The county runs no household trash service. In League City, the city contracts for twice-weekly collection for every customer; Galveston requires all utility-account properties to have permanent sanitation service through the city or a licensed hauler.
Texas counties do not operate residential garbage collection, so pickup in unincorporated Galveston County is by private hauler contract. Cities set their own service: League City Sec. 94-31 requires a contract providing complete collection twice weekly for each customer (commercial dumpsters without putrescible garbage may be once weekly). In the City of Galveston, Sec. 15-1 requires every property with an active utility account to maintain permanent sanitation service provided by the city or a licensed private hauler. Check your city or hauler for exact collection days.
Galveston requires mandatory service; failure to keep permanent sanitation service or paying fees can result in enforcement and suspended collection.
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Composting is legal and encouraged in Texas. Galveston County sets no composting rule, and Property Code 202.007 stops an HOA from banning backyard compostin...
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Galveston County sets no rule on artificial turf. Whether you can install synthetic grass depends on your city's landscaping code and any HOA covenant. State...
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Galveston County does not regulate plant choices on private property. Texas Property Code 202.007 protects owners' right to use drought-resistant landscaping...
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Rainwater harvesting is legal statewide and encouraged in Texas. Galveston County sets no permit for home rain barrels, and Texas Property Code 202.007 bars ...
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Watering rules come from your city or water district, not the county. Under Galveston's Stage 1 drought plan, irrigation is limited to two designated days a ...
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In unincorporated Galveston County, weeds are governed by Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 343: uncultivated growth over 36 inches within 300 feet of anoth...
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