202.007 prevents HOAs from banning rain barrels…

NRH allows residential rainwater harvesting per TX Prop Code 202.007. Barrels under 100 gallons need no city permit…

TX Property Code 202.007 blocks HOAs and cities from banning rainwater harvesting. Plano encourages rain barrels with…

Richardson allows and encourages residential rainwater harvesting. Texas Property Code 202.007 prohibits HOAs from…

San Angelo, reliant on reservoirs, encourages rainwater harvesting. Texas Property Code §202.007 voids any HOA covenant…

San Antonio actively encourages rainwater harvesting through SAWS (San Antonio Water System) rebate programs. SAWS…

Texas state law (Property Code §202.007) expressly allows rainwater harvesting systems on residential property. HOAs…

Rainwater harvesting is fully legal in Tarrant County. Texas Property Code 202.007 prohibits HOAs from banning…

Texas state law protects the right to collect rainwater and prohibits cities and HOAs from banning rainwater harvesting…

Texas strongly supports rainwater harvesting under TX Property Code 202.007 (HOAs cannot prohibit) and Tax Code 151.355…

Texas Property Code 202.007 preempts HOAs from banning rainwater harvesting systems, and Universal City does not…

Rainwater harvesting is protected statewide. A Williamson County HOA cannot prohibit rain barrels or a rainwater…

Conroe requires landscaping for new development under Chapter 102 (Vegetation). Mandatory buffer zones require a…

El Paso's commercial landscape ordinance forces new development to draw 75% of plant material from the City's Approved…

Pearland's Unified Development Code lets commercial and multifamily developments substitute xeriscape and native…

Plano's zoning code requires landscaping installed under a reviewed landscape plan to use trees and plants that are…

Waco's site development standards require developers to preserve existing mature trees (six inches or greater in…

Austin's Grow Green program promotes native and adapted landscaping with a free plant guide and regional nursery…

Texas law overrides any Midland-area homeowners' association rule that tries to ban drought-resistant landscaping…

New Braunfels requires homebuilders and developers to offer a xeriscape option among the landscaping choices given to…

Tyler encourages native and East Texas-adapted landscaping. The development code requires that plants installed to meet…

Abilene may encourage or require native and drought-tolerant landscaping. Some areas restrict traditional grass lawns…

Allen places no city prohibition on xeriscape or on replacing turf with native beds on private lots, and it actively…

Amarillo's Zoning Ordinance Chapter 4-10 includes a landscaping article with a recommended plant list (§ 4-10-1003)…

Arlington encourages native and drought-tolerant landscaping through water-conservation programs and does not restrict…

Beaumont may encourage or require native and drought-tolerant landscaping. Some areas restrict traditional grass lawns…

Bellaire does not mandate native plant use in residential landscaping but permits replacing traditional lawns with…

Texas Property Code 202.007 protects drought-resistant and xeriscape landscaping from outright HOA prohibition. SAWS…

Brownsville writes native and drought-tolerant planting into the Unified Development Code as a stated purpose…

Carrollton may encourage or require native and drought-tolerant landscaping. Some areas restrict traditional grass…

Texas Property Code 202.007 protects xeriscaping and drought-resistant landscaping from blanket HOA bans. Cedar Hill…

Cedar Park exempts native-grass, wildflower, and xeriscape plantings from its standard permanent irrigation rule after…

Texas Property Code Section 202.007 backs College Station homeowners who want to replace thirsty lawns: a property…

Texas strongly encourages native/drought-tolerant landscaping. TX Property Code 202.007 prohibits HOAs from banning…

Converse encourages xeriscape and native plant landscaping to conserve Edwards Aquifer water. Texas Property Code…

Corpus Christi encourages native and drought-tolerant landscaping. Texas Property Code 202.007 prohibits HOAs from…

Dallas encourages native and drought-tolerant landscaping through its Save Dallas Water program and water conservation…

Dallas County does not regulate residential planting choices in unincorporated areas, and Texas Property Code 202.007…

Deer Park does not mandate native plant use in residential landscaping and does not restrict replacing traditional…

Texas Property Code 202.007 prohibits HOAs from banning water-conserving natural landscaping including native plants…

Denton County has no landscaping requirements. TX Property Code 202.007 protects drought-resistant native plants from…

Texas Property Code Section 202.007 protects homeowner rights to install drought-resistant landscaping and xeriscape…

Native-plant landscaping is allowed and encouraged in Euless as a water-conservation measure. Texas Property Code…

No ordinance prohibits native plant gardens. Development standards require drought-tolerant species. TX Property Code…

Fort Worth allows and encourages native xeriscape landscaping, and Texas Property Code Section 202.007 prevents HOAs…

Frisco encourages native Texas plants through WaterWise landscape guidance. No ordinance mandates or bans native plant…

Galveston County does not regulate plant choices on private property. Texas Property Code 202.007 protects owners'…

Garland encourages native and drought-tolerant landscaping, and Texas Property Code 202.007 prevents HOAs from…

Grand Prairie does not prohibit native plant landscaping. Texas Property Code §202.007 prevents HOAs from restricting…

Grapevine encourages native and drought-tolerant plants. Texas Property Code 202.007 protects xeriscaping from HOA…

TX Property Code 202.007 bars HOAs from prohibiting drought-tolerant and native landscaping. Haltom City has no ban on…

Harris County has no native plant requirements for residential landscaping in unincorporated areas. No xeriscaping…

Texas Property Code Sec. 202.007 protects homeowners' rights to install drought-resistant landscaping and…

Humble does not mandate native plant use but does not prohibit replacing traditional lawns with native or…

Irving encourages native and drought-tolerant landscaping for water conservation but does not mandate native plant…

Killeen may encourage or require native and drought-tolerant landscaping. Some areas restrict traditional grass lawns…

La Porte does not mandate native plant use but permits replacing traditional lawns with native or drought-tolerant…

Laredo encourages xeriscape and native South Texas plants to reduce Rio Grande water demand. The city offers…

League City's UDC includes landscaping requirements for commercial and multifamily development but does not mandate…

No restrictions on native plants. TX Property Code 202.007 limits HOA bans on xeriscaping. Native and drought-adapted…

Native and drought-tolerant landscaping is encouraged in Live Oak and protected against HOA prohibition under Texas…

Lubbock encourages xeriscape and native West Texas plantings through Water Utilities educational programs. No ordinance…

Mcallen may encourage or require native and drought-tolerant landscaping. Some areas restrict traditional grass lawns…

Mesquite allows native and drought-tolerant landscaping. Texas Property Code 202.007 protects xeriscape and…

Texas Property Code §202.007 protects xeriscaping and native plants from HOA bans. Montgomery County cannot regulate…

Richardson encourages xeriscape and native-plant landscaping. Texas Property Code 202.007 prohibits HOAs from banning…

San Angelo's semi-arid climate favors drought-tolerant natives and xeriscaping. Texas Property Code §202.007 voids HOA…

San Antonio promotes native and drought-adapted landscaping as part of its water conservation strategy, enforced…

Native plants and xeriscaping are fully legal in Tarrant County. Texas Property Code 202.007 bars HOAs from banning…

Taylor's landscaping ordinance recommends plants native to Central Texas and lets qualifying xeriscape and native…

Travis County strongly encourages native Hill Country plants (live oak, cedar elm, bluebonnet, Indian paintbrush…

Texas Property Code 202.007 prevents HOAs from banning drought tolerant landscaping, and Universal City encourages…

Drought-resistant and native landscaping is protected statewide. Property Code Section 202.007 stops an HOA from…

Bryan prohibits artificial plant materials, including turf, in landscaping required for site-plan-reviewed development…

Celina prohibits artificial or synthetic turf in any residential yard visible from a public street, while allowing…

Harlingen's zoning landscape code flatly bars synthetic lawns or artificial plant material from counting toward…

Pharr's landscaping code bars synthetic or artificial lawns and plants from being used to satisfy the city's required…

Round Rock's zoning code lets new single-family lots cover half their yard in drought-tolerant turfgrass, but…

Taylor's landscaping ordinance will not let synthetic or artificial lawns and plants count toward the landscaping a new…

Austin allows artificial turf in residential and commercial landscapes but it is counted as impervious cover under…

Brownsville's code never mentions artificial or synthetic turf. The Unified Development Code instead requires builders…

Texas Property Code Section 202.007 stops a Carrollton homeowners association from banning drought-resistant…

Frisco's landscape code bans artificial plants generally but carves out a specific exception for artificial turf…

Garland permits artificial turf in rear and side yards and as a portion of front yard landscaping, subject to product…

Leander's landscape code bars synthetic or artificial lawns and plants from counting toward the mandatory planting and…

Odessa's landscape ordinance lists artificial turf as an approved nonvegetative ground cover for commercial…

Arlington does not ban residential artificial turf but may regulate its use through zoning in front-yard landscape…

DeSoto permits artificial turf in residential yards subject to design and drainage standards. Turf must allow proper…

Grapevine allows artificial turf subject to zoning and HOA review. Texas law does not preempt HOAs on synthetic turf…

Irving's own development code lets homeowners cover front and side yards facing a street with artificial turf as part…

Artificial turf allowed in McKinney single-family rear and side yards. Front-yard artificial turf subject to Zoning…

Abilene generally permits artificial turf installation with some requirements for drainage, appearance, and base…

Amarillo's landscaping ordinance (Chapter 4-10, Division 6) sets minimum live-vegetation coverage requirements for new…

Beaumont generally permits artificial turf installation with some requirements for drainage, appearance, and base…

Artificial turf is legal across Bexar County. HOAs can regulate appearance under Texas Property Code 202.007 but cannot…

Texas Property Code Sec. 202.007 sets the ground rules for lawn alternatives in College Station neighborhoods governed…

Artificial turf is legal across Collin County with no countywide restrictions. TX Property Code 202.007 limits HOA bans…

Conroe does not have a specific ordinance prohibiting or regulating artificial turf on residential properties. The…

Dallas does not have a specific ordinance regulating or prohibiting artificial turf installation on residential…

Dallas County does not regulate artificial turf on residential property in unincorporated areas. State law under Texas…

Deer Park does not have specific ordinances regulating or prohibiting the installation of artificial turf on…

Denton does not prohibit artificial turf in residential landscaping. Texas Property Code 202.007 prevents HOAs from…

No local ban or permit required for artificial turf. TX Property Code 202.007 limits HOA authority to ban…

Fort Worth allows artificial turf in residential front and backyards with no permit required, though HOAs may impose…

Haltom City generally permits artificial turf on residential lots, subject to HOA rules and drainage standards. No city…

Harris County has no regulations on artificial turf in unincorporated areas. No county permit is required for…

Houston has no municipal restrictions on residential artificial turf installation. Texas Property Code Sec. 202.007…

Humble does not have specific ordinances regulating or prohibiting artificial turf installation on residential…

Killeen generally permits artificial turf installation with some requirements for drainage, appearance, and base…

La Porte does not have specific ordinances regulating artificial turf installation on residential property. Synthetic…

Artificial turf is allowed in Laredo residential yards. HOAs cannot prohibit water-conserving turf substitutes per…

League City does not have a local ordinance restricting artificial turf installation on residential property. Texas…

No local prohibition on artificial turf. TX Property Code 202.007 limits HOA authority over water-conserving…

Artificial turf is not prohibited by Live Oak ordinance for residential yards and is protected from HOA bans under TX…

Artificial turf is allowed on residential property in Lubbock. Texas Property Code Section 202.007 prevents HOAs from…

Mcallen generally permits artificial turf installation with some requirements for drainage, appearance, and base…

Mesquite allows artificial turf in residential yards. HOAs cannot impose a blanket ban but may set quality and…

Midland generally permits artificial turf installation with some requirements for drainage, appearance, and base…

New Braunfels' zoning landscaping article skips single-family and two-family homes entirely, so no permit or…

Pasadena has no regulations on artificial turf for residential properties. No city permit is required. Texas Property…

Richardson permits artificial turf in single-family rear yards and in commercial landscape applications, with standards…

San Antonio does not have a specific ordinance prohibiting or regulating artificial turf on residential properties…

Sugar Land does not have a local ordinance restricting artificial turf installation on residential property. Texas…

Temple's UDC landscaping standards, which require living plant material, exempt single-family and duplex homes…

Tomball does not have specific ordinances regulating artificial turf installation on residential properties. Synthetic…

Artificial turf is permitted throughout Travis County; no county ordinance prohibits or regulates it. Austin allows…

Tyler does not ban artificial turf on residential property, but it cannot be used to meet the city's landscape…

Universal City does not prohibit residential artificial turf. Texas Property Code 202.007 limits HOA outright bans on…

Williamson County has no rule on artificial turf. Statewide, an HOA cannot force you to maintain living grass since…

Cedar Park's zoning code sets one compost standard: permitted community gardens must keep compost materials at least 20…

Lubbock lets residents compost on-site as part of a community garden, but only inside a composting container kept well…

Baytown only regulates composting where it happens inside a residential community garden: composting containers have to…

El Paso allows residents to compost household kitchen scraps and yard waste in their own backyards, but City Code §…

Laredo allows composting as part of its urban agriculture program, but Sec. 13-86 sets real limits: the compost area…

Composting is legal and encouraged in Texas. Galveston County sets no composting rule, and Property Code 202.007 stops…

Houston's minimum property-maintenance code requires owners to clear dead trees, limbs, and other debris that could…