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Choose a county to see who to call and what to file. Texas has no statewide siting permit for solar or wind, so most approvals come from the grid operator, state environmental agencies, and local offices.
| Public Utility Commission of Texas | Transmission line approvals (CCN), ERCOT oversight, and utility rules. Texas has no statewide siting permit for solar or wind generation.PUCT |
| ERCOT (most of Texas) | Generation and storage interconnection: file a request in RIOO and follow Planning Guide Section 5. Parts of the Panhandle and East Texas are in SPP or MISO, and El Paso is in WECC.Resource integrationPlanning Guide Section 5 |
| TCEQ stormwater | Construction that disturbs 1 acre or more needs coverage under the Construction General Permit TXR150000 and a stormwater pollution prevention plan. The current permit expires March 5, 2028.Construction General Permit |
| Texas Historical Commission | Historic and archeological review when a project has a federal permit, federal funding, or public land (Section 106 and the Antiquities Code of Texas). Submit through eTRAC.Project revieweTRACHistoric sites atlas |
| Texas Parks and Wildlife | Environmental Review Team comments on energy projects to limit harm to wildlife. Requests go to WHAB@tpwd.texas.gov; include map files (.kmz or shapefile) when you have them.Project review requestsPlanning tools |
| Railroad Commission of Texas | Map of oil and gas wells, pipelines, and original land surveys (abstracts). Check before siting panels or roads.RRC GIS Viewer |
| Texas General Land Office | State-owned lands and surface leases, and land survey maps.GLO maps and data |
| Decommissioning law | Leases must cover removal and financial assurance: Utilities Code Chapter 302 (solar) and Chapter 303 (battery storage, for agreements on or after Sept. 1, 2025).Chapter 302, solarChapter 303, storageOur plain-English guide |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Permits for filling wetlands or streams (Clean Water Act Section 404). Four Corps districts serve Texas: Fort Worth, Galveston, Tulsa, and Albuquerque. Use the Corps locator to find the office for your site.Regulatory office locator |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Official list of endangered species and critical habitat that may occur at your site.IPaC species list |
| Federal Aviation Administration | Notice required for tall structures such as wind turbines and met towers near airports or above set heights.Obstruction evaluation (OE/AAA) |
| FEMA | Official flood maps; building in a mapped flood hazard area needs a local floodplain permit.Flood Map Service Center |
From the TCEQ county list and region directory. Spill reporting, 24 hours: 800-832-8224.
| Region 1, Amarillo 5809 S. Western St., Ste 260, Amarillo TX 79110-3631 Main line: 806-353-9251 | Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler |
| Region 2, Lubbock 5012 50th St, Ste 100, Lubbock TX 79414-3426 Main line: 806-796-7092 | Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Terry, Yoakum |
| Region 3, Abilene 1977 Industrial Blvd, Abilene TX 79602-7833 Main line: 325-698-9674 | Archer, Baylor, Brown, Callahan, Clay, Coleman, Comanche, Cottle, Eastland, Fisher, Foard, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Kent, Knox, Mitchell, Montague, Nolan, Runnels, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young |
| Region 4, Dallas/Fort Worth 2309 Gravel Dr, Fort Worth TX 76118-6951 Main line: 817-588-5800 | Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Fannin, Grayson, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, Wise |
| Region 5, Tyler 2916 Teague Dr, Tyler TX 75701-3734 Main line: 903-535-5100 | Anderson, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Delta, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Rains, Red River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood |
| Region 6, El Paso 401 E. Franklin Ave, Ste 560, El Paso TX 79901-1212 Main line: 915-834-4949 | Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Presidio |
| Region 7, Midland 10 Desta Dr, Ste 350E, Midland TX 79705-4530 Main line: 432-570-1359 | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Reeves, Terrell, Upton, Ward, Winkler |
| Region 8, San Angelo 622 S Oakes, Ste K, San Angelo TX 76903-7035 Main line: 325-655-9479 | Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Kimble, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Reagan, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green |
| Region 9, Waco 6801 Sanger Ave, Ste 2500, Waco TX 76710-7826 Main line: 254-751-0335 | Bell, Bosque, Brazos, Burleson, Coryell, Falls, Freestone, Grimes, Hamilton, Hill, Lampasas, Leon, Limestone, Madison, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Robertson, San Saba, Washington |
| Region 10, Beaumont 3870 Eastex Fwy, Beaumont TX 77703-1830 Main line: 409-898-3838 | Angelina, Hardin, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, Tyler |
| Region 11, Austin 12100 Park 35 Circle, Bldg A, Rm 179, Austin TX 78753 Main line: 512-339-2929 | Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Llano, Travis, Williamson |
| Region 12, Houston 5425 Polk St, Ste H, Houston TX 77023-1452 Main line: 713-767-3500 | Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, Wharton |
| Region 13, San Antonio 14250 Judson Rd, San Antonio TX 78233-4480 Main line: 210-490-3096 | Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Wilson |
| Region 14, Corpus Christi 500 North Shoreline Blvd, Ste 500, Corpus Christi TX 78401-0318 Main line: 361-881-6900 | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Lavaca, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria |
| Region 15, Harlingen 1804 W Jefferson Ave, Harlingen TX 78550-5247 Main line: 956-425-6010 | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr, Willacy |
| Region 16, Laredo 707 E Calton Rd, Ste 304, Laredo TX 78041-3887 Main line: 956-791-6611 | Dimmit, Duval, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, McMullen, Val Verde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala |