Texas parcel risk screen
Texas Parcel Risk Screen: Wetlands, Flood & Elevation
Use one address to run a fast public-data screen, then continue into the Texas-specific records that control water, wastewater, access, land use and other project decisions.
Texas public-data screen
Start with a street addressCurrent state context · verified August 2026
Three Texas facts to carry into the screen
Permit + approved planTexas OSSF baseline. TCEQ says a permit and approved plan are required to construct, alter, repair, extend or operate an onsite sewage facility, subject to the applicable local permitting authority.Separate estatesMineral / surface ownership. The Railroad Commission explains that Texas surface and mineral estates can be severed and that the mineral estate is generally dominant for reasonably necessary mineral development.1964–present onlineRRC well-document coverage. RRC says online oil and gas well-record profiles include major well documents from 1964 to the present, with additional historical records available through Central Records.
After the federal screen
Open the Texas records that the map cannot answer
RecordsWater, wastewater and property evidence
Move from national screening into the state and local record systems.
State-specific riskTexas Mineral Rights & Surface-Use Research for Land BuyersResearch severed minerals, nearby oil and gas wells, leases and surface-use risk before buying Texas land.
Before closingTrack every unresolved itemKeep documents, calls, quotes and professional reports tied to your contingency dates.