We have not verified a statewide law in Texas requiring a septic inspection at the time a property transfers. That does not mean no requirement applies where you're buying: county and municipal time-of-transfer ordinances exist in various places around the country outside the states with a statewide law. Check the county page below, and ask the local health department directly — that is the authoritative source for a local ordinance, and this page is not.
No statewide Texas law requiring septic inspection at time of transfer. Three states do have a real, verified one — Massachusetts, Iowa, and a waterfront-only law in New Hampshire — for comparison; Texas is not one of them, at least not at the state level. A county or municipality in Texas could still have its own ordinance we have not audited; the local health department for the specific county is the authoritative source.
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), On-Site Sewage Facilities (OSSF) Program. See the full Texas septic regulation page for the permit sequence and licensing.
Wherever you're transacting in Texas, the septic permit or as-built (where one exists) is almost always held by the county or district health office, not the state. How to find septic records before closing covers how to pull it; below is the county-by-county index of what we hold for Texas.
| County | Records held |
|---|---|
| Travis | 164,420 |
| Comal | 99,906 |
| Randall | 6,747 |
| Potter | 2,039 |
| Collin | 1,144 |
| Robertson | 473 |
| Archer | 304 |
| El Paso | 275 |
| Refugio | 167 |
| Hockley | 163 |
| Hemphill | 140 |
| Upshur | 138 |
| Houston | 123 |
| Marion | 118 |
| McMullen | 117 |
| Pecos | 107 |
| Rains | 100 |
| Anderson | 89 |
| Jasper | 76 |
| Orange | 76 |
| Burleson | 65 |
| Smith | 50 |
| Kerr | 48 |
| Hudspeth | 45 |
| Jim Wells | 39 |
| Liberty | 39 |
| Jim Hogg | 34 |
| Wichita | 29 |
| Lubbock | 28 |
| Crosby | 28 |
| Wood | 26 |
| Jackson | 26 |
| Mason | 24 |
| Hunt | 23 |
| Armstrong | 22 |
| Gonzales | 20 |
| Calhoun | 18 |
| Hopkins | 18 |
| Dallam | 18 |
| Gregg | 17 |
| Nueces | 16 |
| Newton | 16 |
| Dallas | 16 |
| Leon | 13 |
| Trinity | 12 |
| Guadalupe | 11 |
| Coryell | 10 |
| Brown | 10 |
| Howard | 9 |
| Harrison | 8 |
| Caldwell | 8 |
| Rockwall | 8 |
| Polk | 7 |
| San Patricio | 6 |
| Parker | 6 |
| Waller | 6 |
| Cameron | 5 |
| San Augustine | 5 |
| Hill | 5 |
| McLennan | 5 |
| Taylor | 5 |
| Andrews | 4 |
| Sabine | 4 |
| Angelina | 4 |
| Somervell | 4 |
| Midland | 3 |
| Kaufman | 2 |
| Jefferson | 2 |
| Hays | 2 |
| Webb | 1 |
| Wharton | 1 |
| Lee | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| San Jacinto | 1 |
| Freestone | 1 |
| Goliad | 1 |
| Bailey | 1 |
| Medina | 1 |
| Wilson | 1 |
| Fayette | 1 |
| Bandera | 1 |
| Concho | 1 |
| McCulloch | 1 |
| Tom Green | 1 |
| Tarrant | 1 |
| DeWitt | 1 |
Full Texas county index · Texas regulations · Texas septic companies · Open the parcel map
We have not verified a statewide law requiring one in Texas. A county or municipal ordinance could still apply; check with the local health department where the property is located.
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), On-Site Sewage Facilities (OSSF) Program
At the county or district health office that issued the permit, in almost every case. See the county-by-county index on this page for Texas, and our general guide to finding records before closing.
Reviewed 2026-08-31 against the official sources linked above (where a source is cited) or, where none is cited, left deliberately general. Laws, lender overlays and local ordinances change; confirm current requirements with the county or state agency, your lender, and a licensed inspector before you rely on this for a closing.