Building Inside Marshall vs. Out in the County

A porch addition, a kitchen remodel, a new commercial finish-out: if the property is inside Marshall's city limits, it goes through the city's Permits and Inspections Division at 401 S. Alamo Blvd. They handle plan review, pull the permit, and send inspectors out through final, for both houses and commercial buildings. You can apply and check the status of a permit through their online portal, or call them at 903-934-7994 before you order materials or schedule a crew.

The line that catches people: Marshall's permit office only covers Marshall. Plenty of Harrison County addresses with a Marshall mailing address actually sit outside the city limits, where there's no city building permit at all.

Out in the unincorporated county, you're dealing with different desks depending on the job, with Environmental Health for septic and subdivisions and Road & Bridge for anything in a floodplain. If you're not certain which side of the city line your lot falls on, that's worth nailing down before you draw a single plan.