Where Murphy permits live
| Tool | Who can use it | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Permit Issued Reports | Anyone | One PDF per month: project number and type, address, dates, contractor, status |
| Building & Inspection Online Portal | Registered contractors | Status of issued permits, fees, inspection scheduling and results |
| Public Records Center | Anyone, with an account | Open records requests and an archive of published requests |
| Collin CAD building permits (open data) | Anyone | Permits on homes as the appraisal district records them; our source |
The City's portal page says "The City of Murphy offers the ability to view issued permits online for all currently registered contractors" and that through the portal "a contractor will be able to view status of issued permits, pay fees, schedule inspections, and view inspection status" (read 24 October 2026).
How to find the permits on a Murphy address
- Open Permit Issued Reports and pick the month the work was done, or the month before.
- In the PDF, search for your street name (Ctrl+F or Find). Each permit is a block headed PROJECT with the property address under it.
- Read Issued to for the contractor, and Status and Completion date to see whether it was closed. A completion date of 0/00/0000 means none was recorded when the report was run.
- For anything older than January 2024, or for inspection results, file an open records request or call the Customer Service Center at 972-468-4100.
What the statuses mean
The monthly reports show each permit's status and completion date on the day the report was run. The July 2026 report was run on 14 August 2026, and the permits in it we checked were Open with no completion date, so a report tells you a permit was issued, not whether it was finished; ask the City for the current status. Our source, the appraisal district's copy, has no status or final date, so our pages count permits issued and do not show which finished.
When the record is not online
The City's Public Records Center lets you "Submit Open Records Request" after logging in, check the status of a request, and browse a Public Records Archive of published requests (read 24 October 2026). Name the address and the years you want, and ask for the permits and final inspection results.
What our Murphy pages add
The reports answer "what was permitted on this address in a given month". Our Murphy page answers "what gets done to Murphy homes, and who files it", from permits issued October 2024 to September 2026:
| Kind of work | Permits (Oct 2024–Sep 2026) | Of them, Oct 2025–Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Roofing | 1,065 | 488 |
| Remodels and repairs | 279 | 135 |
| HVAC | 251 | 128 |
| Plumbing | 208 | 114 |
| Garages, sheds and shade structures | 104 | 46 |
Re-roof permits jumped from a handful a month to about a hundred from April 2025 and eased off in 2026; the file does not say why. The permit statistics page breaks the permits down by year, month and season, and browse permits lists the rows without owner names or street addresses. To check a contractor's state license, use How to check a contractor's license in Texas.
What this does not tell you
Our pages count only permits on homes, as the appraisal district records them from the City's monthly reports; commercial permits are left out. The copy has no status and no final date, and we have not matched builder names to Texas license records, so we count permits for the busiest firms and do not rate them.
How we know this
The portal and reports details were read on the City of Murphy's Building & Inspections Online Permitting and Permit Issued Reports pages, and in the July 2026 report, on 24 October 2026; the records process on the City's Public Records Center. Our counts are the Collin Central Appraisal District's building permits on data.texas.gov, read 20 October 2026: permits on Murphy homes issued October 2024 to September 2026.
Numbers come from public permit records in 57 cities, data through September 30, 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 Murphy, Texas?
Open the City's Permit Issued Reports page (murphytx.org/951) and search the monthly report for the month the work was done. Each report lists the property address, project type, applied, issued, expiration and completion dates, who the permit was issued to, and its status.
- Can homeowners use Murphy's online permit portal?
The City's page says the portal lets you view issued permits 'for all currently registered contractors', so it is meant for contractors who have registered with the City. Homeowners can use the monthly reports or a public information request.
- How do I get an older Murphy permit record?
Submit an open records request through the City's Public Records Center (murphytx.mycusthelp.com). The center also has a Public Records Archive of published requests. The Customer Service Center is at 972-468-4100.
- Can I see which contractor pulled a Murphy permit?
Yes. The monthly reports name who each permit was issued to. Our Murphy pages count permits for the most active builders and contractors, but we have not matched them to Texas license records, so we do not rate or rank them.
- How many building permits does Murphy issue a year?
About 1,058 a year on homes: 2,115 permits were issued on Murphy homes from October 2024 to September 2026, by the Collin Central Appraisal District's copy. Roofing was half of them, 1,065.
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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
- Rockford building permit search: the city's open permit file and portal
- Rockville, MD building permit search: MGO, the permit map and Permit Plan
- Permit Issued Reports — City of Murphy (2026-10-24)
- Building & Inspections Online Permitting — City of Murphy (2026-10-24)
- Public Records Center — City of Murphy (2026-10-24)
- Collin Central Appraisal District building permits — data.texas.gov (2026-10-20)