Travis County, Texas Planning & Development Feed

Launch-preview, server-rendered feed covering the Austin metropolitan core — the City of Austin, plus the unincorporated county and surrounding municipalities (West Lake Hills, Rollingwood, Sunset Valley, Lakeway, Bee Cave, Pflugerville, Manor). Home to one of the fastest multifamily and data-center pipelines in the U.S.

Demo figures: 58 rezoning applications open · 7 hearings in the next 30 days · 14 decisions in the last 30 days

Last updated: Monday, April 14, 2026, 06:03 UTC. Demo dataset for launch review. Figures are sample records, not a live production feed.

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Open rezonings	Upcoming hearings (30d)	Approvals (30d)	Denials (30d)	Active subdivisions	Last updated
58	7	14	5	19	Apr 14, 2026

Upcoming hearings calendar

Date	Body	Top agenda items	Source
Apr 15, 2026	Austin Planning Commission	C14-2026-0039 (East Riverside corridor rezone) · C814-2025-0108 (South Lamar PUD) · 4 variances	austintexas.gov/planning
Apr 16, 2026	Travis County Commissioners Court	Unincorporated plat approvals for SH-130 corridor · Subdivision service extensions	traviscountytx.gov
Apr 22, 2026	Austin City Council	Second reading: C14-2026-0023 (Zilker conservation) · First reading: C14-2026-0041 (North Loop)	austintexas.gov
Apr 29, 2026	Austin Zoning and Platting Commission	C14-2026-0034 (East Austin mixed-use) · CUP-26-018 (Colorado River corridor)	austintexas.gov
Apr 30, 2026	Pflugerville Planning and Zoning Commission	Northeast annexation · Typhoon Texas PAD amendment	pflugervilletx.gov
May 6, 2026	Austin Planning Commission	Affordable housing bonus overlay review · West Campus upzoning	austintexas.gov
May 13, 2026	Austin City Council	Final action: C14-2026-0039 · Land Development Code amendment #47	austintexas.gov

Recent notable decisions

Date	Applicant	Location	Outcome	Summary
Apr 9	Endeavor Real Estate Group	East Riverside corridor	Approved with conditions	18.6-acre vertical mixed-use PUD; 15% affordable at 60% MFI committed
Apr 3	D.R. Horton / Express Homes	Manor ETJ (Austin extraterritorial)	Approved	412-lot subdivision preliminary plat
Apr 1	Oxbow Development	East Austin (I-35 east)	Denied 7–4	PUD rejected on tree ordinance and form-based code grounds
Mar 29	StoneLake Capital Partners	North Austin data corridor	Approved	42-acre data-center CUP with 120-day noise monitoring condition
Mar 25	Pearlstone Partners	South Lamar	Approved 8–3	8-story residential with affordable housing bonus density

Active rezoning applications

App ID	Filed	Applicant	Project type	Acreage	From → To	Stage
C14-2026-0039	Feb 20	Endeavor Real Estate Group	Mixed-use	18.6	"CS-MU" → "CS-MU-CO"	PC Apr 15
C14-2026-0041	Feb 27	Pearlstone Partners	Multifamily	9.2	"MF-3" → "MF-6-V"	Council Apr 22
C14-2026-0034	Feb 11	Oxbow Development	Mixed-use	14.1	"CS-MU" → "CS-MU-V"	ZAP Apr 29
C814-2025-0108	Jan 18	Pearlstone Partners	Multifamily	11.8	"MF-2" → "MF-6"	PC Apr 15
C14-2026-0047	Mar 3	Stratus Properties	Mixed-use	32.5	"GR" → "CS-MU-CO"	Staff review
CUP-26-018	Mar 6	Rowan Data Partners	Data center	27.4	CUP in "LI"	ZAP Apr 29
C14-2026-0052	Mar 10	Lennar Texas	Residential (ETJ)	188.3	ETJ platting	Commissioners Apr 16
C14-2026-0055	Mar 13	Greystar	BTR	12.0	"MF-3" → "MF-4"	PC May 6
CUP-26-024	Mar 18	Compass Datacenters	Data center	94.0	CUP in "LI"	Staff review
C14-2026-0060	Mar 22	Riverside Resources	Industrial	68.2	"DR" → "LI"	Intake

4-field wedge highlights — Travis County / Austin

Recent conditions of approval

"Applicant shall record a restrictive covenant prohibiting conversion of the 28 income-restricted units to market rate for a period of 40 years from certificate of occupancy. Affordability shall target 60% Median Family Income per HUD definition for the Austin-Round Rock MSA." — C14-2026-0023, Apr 9, 2026

"Applicant shall comply with Chapter 25-8 of the Austin Code by preserving a minimum of 40% of the project area as Critical Environmental Features (CEF) setback along Boggy Creek. A Phase-II environmental site assessment shall be completed and submitted prior to site plan approval." — C14-2026-0028, Apr 3, 2026

"Data center operator shall maintain noise monitoring at four perimeter receptors for 120 days post-commissioning and shall share monthly reports with the City of Austin Environmental Health Division. Noise levels at property line shall not exceed 55 dBA daytime / 50 dBA nighttime." — CUP-26-012, Mar 29, 2026

Notable community objections (last 30 days)

112 East Austin residents submitted opposition to Oxbow Development's PUD (C14-2026-0034), citing displacement risk, heritage-tree removal in the Chestnut neighborhood, and inconsistency with the 2021 Imagine Austin plan update.

34 speakers and 87 written comments opposed StoneLake's data-center CUP over noise, water consumption (170M gal/yr estimated), and peak-hour transmission impacts on the SH-130 corridor.

Recent staff recommendations

Staff recommended approval with conditions for Endeavor's East Riverside vertical mixed-use, citing alignment with the East Riverside Corridor Regulating Plan and the applicant's affordable-housing bonus commitment. PC voted with staff 9–1.

Staff recommended denial for Oxbow's East Austin PUD on tree ordinance and displacement grounds. PC voted with staff 7–4.

Recent hearing outcomes

Austin PC, Apr 1, 2026: 11 items heard over 4h 47m. 7 approved (4 unanimous), 2 denied, 2 continued. Public signups: 141. Notable: a 7–4 split denial on a tree-variance case.

Austin ZAP, Apr 8, 2026: 6 items, 4 approved, 1 denied (6–3), 1 continued.

Top active developers in Travis County (last 12 months)

Rank	Applicant	Filings	Typical type	Notable
1	Endeavor Real Estate Group	14	Mixed-use, office	Downtown + East Riverside leader
2	Pearlstone Partners	11	Multifamily	Affordability-bonus user
3	D.R. Horton / Express Homes	10	SF ETJ	Manor + Pflugerville ring
4	Lennar Texas	9	SF ETJ	North + East ETJ
5	Compass Datacenters / Rowan / StoneLake	7	Data center CUPs	SH-130 corridor cluster

Historical decision trends

24-month: applications 40 (Apr 2024) → 62 (Mar 2026); approval rate 76% → 81%; avg days filing-to-decision 71 → 64. Affordable-bonus applications up 180% YoY. Data-center CUPs from 1/quarter in early 2024 to 4/quarter in Q1 2026.

Related counties

• Williamson County, TX (Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Leander)
• Hays County, TX (Kyle, Buda, San Marcos, Dripping Springs)
• Bastrop County, TX
• Comal County, TX (New Braunfels)
• Caldwell County, TX
• Bexar County, TX (San Antonio)

Related glossary pages

• Rezone application
• Conditions of approval
• Conditional use permit
• Planning commission
• Staff recommendation
• Subdivision approval

Travis County planning FAQ

How do I find planning commission meetings in Travis County?

Travis County handles unincorporated planning through the Commissioners Court. The City of Austin — which is the primary jurisdiction for most Travis County activity — runs a Planning Commission and a separate Zoning and Platting (ZAP) Commission. Both meet at Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd St. cityminutes aggregates City of Austin, Travis County, and adjacent municipalities (Pflugerville, Manor, Lakeway, Bee Cave) on this page.

Who owns a property in Travis County?

Travis Central Appraisal District (TCAD) at traviscad.org is the authoritative source for parcel and ownership records. The production record model joins every active rezoning application to its TCAD parcel ID.

How long does rezoning take in Austin / Travis County?

The City of Austin's median time from intake to final City Council action is 89 days in the last 12 months — longer than Texas peer cities due to the multi-commission process (PC or ZAP → Council first reading → second reading). Data-center CUPs average 104 days. PUDs average 140 days.

What's the planning department phone number for the City of Austin?

Austin Housing and Planning Department: (512) 974-7800. Travis County unincorporated planning: (512) 854-7565. cityminutes is not the official line — we link to the source on every decision.

What's the deal with data center applications in Travis County?

Data-center CUP and rezoning filings in the SH-130 corridor have jumped from ~4 per year in 2023 to ~16 per year in 2025. cityminutes breaks these out on the 4-field wedge highlights block and tracks conditions of approval tied to noise, water, and grid-capacity commitments.

How often is this data updated?

Every Monday at 06:00 UTC. Changelog at /planning/tx/travis/changelog/.

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