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July 2026 Building Permits

Official permit data from Brownsville— updated Mon, Wed & Fri from the county permitting office.

Brownsville, TX issued 517 building permits in July 2026. The most active zip code was 78526 with 174 permits. Residential Electrical Permit was the top permit type, making up 17% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
517
vs. prior month
—
0 last month
Most active zip
78526
174 permits
Top permit type
Residential Electrical Permit
17% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — July 2026

78526
174
78521
167
78520
147
78575
15
78566
6

Permits by type

July 2026 · Brownsville, TX

Residential Electrical Permit
90 (17%)
Residential Plumbing Permit
82 (16%)
Residential Mechanical Permit
60 (12%)
Residential New Construction Permit
50 (10%)
Commercial Electrical Permit
44 (9%)
Certificate of Occupancy
27 (5%)
Commercial Alteration Permit
16 (3%)
Commercial Plumbing Permit
16 (3%)
Residential Gas Permit
16 (3%)
Residential Roofing Permit
16 (3%)
Commercial Mechanical Permit
9 (2%)
Sign Permit
9 (2%)
Pre-Development Meeting
8 (2%)
Residential Irrigation
8 (2%)
Residential Demolition Permit
7 (1%)
Residential Repairs Permit
7 (1%)
Commercial Repairs Permit
6 (1%)
Residential Addition Permit
5 (1%)
Residential Duplex Permit
5 (1%)
Residential Moving Permit
5 (1%)
Commercial Irrigation
4 (1%)
Commercial New Construction Permit
4 (1%)
Commercial Roofing Permit
3 (1%)
Commercial Site Permit
3 (1%)
Multi-Family Alteration
3 (1%)
Commercial Gas Permit
2 (0%)
Commercial Pool/Spa Permit
2 (0%)
Multi-Family Permit
2 (0%)
Residential Pool/Spa Permit
2 (0%)
Residential Site Permit
2 (0%)
Commercial Addition Permit
1 (0%)
Commercial Demolition Permit
1 (0%)
Residential Accessory Structure Permit
1 (0%)
Temporary Certificate of Occupancy
1 (0%)

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