Gray County (county seat: Pampa) covers 926 square miles with a population of 21227. Official county website: www.co.gray.tx.us/. This page summarizes the verified building-regulation posture of unincorporated Gray County land; the full 10-dimension scorecard with every source receipt lives on its Freedom Map card.
TX counties cannot enforce a residential building code in unincorporated areas; LGC 233 Subchapter F opt-in only. No record Gray opted in. building=9.
The claim above is source-verified (official statute/county documents; URL, direct quote, and date on the full card). Method: how we verify.
No county's freedom erases state law: septic/wastewater permitting (health authority), well permits and water rights (state engineer/DNR), floodplain rules with federally connected financing, and — in some states — state-run electrical inspections. The full card details which of these bite in Gray County and how hard.
The score describes unincorporated county land only. Inside Gray County, incorporated municipalities set their own, usually stricter, rules — including: Pampa (seat) — city may enforce building codes [UNVERIFIED specifics], McLean [UNVERIFIED], Lefors [UNVERIFIED]. Land inside town limits follows town code.
Building rules are the first question people ask about Gray County — and the easiest one to answer. They're rarely the one that decides it. The full card grades all ten dimensions, every claim quoted from the county's own code.
What the Gray County card answers that this page doesn't:
It's a real map. Click any county in the country and see how it grades — that part costs nothing, and you can compare Gray County against its neighbors before you spend a dollar.
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Last verified 2026-07-10 · Not legal advice — confirm current rules with the county, the state, and a professional before buying or building.