26 new building permits were filed in Brenham, TX over the trailing 7 days, with $0 in declared construction value. Filing volume is the clearest public signal of how busy — or backed up — a city's building department is right now. Live data from official municipal permit-issuance feeds.
Permits filed · this week
26
▲ 18.2% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
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Prior 7-day comparison
22
permits filed previous week
Of 157 Brenham permits with a published review status, 64 (40.8%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection Phase | 43 | 27.4% |
| In Review | 25 | 15.9% |
| Pending | 19 | 12.1% |
| Payment Due | 19 | 12.1% |
| In Progress | 13 | 8.3% |
| Documents Received | 12 | 7.6% |
| Additional Info Required | 7 | 4.5% |
| Payment Received | 6 | 3.8% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Brenham, TX logged 26 permits in the last 7 days versus 22 the week before — a 18.2% increase, so intake is accelerating and review backlogs are likely growing. This tracker refreshes weekly from official municipal feeds, so it reflects the current pace rather than a stale snapshot.
| # | Contractor | Permits (7d) | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D R HORTON | 5 | — |
| 2 | MOELLER ELECTRIC LLC | 2 | — |
| 3 | OWNER AND/OR TENANT | 2 | — |
| 4 | CK ELECTRIC | 1 | — |
| 5 | DW CONSTRUCTION | 1 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential New Construction Permit | 5 | 19.2% |
| Residential Electrical Permit | 4 | 15.4% |
| Food Permit | 3 | 11.5% |
| Commercial Roofing Permit | 2 | 7.7% |
| Commercial Addition Permit | 2 | 7.7% |
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