Starr, Texas2025 Year in Review

Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Starr during 2025.

Starr County indexed 2,218 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 3,729 approved and 2 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 99.9% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. Mikes led with 1,042 projects (47% of the county), followed by La Victoria at 885.

“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).

2,218
Projects with decisions
3,729
Approved actions
2
Denied actions
99.9%
Approval rate (of actions)

By city

CityProjectsApproved actionsDenied actionsApproval %
El Cenizo2121195.5%
La Victoria8851,396199.9%
Lago Vista330100.0%
Mikes1,0421,9990100.0%
Rio Grande City370100.0%
Roma1311330100.0%

Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.