Where we build
Six towns west of Fort Worth, and what building in each one actually involves — which office issues the permit, which code edition applies, who owns the water, and which county answers the rural questions. Every page names its sources and the date each was last opened.
Written for realtors advising a buyer on a lot and for homeowners planning a build. Nothing here is gated.
We will go up to 45 miles from Fort Worth.
Parker County
Aledo
Inside Aledo the city permits and inspects to the 2021 codes; outside it, Parker County issues no building permit at all. Adopted codes, fees, schools and the county's rules, each dated.
Parker County
Hudson Oaks
Hudson Oaks levies no city property tax and is served by more than one school district. What that actually means for a build, with each source dated.
Parker County
Weatherford
Weatherford inspects to the 2021 codes and the 2020 NEC for plans submitted from 1 January 2026. Outside the limits, Parker County issues no building permit. Sourced and dated.
Tarrant County
West Fort Worth
Fort Worth's ETJ reaches five miles past the city limits, and a lot inside it is unincorporated but still under city subdivision rules. Codes, impact fees and PIDs, each dated.
Tarrant County
Benbrook
In Benbrook the water utility is not the city — it is the Benbrook Water Authority, with its own board and its own impact fees. Codes, connection costs and the lake, each dated.
Hood County
Granbury
Granbury is in Hood County, so a different county office answers every rural question. The city names no code edition — ask for it. Septic, wells and the lake, each dated.