175 new building permits were filed in Brownsville, 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
175
▼ 6.4% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
—
Prior 7-day comparison
187
permits filed previous week
Of 1,811 Brownsville permits with a published review status, 814 (44.9%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pending | 630 | 34.8% |
| Inspection Phase | 342 | 18.9% |
| Ready to Issue | 286 | 15.8% |
| Approved | 110 | 6.1% |
| Additional Info Required | 98 | 5.4% |
| Closed - Approved | 80 | 4.4% |
| In Review | 79 | 4.4% |
| Closed - Withdrawn | 34 | 1.9% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Brownsville, TX logged 175 permits in the last 7 days versus 187 the week before — a 6.4% decrease, so intake is easing. 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 | J & M ELECTRIC | 3 | — |
| 2 | DUN-RITE PLUMBING | 3 | — |
| 3 | JOSE LUIS TORRES | 2 | — |
| 4 | HVAC SERVICES | 2 | — |
| 5 | OJEDA'S ELECTRIC | 2 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Permit Extension | 29 | 16.6% |
| Residential Electrical Permit | 24 | 13.7% |
| Residential Plumbing Permit | 16 | 9.1% |
| Residential New Construction Permit | 14 | 8.0% |
| Residential Mechanical Permit | 13 | 7.4% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Electrical Permit | 42 W SAINT FRANCIS ST, Brownsville Texas 78520 | J & M ELECTRIC | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Mechanical Permit | 3464 NAZARET AVE, Brownsville Texas 78575 | AIRONE MECHANICAL | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Electrical Permit | 4975 CAMINO DEL SOL, Brownsville Texas 78526 | C ALANIZ ELECTRIC | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Plumbing Permit | 2625 ELYSSA DR, Brownsville Texas 78526 | GUEVARA'S PLUMBING | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential New Construction Permit | 2900 DOUGLAS WAY, Brownsville Texas 78526 | J&M HOME BUILDERS LLC | — |
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