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Adopted building codes

  • City of Aledo — adopted building codes

    aledotx.gov · 2021 International Codes and the 2020 National Electrical Code; adopted 2024-05-23, effective 2025-01-01, with regional council amendments.

    Jurisdiction
    Aledo · Parker County
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  • City of Benbrook — codes and ordinances

    benbrook-tx.gov · The 2018 International Code series and 2017 National Electrical Code local amendments, listed as in effect as of 2019-01-03.

    Jurisdiction
    Benbrook · Tarrant County
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  • City of Fort Worth — building and energy codes

    fortworthtexas.gov · 2023 National Electrical Code effective 2023-03-01. Read on 2026-09-10 the page still described a 2026 NEC as proposed, with a stated effective date that has passed. Ask the city what it is inspecting to this month.

    Jurisdiction
    West Fort Worth · Tarrant County
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  • City of Granbury — building permits and inspections

    granbury.org · The city states it inspects to codes with the regional council's amendments, Option B. The page names no code edition; the edition has to be asked for.

    Jurisdiction
    Granbury · Hood County
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  • City of Weatherford — code adoptions and amendments

    weatherfordtx.gov · The city's landing page for adopted codes and its local amendments.

    Jurisdiction
    Weatherford · Parker County
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  • City of Weatherford — Ordinance O2025-22, code adoption

    weatherfordtx.gov · 2021 International Codes and the 2020 National Electrical Code, applying to all plans submitted on or after 2026-01-01.

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    Weatherford · Parker County
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  • SECO — the Texas statewide residential energy code

    comptroller.texas.gov · The state minimum for single-family, with the ERI compliance alternative.

    Jurisdiction
    Texas
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  • TDLR — the state adopts the 2026 National Electrical Code

    tdlr.texas.gov · Effective 2026-09-01 under 16 TAC §73.100, published in the Texas Register 2026-08-28. A state adoption, not a city's.

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    Texas
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  • TDLR Technical Bulletin TB 10-01 — foundations on expansive soils

    tdlr.texas.gov · The state bulletin on engineered foundations where soils are expansive, citing IRC §403.1.8 and IBC §1808.6.

    Jurisdiction
    Texas
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