Texas2025 Year in Review

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

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

87,391
Projects with decisions
109,854
Approved actions
1,119
Denied actions
99.0%
Approval rate (of actions)

By county

CountyProjectsApproved actionsDenied actionsApproval %
Anderson10100100.0%
Andrews216259299.2%
Angelina99109199.1%
Aransas197212597.7%
Archer269324299.4%
Armstrong42450100.0%
Atascosa224271299.3%
Austin131150298.7%
Bailey26310100.0%
Bandera941040100.0%
Bastrop257317498.8%
Bee20250100.0%
Bell8399893396.8%
Bexar2,0022,4014298.3%
Blanco196227299.1%
Bosque448552898.6%
Bowie4695580100.0%
Brazoria2,0182,5393898.5%
Brazos8793198.9%
Brewster588776199.9%
Briscoe1421640100.0%
Brooks3641197.6%
Brown177203299.0%
Burleson3737392.5%
Burnet8541,0511898.3%
Caldwell8181,070799.4%
Calhoun360469499.2%
Callahan103110397.3%
Cameron1,3111,7371499.2%
Carson196236597.9%
Cass3304170100.0%
Chambers9991,204399.8%
Cherokee184226398.7%
Childress43175.0%
Clay770100.0%
Cochran110100.0%
Coke272290797.6%
Coleman1031100100.0%
Collin3,8494,9284599.1%
Collingsworth220100.0%
Colorado65670100.0%
Comal176189995.5%
Comanche1551830100.0%
Concho313405199.8%
Cooke5252198.1%
Coryell102113397.4%
Cottle110100.0%
Crane16160100.0%
Crosby5657296.6%
Culberson220100.0%
Dallam951170100.0%
Dallas2,8393,4935398.5%
Dawson1211191.7%
Deaf Smith6364395.5%
Delta4325480100.0%
Denton2,2242,8216297.8%
DeWitt49510100.0%
Dickens1291490100.0%
Dimmit262276299.3%
Donley66700100.0%
Duval30300100.0%
Eastland23230100.0%
Ector154177298.9%
Edwards81990100.0%
El Paso6827341398.3%
Ellis6627561198.6%
Erath188206597.6%
Falls267297199.7%
Fannin219235498.3%
Fayette112116397.5%
Fisher1051100100.0%
Fort Bend1,9042,4881499.4%
Franklin126182298.9%
Gaines15160100.0%
Galveston1,4191,7632498.7%
Garza901050100.0%
Gillespie5555296.5%
Glasscock26300100.0%
Goliad1251360100.0%
Gonzales96118199.2%
Gray164193299.0%
Grayson338370498.9%
Gregg624695898.9%
Grimes20220100.0%
Guadalupe1,0781,2321299.0%
Hale71760100.0%
Hall64770100.0%
Hamilton372432199.8%
Hansford57600100.0%
Hardin536604199.8%
Harris2,1272,6781199.6%
Harrison326470299.6%
Hays6797621198.6%
Hemphill152164398.2%
Henderson377461798.5%
Hidalgo7387892097.5%
Hill234289199.7%
Hockley2553290100.0%
Hood153206299.0%
Hopkins2223195.8%
Houston1731820100.0%
Howard70820100.0%
Hunt91109496.5%
Hutchinson348484199.8%
Jack244271697.8%
Jackson66800100.0%
Jasper112122496.8%
Jefferson160174497.8%
Jim Wells51530100.0%
Johnson381426299.5%
Jones60710100.0%
Karnes267339299.4%
Kaufman1,0061,2331898.6%
Kendall695962999.1%
Kent780100.0%
Kerr418470299.6%
Kimble220100.0%
King1031160100.0%
Kleberg2472930100.0%
La Salle60730100.0%
Lamar1191370100.0%
Lamb114124397.6%
Lampasas281327897.6%
Lavaca600760499.5%
Lee98990100.0%
Leon2753060100.0%
Liberty269320399.1%
Limestone384505399.4%
Lipscomb941120100.0%
Live Oak1351630100.0%
Llano57620100.0%
Lubbock833914799.2%
Lynn109122199.2%
Madison159182497.8%
Marion550100.0%
Martin127149199.3%
Mason328383499.0%
Matagorda186199199.5%
Maverick330100.0%
McCulloch931020100.0%
McLennan9181,074599.5%
McMullen21210100.0%
Medina188198796.6%
Midland626725199.9%
Milam220243299.2%
Mitchell16160100.0%
Montague1251400100.0%
Montgomery743958999.1%
Moore50540100.0%
Morris9399298.0%
Motley4856198.2%
Nacogdoches126137199.3%
Navarro5861296.8%
Newton12120100.0%
Nolan6380297.6%
Nueces5325840100.0%
Ochiltree1312192.3%
Oldham47560100.0%
Orange312341299.4%
Palo Pinto22240100.0%
Panola4951198.1%
Parker3,2014,0193599.1%
Parmer18180100.0%
Pecos58650100.0%
Polk2543300100.0%
Potter365412199.8%
Presidio297389399.2%
Rains2272540100.0%
Randall1,6302,1711599.3%
Reagan124142298.6%
Real22230100.0%
Red River2362731295.8%
Reeves880100.0%
Refugio33390100.0%
Roberts6077198.7%
Robertson100105298.1%
Rockwall5436221897.2%
Runnels202238299.2%
Rusk87187.5%
Sabine4064410100.0%
San Augustine1481790100.0%
San Jacinto2232360100.0%
San Patricio5197761698.0%
San Saba1001040100.0%
Schleicher1521600100.0%
Scurry4227260100.0%
Shackelford330100.0%
Shelby9699496.1%
Sherman440100.0%
Smith2,2433,2665198.5%
Somervell416559399.5%
Starr2,2183,729299.9%
Stephens39410100.0%
Sterling14160100.0%
Stonewall5487121298.3%
Sutton10100100.0%
Tarrant5,4857,3338298.9%
Taylor8271,092599.5%
Terrell121142298.6%
Terry23240100.0%
Throckmorton8089297.8%
Titus145171298.8%
Tom Green1,3012,6474098.5%
Travis1,6232,0622698.8%
Trinity1871990100.0%
Tyler102135199.3%
Upshur532623299.7%
Upton8289297.8%
Uvalde233264498.5%
Val Verde5856420100.0%
Van Zandt360441399.3%
Victoria1,1271,556899.5%
Walker42440100.0%
Waller264274199.6%
Ward181216299.1%
Washington4225220100.0%
Webb1,4791,660999.5%
Wharton2172800100.0%
Wheeler205249199.6%
Wichita333376598.7%
Wilbarger1021080100.0%
Willacy1781800100.0%
Williamson1,0981,3653297.7%
Wilson7680198.8%
Winkler314414199.8%
Wise9271,186899.3%
Wood272300598.4%
Yoakum440100.0%
Young86980100.0%
Zapata476596399.5%
Zavala220100.0%

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