Lubbock, Texas — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Lubbock during 2025.
Lubbock County indexed 833 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 914 approved and 7 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 99.2% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. Lubbock drove most of the activity (625 of 833 projects, 75%), with Wolfforth a distant second.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
833
Projects with decisions
914
Approved actions
7
Denied actions
99.2%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idalou | 29 | 28 | 1 | 96.6% |
| Lubbock | 625 | 663 | 4 | 99.4% |
| New Deal | 18 | 18 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Shallowater | 32 | 40 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Slaton | 21 | 21 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wolfforth | 108 | 144 | 2 | 98.6% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.