Cameron County does not issue tree-removal permits. Texas counties lack that power; only a Gulf-coast county of 50,000 or fewer people can restrict live-oak clear-cutting, which Cameron's population excludes. Cities may require permits.
No county tree-removal permit exists in unincorporated Cameron County because Texas counties have no general tree-preservation authority. The single narrow statute, Local Government Code § 240.909, lets a Gulf-border county with 50,000 or fewer residents restrict clear-cutting of live oaks; Cameron County's population is far above that limit, so it does not apply. Tree-removal permitting in this region is a city function, handled by municipalities like Brownsville or South Padre Island under their own ordinances. Development projects may still face floodplain or subdivision-plat conditions on land clearing.
No county permit or fine for private tree removal. City permit violations, or clearing that breaks a floodplain/plat permit, are enforced separately.
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