Permits & licensing in Texas local government
What Texas city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about permits & licensing — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
1,348 Texas meetings since 2024 covered permits & licensing. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Texas with the most permits & licensing activity
- San Marcos, TX (47)
- Keller, TX (38)
- Pharr, TX (33)
- Colleyville, TX (31)
- Harlingen, TX (27)
- Rockwall County, TX (23)
- Bulverde, TX (23)
- Bosque County, TX (22)
- San Benito, TX (21)
- Decatur, TX (21)
- Boerne, TX (21)
- Mission, TX (19)
Latest matching meetings
City Council adopts new fees for pools, coin‑machines, dogs, permits and trash
The Wills Point City Council will amend Resolution 25‑19 to update the Centralized Master Fee Schedule. The amendment adds or revises fees for pool hall licenses, coin‑operated machine taxes, sexually oriented business licenses, dangerous‑dog insurance and registration, animal control, construction permits, and…
Commission to hold public hearings on three specific use permits
The Euless Planning and Zoning Commission will hold public hearings and consider recommendations on three specific use permit requests: continued operation of Motel 6, continued auto body repair, and a place of worship. The commission will also approve minutes from the August 18, 2026 meeting and honor the outgoing…
Commission to consider rezoning for multifamily/self-storage at 11368 Turner Rd.
The City Plan Commission will hold public hearings on two rezoning requests, a special permit for reduced lot depth, and a subdivision map approval. It will also hear a presentation on the extraterritorial jurisdiction release process. The consent agenda includes approval of the August 27, 2026 minutes.
Commissioners to vote on jail roof project, road abandonment, and alcohol sales permit
The Calhoun County Commissioners Court will meet to approve routine minutes, hear monthly reports from county offices, and take action on several items including a jail roof replacement project, road abandonment requests, alcohol sales permits, and updates to purchasing policies. The meeting is scheduled for September…
Keller P&Z to weigh Kroger store, mixed-use rezoning, spa and pet care permits
The Keller Planning & Zoning Commission will hold public hearings on several land-use requests, including a proposed 99,992-square-foot Kroger grocery store with fuel pumps, a mixed-use planned development with 31 brownstone units, and specific use permits for a nail spa and a dog grooming/boarding facility. The…
Planning commission to hear zoning and liquor permit renewals
The San Marcos Planning and Zoning Commission will hold public hearings on five zoning-change requests and three conditional-use permit renewals for on-premise alcohol service. The meeting is hybrid (in-person/virtual) and includes a citizen comment period and a press/public Q&A.
Council to vote on FY2027 budget, tax rate, and Hunters Crossing updates
The Bastrop City Council will hold its regular meeting to decide on the Fiscal Year 2026–2027 budget and tax rate, approve updates to the Hunters Crossing Public Improvement District, and award a $169,946 HVAC contract for the Convention Center. The meeting also includes a proclamation for Hispanic Heritage Month and…
Pharr Commission to consider multiple zoning changes, permits, and contracts
The Pharr City Commission will hold a regular meeting with public hearings on development services cases, followed by a consent agenda covering routine items like minutes, a fiber optic fee schedule amendment, and equipment purchases. The commission will also discuss weedy lot abatement fees and consider several…
Planning Commission to consider plats, permits, and comprehensive plan update
The Taylor Planning & Zoning Commission will review several plats and permits, including possible disapprovals and conditional approvals, and hold public hearings on a zoning change, special use permits, and the comprehensive plan update. The commission will also consider adopting the 2027 submittal calendars and…
City Council to vote on parking lot permit, new fees, and loitering rules
The Montgomery City Council will hold a regular meeting to decide on a special use permit for a temporary paved parking area at 611 Ruby Bend Lane, adopt new building permit and inspection fees, and regulate loitering. They will also discuss a rezoning request for a 0.718-acre tract, consider a Unified Development…
Laredo City Council to vote on zoning changes, budget, and fee increases
The Laredo City Council will hold its regular meeting to approve or discuss multiple ordinances, including zoning amendments for new bars and a phone exchange, a 2% cost-of-living adjustment for city employees, fee increases for permits and inspections, and the FY 2026-2027 budget. The meeting also includes…
Kerrville P&Z to weigh CUP for convenience store, truck stop near floodplain
The Kerrville Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing and consider a Conditional Use Permit for a convenience store with fuel sales and a truck stop and fueling station. The properties are in a General Commercial (C-3) zoning district and within 500 feet of a 100-year floodplain. The commission will…
Commission to weigh wireless equipment storage permit and 12-acre plat
The Buda Planning and Zoning Commission will hold public hearings on two items: a Specific Use Permit for a wireless equipment storage building at 16674 South Interstate Highway 35, and a final plat/replat for The Colony Phase 2A, a 12.30-acre residential subdivision. The commission may vote on both requests. The rest…
Planning commission to weigh two conditional use permits for wireless tower and building materials
The Kyle Planning and Zoning Commission will meet to consider two conditional use permits. One would allow a wireless telecommunication facility at 19206 Marketplace Avenue, and the other would approve revised building materials for a structure at 21565 IH-35 in the I-35 Overlay District. Both items require public…
Heath P&Z to decide on conditional use permit for detached garage
The Heath Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing and consider a conditional use permit for a detached garage at 1009 Cedar Glen Trail. They will also approve minutes from a prior special meeting. The meeting is otherwise routine.
Historic Preservation Commission to act on district map and rules
The Taylor Historic Preservation Commission will meet to consider several items related to the Local Historic District, including approving the August minutes, acting on the district map, determining contributing vs non-contributing properties, and establishing a permitting process. Public comment is welcome on…
Council to hold public hearings on FY 2027 tax rate and budget
The Buda City Council will hold public hearings on the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 tax rate and budget, and consider several ordinances including amendments to the Persimmon Public Improvement District, alcohol permit zoning verification, solicitor regulations, and single-member district boundaries. The council will…
Commission to review dune protection permit for Palmilla Beach Village South
The Planning and Zoning Commission will consider a Beach Front Dune Protection Permit for KM Beach, LLC. The applicant seeks to establish that no dunes exist on the proposed construction site in the Palmilla Beach Village South area.
Bail Bond Board to consider license renewals, property releases, and a complaint against AAA Garcia Bail Bonds
The Bexar County Bail Bond Board will hold a public meeting to discuss and take action on several bail bond license renewals, property and deposit releases, and a sworn complaint against AAA Garcia Bail Bonds. The board will also discuss potential policies for attorney bond sureties. The agenda includes an executive…
Commission to review three downtown design and historic renovation requests
The Design and Historic Review Commission will hold a regular meeting to consider three design approval requests: painting and exterior changes at 226 S Abe, a parapet roof rebuild at 311 S Chadbourne, and restoration of a historic property at 1303 S Park St. The commission will also approve prior meeting minutes and…
Commission to weigh Stripes plat, Peralez variance, CUP for school and storage
The San Benito Planning and Zoning Commission will consider approving two sets of meeting minutes, a preliminary and final plat for a Stripes store, a variance for the Peralez Farms subdivision, conditional use permits for a storage building and a public school, and a voluntary annexation. Public hearings are…
Commission to review gas station, subdivisions, and housing plans
The City Plan Commission will hold a public hearing to consider several development applications, including a gas station, subdivision plats, and residential projects. Items include a detailed site plan for an automotive service station, two subdivision approvals, a resubdivision, a special permit for a setback…
Council to set tax rate, discuss FY 2026-27 budget
The Port Aransas City Council will hold a regular meeting with several action items, including setting the tax rate and date for a public hearing, discussing the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget, and awarding a contract for marina boat ramp parking lot repairs. The council will also consider a dune protection…
Shoreline Task Force to review beach and dune permit for 22-story Kirana Tower at 1202 Padre Blvd.
The Shoreline Task Force will consider recommending approval of a beach and dune permit for the Kirana Tower, a 22-story condominium with 34 residential units at 1202 Padre Boulevard. The site is a vacant lot with no dunes or dune vegetation, so no mitigation is required. The board will also approve the minutes from…
Public hearing on hotel permit at IH-35 and Goforth Road
The Buda Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing and consider a Specific Use Permit request for a limited-service hotel on property zoned Interstate Business (B-3) in the Gateway Corridor at 15800 N IH-35. The agenda also includes approval of the July 28, 2026 meeting minutes and a director's report…
Edinburg City Council work session to review building fees, planning, infrastructure
The Edinburg City Council is holding a work session to discuss, not vote on, several topics: proposed changes to building permit fees, upcoming planning and zoning items, public infrastructure projects, and utilities department updates. No formal decisions are scheduled; the session is for presentations and discussion…
P&Z to hear 3 alcohol permits and a street renaming request
The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold public hearings on three conditional use permits for alcohol sales and one temporary street name change. They will also consider approving the minutes from the August 11 meeting. One zoning change request has been postponed.
McKinney P&Z to hear 6 items: 2 design exceptions, 2 fuel permits, 2 rezonings
The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold public hearings on two site plan design exceptions (senior multifamily and light manufacturing), two specific use permits for 7-Eleven fuel sales, and two rezoning requests (office to government complex, agriculture to light industrial). The consent agenda includes approval…
Harlingen P&Z to weigh amended permit for behavioral health facility
The Harlingen Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing and consider recommending an amended Special Use Permit for a Community Residential Facility in a General Retail district. The commission will also receive a status report on prior items, including a rezoning request and a voluntary annexation…
Commission to vote on two specific use permits for carports on Oak Bend and Johnson Roads
The Planning & Zoning Commission will hold public hearings to consider two requests for Specific Use Permits with variances. Both applications involve the construction of carports on residentially zoned lots. The agenda contains no other new business items, such as rezonings or budget changes.
San Juan City Commission to weigh tower permit, rezoning, police contract
The San Juan City Commission is holding a regular meeting with public hearings on several first-reading ordinances, including a conditional use permit for a Verizon communication tower, a rezoning request, and updates to various city fees. The commission will also consider a collective bargaining agreement with the…
Mission City Council to weigh 9 zoning requests, alcohol permits, and $94K in purchases
The Mission City Council meets Aug. 25 to hold public hearings on nine rezoning and conditional use permit requests, including event centers, a 7-Eleven fuel station, and alcohol sales. The consent agenda includes a $15,749 federal grant, a $43,808 pump purchase, and $35,000 in police camera kits. The council will…
County to consider 90-day burn ban and new hires
The Atascosa County Commissioners Court will consider a 90-day outdoor burning ban, approve new Animal Control and County Clerk personnel, and discuss several contracts and permits. The agenda also includes routine items like minutes approval, fee setting, and budget approval, plus an executive session for legal and…
P&Z to weigh two alcohol-sale permits at River Oaks Blvd stores
The River Oaks Planning and Zoning Commission will hold public hearings and consider recommending approval of two specific use permits for alcohol sales. One is for off-premise beer and wine sales at Stop N Save, 5001 River Oaks Blvd. The other is for on-premise beer and wine sales at Italiano's Restaurant, 5442 River…
Bosque County Commissioners to consider budget, road signs, and encroachment permit
The Bosque County Commissioners Court will hold a regular meeting to discuss and take action on routine county business, including approving claims and salaries, receiving reports, and considering an encroachment permit. The agenda also includes a public hearing on a records preservation plan and an operational budget…
P&Z to review six zoning and permit cases, including massage therapy and auto repair uses
The Colleyville Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a worksession to discuss six land-use cases, including special use permits for a massage therapy business and an auto repair shop, and four rezoning requests. These are discussion items only; no final decisions are being made at this meeting.
P&Z to consider permits for mass gathering, restaurant, and residential zoning
The Southlake Planning and Zoning Commission will hold public hearings on three zoning items: a specific use permit for a mass gathering event, a zoning change for a restaurant, and a zoning change for a residential development. The consent agenda includes withdrawing two applications for a property on Randol Mill…
Commission to weigh rezoning 5.2 acres to highway commercial near Lomas Del Sur Blvd
The Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing and make recommendations on four zoning items, including a rezoning of about 5.2 acres south of Lomas Del Sur Boulevard and west of Cuatro Vientos Road from R-1/R-1A to B-4 (Highway Commercial). They will also consider conditional use permits for an auto body…
Seabrook P&Z to weigh new zoning for dog-training campus, bar permit
The Seabrook Planning & Zoning Commission will hold public hearings and consider amendments to the city's zoning code to define and regulate a 'Nonprofit Therapeutic Service Dog Training and Wellness Campus,' including where it's allowed and parking requirements. They will also consider a conditional use permit for a…
Pharr P&Z to hear church CUP and four Cage Blvd rezoning requests
The Pharr Planning & Zoning Commission will hold public hearings on a conditional use permit for a church and four rezoning requests along South Cage Boulevard, and will consider preliminary and final plat approvals for three subdivisions. The meeting also includes routine items like roll call, public testimony, and…