Outside city limits, Hood County has no general house permit

Hood County does not issue a general house-building permit in its unincorporated area. That means land outside an incorporated city. It does not mean a rural project is free of review.

A house may still need a septic permit, a county-road access permit, and floodplain approval. A new well starts with the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. A land split or commercial site can bring county development review too.

City limits and an ETJ are not the same thing. Do not assume an address with 'Granbury' on the envelope follows the city's building-permit path.

Start with Hood County Development and give it the parcel and planned work. Check the city boundary as a separate step. That order keeps the plans tied to the right office.