Much of Montgomery County Is Unincorporated

Much of Montgomery County sits outside city limits. Out there, Texas counties do not have city-style zoning power. That can mean fewer rules for your land, and fewer rules for the next tract too.

Just beyond a city is the ETJ, or extraterritorial jurisdiction. A city can apply some platting rules there, but it cannot simply add city zoning. The same acre can act very differently inside a city, in an ETJ, or fully in the county.

That status affects permits, utilities, wells, septic, and code complaints. Pin it down early in the deal. A title company or city secretary can help tell which bucket fits the address.