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November 2026 Building Permits

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

Brownsville, TX issued 282 building permits in November 2026, down 27% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 78526 with 112 permits. Residential Electrical Permit was the top permit type, making up 25% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
282
vs. prior month
-27%
384 last month
Most active zip
78526
112 permits
Top permit type
Residential Electrical Permit
25% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — November 2026

78526
112
78520
86
78521
74
78575
8
78566
2

Permits by type

November 2026 · Brownsville, TX

Residential Electrical Permit
71 (25%)
Residential Plumbing Permit
37 (13%)
Residential Mechanical Permit
36 (13%)
Residential New Construction Permit
29 (10%)
Residential Gas Permit
17 (6%)
Commercial Electrical Permit
12 (4%)
Certificate of Occupancy
9 (3%)
Sign Permit
8 (3%)
Commercial Plumbing Permit
6 (2%)
Residential Roofing Permit
6 (2%)
Residential Irrigation
5 (2%)
Multi-Family Permit
4 (1%)
Residential Addition Permit
4 (1%)
Residential Repairs Permit
4 (1%)
Commercial Alteration Permit
3 (1%)
Commercial Irrigation
3 (1%)
Commercial New Construction Permit
3 (1%)
Communication Facility Permit
3 (1%)
Pre-Development Meeting
3 (1%)
Residential Duplex Permit
3 (1%)
Commercial Roofing Permit
2 (1%)
Residential Demolition Permit
2 (1%)
Residential Pool/Spa Permit
2 (1%)
Residential Site Permit
2 (1%)
Commercial Accessory Structure Permit
1 (0%)
Commercial Demolition Permit
1 (0%)
Commercial Gas Permit
1 (0%)
Commercial Mechanical Permit
1 (0%)
Commercial Moving Permit
1 (0%)
Commercial Site Permit
1 (0%)
Residential Accessory Dwelling Unit
1 (0%)
Residential Alteration Permit
1 (0%)

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