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title: "Texas Construction Permit Index — 30-Day Market Snapshot | PermitVector"
source: https://permitvector.com/reports/texas-construction-permit-index
description: "What Texas is building right now: 13,619 building permits across 10 markets in 30 days, 1,577 new-construction. Trade mix, metro breakdown, and adjacent-buyer demand."
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# Texas Construction Permit Index

> What Texas is building right now: 13,619 building permits across 10 markets in 30 days, 1,577 new-construction. Trade mix, metro breakdown, and adjacent-buyer demand.

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# What Texas is building — a 30-day permit snapshot.

An open snapshot of residential and commercial building activity across 10 live Texas markets, drawn from official public permit records. 30 days ending June 10, 2026. Free to cite.

13,619

building permits in 30 days

1,577

new-construction permits

10

live Texas markets tracked

## What Texas is building (permit trade mix)

Share of classified permits by trade, last 30 days.

Plumbing

31.2%

3,522

Electrical

19.4%

2,189

HVAC

18.4%

2,074

New construction

14%

1,577

Remodel / addition

4.7%

535

Roofing

2.6%

291

Foundation

2%

224

Window / door

1.9%

210

Water heater

1.6%

181

Pool

1.5%

175

## Where the adjacent-buyer demand is

PermitVector's angle: every permit signals demand for the _next_ trade. Adjacent-buyer signal volume across the 10 markets, last 30 days.

Electrical

~4,520

Hvac

~4,186

Landscaping

~2,011

Solar

~1,894

Pool

~1,787

Fencing

~1,787

Roofing

~434

## By metro

| Market | Permits (30d) | New construction | Top trades |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fort Worth](/tx/fort-worth) | 6,414 | 738 | Plumbing · Electrical · HVAC |
| [Austin](/tx/austin) | 2,045 | 199 | Electrical · HVAC · Plumbing |
| [Harris County](/tx/harris-county) | 1,548 | 261 | New construction · Plumbing · Remodel / addition |
| [San Antonio](/tx/san-antonio) | 1,508 | 142 | Plumbing · HVAC · New construction |
| [Sugar Land](/tx/sugar-land) | 637 | 1 | Electrical · Roofing · Plumbing |
| [Midland](/tx/midland) | 586 | 68 | Plumbing · Electrical · HVAC |
| [Arlington](/tx/arlington) | 562 | 164 | New construction · Remodel / addition · Window / door |
| [San Marcos](/tx/san-marcos) | 224 | 3 | Plumbing · HVAC · Foundation |
| [Pearland](/tx/pearland) | 73 | 1 | Remodel / addition · Demolition · New construction |
| [El Paso](/tx/el-paso) | 22 | 0 | Remodel / addition |

## Methodology & how to cite

Figures are a trailing 30-day snapshot (ending June 10, 2026) from official public open-data permit feeds across 10 live Texas markets, classified by trade by PermitVector. Permits are public records; this report is free to cite under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Coverage excludes Dallas and Houston proper (no public feed). Full sourcing: [methodology](/methodology).

Suggested citation: “PermitVector Texas Construction Permit Index, 30 days ending June 10, 2026, permitvector.com/reports/texas-construction-permit-index.” Media & data questions: [hello@permitvector.com](mailto:hello@permitvector.com).

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