Texas — 2026 Land Use Activity
Texas logged 16,656 projects with council decisions YTD 2026, with 19,439 approved and 298 denied actions (98.5% approval). Midland County is the most active jurisdiction (2,511 projects YTD).
Data through September 3, 2026 · Updated September 4, 2026 · America/Denver · Refreshed weekly
16,656
Projects YTD
19,439
Approved actions
298
Denied actions
98.5%
Approval rate
Decisions by time period
| Period | Projects | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| ytd | 16,656 | 98.5% approved |
| last month | 19 | 100.0% approved |
| this week | 0 | — |
By county (YTD)
| County | Projects | Approved | Denied | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland | 2,511 | 2,840 | 18 | 99.4% |
| Hidalgo | 1,564 | 2,132 | 50 | 97.7% |
| Collin | 704 | 823 | 11 | 98.7% |
| Tarrant | 566 | 660 | 20 | 97.1% |
| Denton | 482 | 550 | 10 | 98.2% |
| Bexar | 466 | 505 | 5 | 99.0% |
| Harris | 459 | 532 | 3 | 99.4% |
| Dallas | 436 | 510 | 11 | 97.9% |
| Brazoria | 430 | 514 | 8 | 98.5% |
| Tyler | 356 | 396 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Burnet | 293 | 324 | 7 | 97.9% |
| Travis | 272 | 314 | 6 | 98.1% |
| McLennan | 248 | 295 | 8 | 97.4% |
| Grayson | 233 | 264 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Hays | 228 | 253 | 5 | 98.1% |
| Fort Bend | 215 | 247 | 6 | 97.6% |
| Cameron | 211 | 228 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Kaufman | 204 | 217 | 4 | 98.2% |
| Williamson | 202 | 209 | 7 | 96.8% |
| Galveston | 196 | 222 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Johnson | 171 | 174 | 5 | 97.2% |
| Jefferson | 154 | 161 | 1 | 99.4% |
| El Paso | 150 | 170 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Calhoun | 140 | 166 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Shelby | 134 | 349 | 31 | 91.8% |
| Montgomery | 130 | 133 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Orange | 129 | 150 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Taylor | 126 | 157 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Parker | 125 | 139 | 3 | 97.9% |
| Waller | 123 | 132 | 4 | 97.1% |
| Comal | 118 | 151 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Bell | 117 | 126 | 1 | 99.2% |
| Caldwell | 112 | 121 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Chambers | 111 | 133 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Rockwall | 110 | 114 | 3 | 97.4% |
| Victoria | 102 | 134 | 2 | 98.5% |
| Nueces | 99 | 103 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Gregg | 98 | 104 | 4 | 96.3% |
| Guadalupe | 97 | 100 | 4 | 96.2% |
| Randall | 96 | 108 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wise | 96 | 103 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lubbock | 94 | 108 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Aransas | 93 | 108 | 1 | 99.1% |
| Wilson | 93 | 103 | 1 | 99.0% |
| Smith | 91 | 92 | 2 | 97.9% |
| Mitchell | 90 | 129 | 2 | 98.5% |
| Fayette | 85 | 96 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Kerr | 85 | 104 | 1 | 99.0% |
| Presidio | 81 | 87 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lampasas | 77 | 93 | 3 | 96.9% |
| Brewster | 73 | 94 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Henderson | 73 | 89 | 1 | 98.9% |
| Jim Wells | 68 | 71 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Somervell | 64 | 68 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hutchinson | 63 | 73 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hale | 62 | 63 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Brazos | 61 | 66 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Gillespie | 59 | 57 | 2 | 96.6% |
| Kleberg | 58 | 58 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Uvalde | 58 | 59 | 1 | 98.3% |
| Blanco | 57 | 63 | 7 | 90.0% |
| Ellis | 57 | 63 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Kendall | 57 | 60 | 2 | 96.8% |
| Howard | 56 | 65 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Liberty | 55 | 114 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wood | 51 | 47 | 5 | 90.4% |
| Leon | 50 | 61 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Webb | 50 | 55 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Titus | 49 | 51 | 1 | 98.1% |
| Burleson | 47 | 52 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Austin | 45 | 61 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Erath | 44 | 51 | 2 | 96.2% |
| Lavaca | 44 | 49 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Polk | 42 | 47 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Maverick | 40 | 51 | 1 | 98.1% |
| Schleicher | 40 | 43 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Karnes | 39 | 42 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Washington | 39 | 41 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Nacogdoches | 37 | 42 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Rains | 37 | 44 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Harrison | 35 | 34 | 2 | 94.4% |
| Fannin | 34 | 40 | 1 | 97.6% |
| Bastrop | 33 | 42 | 1 | 97.7% |
| Hunt | 33 | 32 | 1 | 97.0% |
| Hockley | 32 | 36 | 1 | 97.3% |
| Stephens | 32 | 35 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cherokee | 31 | 38 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wichita | 31 | 35 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Coke | 28 | 27 | 1 | 96.4% |
| Red River | 28 | 28 | 1 | 96.6% |
| Nolan | 27 | 38 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jones | 25 | 26 | 1 | 96.3% |
| Scurry | 25 | 49 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Falls | 24 | 26 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Pecos | 24 | 33 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Angelina | 23 | 24 | 2 | 92.3% |
| Parmer | 23 | 23 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Goliad | 22 | 22 | 0 | 100.0% |
| La Salle | 22 | 22 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Colorado | 21 | 21 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hopkins | 21 | 23 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Matagorda | 21 | 23 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Navarro | 21 | 22 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Potter | 21 | 21 | 0 | 100.0% |
| San Saba | 21 | 20 | 2 | 90.9% |
| Van Zandt | 20 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Atascosa | 19 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| DeWitt | 19 | 20 | 1 | 95.2% |
| Franklin | 19 | 21 | 1 | 95.5% |
| Andrews | 18 | 19 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Gray | 17 | 21 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Milam | 17 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cass | 16 | 16 | 3 | 84.2% |
| Castro | 16 | 21 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Dimmit | 16 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Morris | 16 | 16 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Brown | 15 | 18 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ector | 15 | 16 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Gonzales | 15 | 16 | 0 | 100.0% |
| McCulloch | 15 | 21 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Concho | 14 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wheeler | 14 | 18 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Llano | 13 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Palo Pinto | 13 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| San Augustine | 13 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bandera | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cochran | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Houston | 12 | 13 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Medina | 12 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| San Patricio | 12 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Upton | 12 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hill | 11 | 15 | 1 | 93.8% |
| Menard | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Upshur | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bowie | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hardin | 10 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lamb | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% |
| San Jacinto | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bosque | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Coryell | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Crane | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Dickens | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hood | 9 | 8 | 1 | 88.9% |
| Ward | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cooke | 8 | 13 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hamilton | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wharton | 8 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Callahan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Montague | 7 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Runnels | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Carson | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Dawson | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Eastland | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Panola | 6 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Young | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Grimes | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jack | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Reeves | 5 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Swisher | 5 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bailey | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Mills | 4 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Robertson | 4 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sutton | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bee | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Comanche | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Dallam | 3 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hardeman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Refugio | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Rusk | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Terry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Walker | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Crosby | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Culberson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Donley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Freestone | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jasper | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lamar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lynn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Martin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Shackelford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Archer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sabine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Trinity | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Val Verde | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Winkler | 1 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
Frequently asked questions
- How many land use projects had council decisions in Texas YTD 2026?
- 16,656 unique projects with at least one approved or denied action through 2026-09-03.
- What was the approval rate for Texas in 2026?
- 98.5% of decision actions were approvals (19,439 approved vs 298 denied).
- How many projects had decisions in Texas this week?
- 0 projects this week, as of data through 2026-09-03.