Texas market dataCensus BPS · July 2026
18,505permits authorized+11.1% MoM
Texas Building Permit Data by County

Texas Building Permits & Construction Permit Data

Research Texas building permits by county using supported public permit records and monthly U.S. Census Building Permits Survey context. Use the county directory to review available permit information, project locations, and local pages for contractor research.

18,505
Permits authorized
Census BPS · July 2026
221
Counties tracked
Harris
Top county
2,949 permits
+11.1%
Month over month
Statewide, Census BPS

Top Texas counties by volume

Census BPS · July 2026

Fastest-growing counties

MoM · Census BPS
  • Titus County55 · +2650%
  • Brazos County762 · +468.7%
  • Travis County1,732 · +217.2%
  • Comal County507 · +160%

Counties with 50+ authorized permits this period, ranked by month-over-month change.

Counties Tagged for Storm Exposure

Editorial tag

These counties carry a storm-exposure tag in PermitMap's market metadata. The tag is editorial context, not a weather or hail measurement. Permit volume below is residential Census Building Permits Survey data.

San Antonio, El Paso & South Texas

Metro and county market context for South and West Texas.

Bexar County

401 permits · July 2026

San Antonio

Hidalgo County

Coming Soon

506 permits · July 2026 (Census BPS)

McAllen-Edinburg

El Paso County

Coming Soon

193 permits · July 2026 (Census BPS)

El Paso

Nueces County

Coming Soon

132 permits · July 2026 (Census BPS)

Corpus Christi

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