Which addresses this covers
The City permits work inside College Station city limits. Bryan, unincorporated Brazos County and Texas A&M buildings on state land are not in the City's file.
| Tool | Search by | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Permits - Master Dataset | Any column: address, permit number, type, status, parcel (Site APN) | Every issued permit since 1989 with status and valuation; no contractor |
| Building Permits Issued | Week | The City says the list is "updated weekly with permits issued by the Planning and Development Services Department the previous week" |
| eTRAKiT | Login | Applications, inspections and fees for registered users |
How to look up the permits on a College Station address
- Open Permits - Master Dataset and choose to view the data.
- Filter Address 1 for the house number and street name. Use the street as the City writes it; try just the number and the first word of the street if nothing comes back.
- Sort by Issued Date. A re-roof, an AC change-out and a water heater are separate permits.
- Read Current Status for each permit (table below) and the Permit Description for what was done.
- For a permit that still reads Issued years later, call Planning & Development Services at 979.764.3570 or email cspds@cstx.gov and ask whether it got a final inspection.
What the statuses mean
| Status in the City file | What it means | How we count it |
|---|---|---|
| Finaled, Finaled Permit, Complete, Closed | Final inspection passed | Finished |
| Co Issued, Cc Issued | Certificate of occupancy or completion issued | Finished |
| Issued, Temporary Co, fees due | Permit active, or never finaled | Open |
| Expired…, Closed - Declined Inspection | Lapsed without a final | Expired |
| Void, Withdrawn, Denied | Never went ahead | Left out |
Of the permits issued October 2024 to September 2025, 59.6% had finished, 39.5% were still open and 0.9% had expired by our 19 October 2026 snapshot. That open share is the thing to know about this file: the City rarely moves an unfinished permit to Expired, so it stays Issued. The file has no final date, so neither the City's data nor our pages can say how long a permit took.
When the record is not online
Plans and inspection records are not in the dataset. The City's Records Requests page takes requests "online through the City's Public Records Center", in person at the City Secretary's Office, 1101 Texas Avenue, by mail to P.O. Box 9960, College Station, Texas 77842, or by email to pubrequest@cstx.gov. It notes "A request sent by mail or email will not be considered received unless sent to the appropriate designated address", and that information excepted under the Texas Public Information Act is referred to the attorney general (read 24 October 2026).
What our College Station pages add
The dataset is one row per permit. Our College Station page adds it up, from the same City records, October 2024 to September 2026:
| Kind of work | Permits (Oct 2024–Sep 2026) | Last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026) | 12 months before |
|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC | 2,015 | 1,017 | 998 |
| Plumbing | 1,883 | 965 | 918 |
| Electrical | 1,470 | 746 | 724 |
| Roofing | 1,301 | 370 | 931 |
| New homes | 664 | 308 | 356 |
| Remodels and repairs | 246 | 119 | 127 |
| Pools and spas | 140 | 64 | 76 |
Re-roof permits fell 60% from one year to the next in this window. 43% of the 10,055 permits were for homes; plumbing, gas, mechanical and most electrical permits do not say whether the building is a home, so that share is low. The permit statistics page has the month-by-month counts and browse permits lists the rows. To check a Texas trade license on a permit, see How to check a contractor's license in Texas.
What this does not tell you
The City's file names no contractor, so there are no firm lists or rankings for College Station. Valuation is what was declared on the permit and is filled on about half of them, mostly building permits.
How we know this
The dataset description and columns are from data.cstx.gov; the weekly list, contractor registration and records process are from the City of College Station's Building Permits, Building Permits Issued and Records Requests pages; the eTRAKiT login was observed when we opened its search links. All read 24 October 2026. Our counts are the City's Permits - Master Dataset (hrbn-znt6), read 19 October 2026: permits issued October 2024 to September 2026 inside city limits.
Numbers come from public permit records in 57 cities, data through October 19, 2026. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can.
Questions
- How do I find out if a permit was pulled on my house in College Station?
Open the City's Permits - Master Dataset on data.cstx.gov and filter Address 1 for your street address. The City describes it as all issued permits since 1989, and it shows each permit's type, description, issue date, current status and valuation. No account is needed.
- Are College Station building permits public record?
Yes. The City publishes issued permits as open data and posts a weekly list of building permits issued the previous week. Files not online can be requested under the Texas Public Information Act.
- How do I request an old College Station permit file?
Submit a records request through the City's Public Records Center, by email to pubrequest@cstx.gov, by mail to the City Secretary at P.O. Box 9960, College Station, TX 77842, or in person at 1101 Texas Avenue. The City says a mailed or emailed request only counts as received at those designated addresses.
- Can I look up College Station permits by contractor?
Not in the open dataset: it has no contractor column. The City requires contractors to register before they get a permit, so ask yours for the permit number and look that number up in the dataset.
- Why does my College Station permit still say Issued?
The City seldom marks a permit expired. Of permits issued October 2024 to September 2025, 39.5% still read open (mostly Issued) in our 19 October 2026 snapshot, against 0.9% marked expired. An old Issued permit usually means the final inspection never happened.
Build your own list
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Related guides
- Adams County, CO building permit search: the e-Permit Center, statuses and CORA
- Alachua County building permit search: Citizenserve, statuses and old records
- Anaheim building permit search: Anaheim NEXT and the Building Permit Report
- Arlington, VA building permit search: Permit Arlington lookups and FOIA requests
- Eugene building permit search: the City's Permit Search and permit reports
- Everett building permit search: how to look up permits in Everett, WA
- Permits - Master Dataset — CSTX Open Data (2026-10-24)
- eTRAKiT — City of College Station (2026-10-24)
- Building Permits — City of College Station (2026-10-24)
- Building Permits Issued — City of College Station (2026-10-24)
- Records Requests — City of College Station (2026-10-24)