TEXAS Zoning Atlas

 

The NZA central team has analyzed jurisdictions in the San Antonio, Austin, and Houston areas and along the Gulf Coast, with support from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. A University of North Texas team has also collected information for the Dallas-Fort Worth region, with support from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and may support further analysis in the Capital area region.

  • The Dallas Morning News, University of North Texas project will map state’s patchwork of zoning rules: Coverage of the UNT team’s zoning atlas project.

    • Texas State Enabling Authority for Municipal Zoning: Municipal zoning authority is by and large governed by Section 211 of Title 7 of the Texas Local Government Code.

    • Texas Municipal Zoning Law, 3rd Edition: This is a key treatise on Texas zoning law, with lead author John Mixon, longtime professor at the University of Houston.

    • Zoning & Platting 101: Attorney Julie Fort of Texas Municipal Law offers an explanation of Texas-specific terms and an overview of state law on point.

    • County Land Use Authority in Texas: The Capital Area Council of Governments published this primer in 2009 about the power of counties to exercise land use (including subdivision) authority.

    • Fundamentals of Zoning: Attorney Reid Wilson provided an overview of zoning, as well as materials on the relationship between deed restrictions and zoning, for a 2002 continuing legal education course held at the University of Texas.

  • NZA Zoning Code Analysts: Matt Fratamico, Rama Karlapalem, Sam Latona

    NZA Geospatial Analysts: Coral Troxell, Conor Nolan

    Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Liaisons: Steven Mikulencak, Elizabeth Savage, Felix Landry

    UNT Team Leads: Yang Zhou, Lauren Ames Fischer

    UNT Research Advisors: Michael Carroll, Xi Yang

    Zoning Code Analysts: Agim Bardhi, Samed Awudu, Cyrus Figiel, Brandi McDow, Kristopher Potts, Siddhi Pawar, Nicholas Powell

    Special Thanks to: The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service for generous funding for the National Zoning Atlas central team to support this project; and Mercatus Center at George Mason University for generous funding to the UNT team to support this project.