Texas — 2026 Land Use Activity
Texas logged 38,393 projects with council decisions YTD 2026, with 46,568 approved and 420 denied actions (99.1% approval). This week: 20 projects with decisions; last week: 1. Midland County is the most active jurisdiction (5,369 projects YTD).
20 projects with decisions this week vs 1 last week (+1900%)
Data through July 12, 2026 · Updated July 13, 2026 · America/Denver · Refreshed weekly
38,393
Projects YTD
46,568
Approved actions
420
Denied actions
99.1%
Approval rate
Decisions by time period
| Period | Projects | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| ytd | 38,393 | 99.1% approved |
| mtd | 21 | 100.0% approved |
| last month | 175 | 99.4% approved |
| this week | 20 | 100.0% approved |
| last week | 1 | 100.0% approved |
By county (YTD)
| County | Projects | Approved | Denied | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland | 5,369 | 6,467 | 44 | 99.3% |
| Hidalgo | 1,765 | 2,392 | 49 | 98.0% |
| Tyler | 923 | 1,126 | 5 | 99.6% |
| Dallas | 884 | 1,084 | 16 | 98.5% |
| Collin | 830 | 1,003 | 9 | 99.1% |
| Bexar | 783 | 891 | 9 | 99.0% |
| Tarrant | 657 | 791 | 9 | 98.9% |
| Harris | 603 | 768 | 2 | 99.7% |
| Brazoria | 522 | 703 | 4 | 99.4% |
| Travis | 519 | 630 | 7 | 98.9% |
| Denton | 448 | 551 | 2 | 99.6% |
| Cameron | 401 | 492 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Fort Bend | 395 | 449 | 6 | 98.7% |
| Grayson | 339 | 400 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Calhoun | 315 | 430 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Burnet | 308 | 332 | 3 | 99.1% |
| McLennan | 285 | 328 | 9 | 97.3% |
| Randall | 284 | 447 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Johnson | 273 | 303 | 3 | 99.0% |
| Galveston | 210 | 217 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jefferson | 209 | 238 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Kaufman | 204 | 240 | 4 | 98.4% |
| Williamson | 197 | 196 | 8 | 96.1% |
| Hays | 191 | 241 | 6 | 97.6% |
| Brewster | 180 | 236 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Parker | 178 | 215 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lavaca | 174 | 209 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hardin | 172 | 193 | 1 | 99.5% |
| Val Verde | 167 | 168 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Chambers | 161 | 193 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Guadalupe | 155 | 175 | 3 | 98.3% |
| Aransas | 148 | 166 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Hood | 147 | 161 | 3 | 98.2% |
| Nueces | 145 | 160 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Victoria | 144 | 191 | 2 | 99.0% |
| Harrison | 141 | 153 | 3 | 98.1% |
| Bell | 140 | 145 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Gregg | 134 | 144 | 3 | 98.0% |
| Wise | 131 | 138 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Nacogdoches | 130 | 164 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Shelby | 130 | 346 | 31 | 91.8% |
| Orange | 128 | 142 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ellis | 120 | 130 | 3 | 97.7% |
| Liberty | 112 | 117 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Potter | 111 | 149 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Gillespie | 110 | 116 | 2 | 98.3% |
| Caldwell | 109 | 119 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Maverick | 109 | 142 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Burleson | 108 | 133 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jim Wells | 108 | 120 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Matagorda | 108 | 129 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Dimmit | 104 | 109 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Presidio | 104 | 116 | 0 | 100.0% |
| La Salle | 100 | 142 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Uvalde | 99 | 112 | 2 | 98.2% |
| Montgomery | 98 | 123 | 2 | 98.4% |
| Kerr | 97 | 120 | 1 | 99.2% |
| Polk | 96 | 107 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Angelina | 95 | 105 | 2 | 98.1% |
| Taylor | 95 | 111 | 2 | 98.2% |
| Fayette | 93 | 96 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jones | 89 | 100 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wheeler | 88 | 97 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lampasas | 83 | 109 | 1 | 99.1% |
| Rains | 82 | 108 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bastrop | 79 | 98 | 1 | 99.0% |
| Henderson | 79 | 89 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hutchinson | 79 | 112 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Kleberg | 78 | 85 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Milam | 78 | 88 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Upshur | 78 | 91 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ward | 78 | 87 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wood | 77 | 127 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Austin | 76 | 91 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Falls | 74 | 82 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Smith | 74 | 74 | 1 | 98.7% |
| Erath | 73 | 79 | 1 | 98.8% |
| Nolan | 73 | 84 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Howard | 70 | 88 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Somervell | 70 | 81 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Brazos | 69 | 84 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Limestone | 69 | 76 | 3 | 96.2% |
| Van Zandt | 69 | 75 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hemphill | 68 | 81 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lubbock | 68 | 92 | 2 | 97.9% |
| Kendall | 65 | 67 | 2 | 97.1% |
| San Jacinto | 65 | 74 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Colorado | 63 | 66 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Frio | 62 | 81 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hale | 62 | 63 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hamilton | 58 | 66 | 1 | 98.5% |
| Houston | 58 | 67 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wichita | 57 | 63 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Coke | 55 | 63 | 1 | 98.4% |
| Jackson | 55 | 57 | 0 | 100.0% |
| McCulloch | 55 | 69 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Waller | 55 | 62 | 2 | 96.9% |
| Briscoe | 54 | 54 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hockley | 54 | 61 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Atascosa | 51 | 68 | 1 | 98.6% |
| Bandera | 49 | 57 | 1 | 98.3% |
| Cherokee | 48 | 52 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Moore | 48 | 52 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lamb | 46 | 46 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Andrews | 44 | 55 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Wilson | 44 | 44 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Young | 44 | 47 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Rockwall | 43 | 50 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jack | 42 | 44 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Concho | 41 | 47 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Washington | 39 | 45 | 1 | 97.8% |
| Titus | 38 | 41 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Brown | 36 | 42 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Gaines | 35 | 34 | 1 | 97.1% |
| Webb | 34 | 56 | 0 | 100.0% |
| DeWitt | 33 | 46 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Fannin | 33 | 36 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Stephens | 32 | 39 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bosque | 31 | 38 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Coryell | 31 | 32 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Karnes | 30 | 34 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lynn | 30 | 34 | 0 | 100.0% |
| San Augustine | 29 | 35 | 0 | 100.0% |
| El Paso | 28 | 28 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hunt | 28 | 29 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lamar | 28 | 32 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Navarro | 28 | 32 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lee | 27 | 27 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Panola | 27 | 27 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Robertson | 27 | 28 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hardeman | 26 | 28 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Llano | 26 | 29 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Leon | 25 | 25 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Sabine | 25 | 26 | 1 | 96.3% |
| Runnels | 24 | 25 | 1 | 96.2% |
| Comal | 23 | 25 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Medina | 23 | 26 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hopkins | 22 | 22 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Blanco | 21 | 21 | 5 | 80.8% |
| Duval | 20 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Franklin | 20 | 28 | 2 | 93.3% |
| Willacy | 20 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bowie | 17 | 15 | 2 | 88.2% |
| Deaf Smith | 16 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Scurry | 16 | 84 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Coleman | 15 | 16 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Live Oak | 15 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Archer | 14 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Freestone | 14 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hill | 14 | 19 | 1 | 95.0% |
| Upton | 12 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Martin | 11 | 10 | 1 | 90.9% |
| Trinity | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Eastland | 10 | 11 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Madison | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% |
| San Patricio | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Crane | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ector | 9 | 10 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Montague | 9 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Refugio | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cooke | 7 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Grimes | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jasper | 7 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ochiltree | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Palo Pinto | 7 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Reagan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Red River | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Walker | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bee | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Carson | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Crosby | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Gray | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bailey | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Morris | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cass | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Donley | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hall | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lipscomb | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Reeves | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Winkler | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Dallam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Goliad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Pecos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| San Saba | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Shackelford | 2 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Castro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Haskell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Irion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Rusk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Frequently asked questions
- How many land use projects had council decisions in Texas YTD 2026?
- 38,393 unique projects with at least one approved or denied action through 2026-07-12.
- What was the approval rate for Texas in 2026?
- 99.1% of decision actions were approvals (46,568 approved vs 420 denied).
- How many projects had decisions in Texas this week?
- 20 projects this week, as of data through 2026-07-12.