Fort Bend, Texas — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Fort Bend during 2025.
Fort Bend County indexed 1,904 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 2,488 approved and 14 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 99.4% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. Activity was relatively distributed across Fresno (518), Missouri City (233), and Katy (137).
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
1,904
Projects with decisions
2,488
Approved actions
14
Denied actions
99.4%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcola | 10 | 12 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Beasley | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Fairchilds | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Fresno | 518 | 811 | 8 | 99.0% |
| Houston | 12 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Katy | 137 | 160 | 2 | 98.8% |
| Kendleton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Meadows Place | 21 | 31 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Missouri City | 233 | 272 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Orchard | 25 | 27 | 1 | 96.4% |
| Pleak | 14 | 16 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Simonton | 17 | 15 | 2 | 88.2% |
| Sugar Land | 121 | 168 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Thompsons | 5 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Weston Lakes | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.