Brazoria, Texas — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Brazoria during 2025.
Brazoria County indexed 2,018 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 2,539 approved and 38 denied actions. Approval ran at 98.5%, in line with the high-approval baseline most Texas jurisdictions show. Activity was relatively distributed across Manvel (417), Pearland (387), and Alvin (271).
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
2,018
Projects with decisions
2,539
Approved actions
38
Denied actions
98.5%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin | 271 | 299 | 7 | 97.7% |
| Angleton | 64 | 70 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bonney | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Brazoria | 36 | 42 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Freeport | 54 | 65 | 1 | 98.5% |
| Hillcrest | 21 | 21 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Holiday Lakes | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Iowa Colony | 97 | 157 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jones Creek | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lake Jackson | 117 | 133 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Manvel | 417 | 508 | 22 | 95.8% |
| Pearland | 387 | 545 | 4 | 99.3% |
| Quintana | 12 | 13 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Richwood | 20 | 21 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Surfside Beach | 17 | 19 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sweeny | 53 | 56 | 0 | 100.0% |
| West Columbia | 27 | 27 | 2 | 93.1% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.