{"id":265766,"date":"2026-04-25T10:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T10:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/265766\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T10:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T10:25:07","slug":"can-you-get-fined-for-tall-grass-in-san-antonio-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/265766\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you get fined for tall grass in San Antonio? What to know."},"content":{"rendered":"

Start mowing your lawn, homeowners, or you could be fined. While Texas does not have a statewide “tall grass law,” cities do. Most homeowners<\/a> deal with local ordinances that set limits on grass height<\/a> and enforcement procedures.<\/p>\n

Many Texas cities set 12 inches as the maximum height for grass\/weeds, including San Antonio. Here’s what to know about the tall grass ordinances for San Antonio:<\/p>\n

According to the city, grass and weeds on residential properties must be kept under 12 inches tall. If vegetation exceeds that limit, the property may be considered in violation of the city code.<\/p>\n

City officials say enforcement typically follows several steps.\u00a0First, property owners receive a notice of violation informing them that their yard does not meet city standards. If there is no attempt to correct the problem before the reinspection (10-14 days), the city can issue citations, which are court summonses.<\/p>\n

A citation acts as a summons to municipal court, where a judge determines whether a fine will be imposed.<\/p>\n

Tall grass violations are classified as a Class C misdemeanor in San Antonio.\u00a0If a citation is issued and the case goes before a judge, the fine can reach up to $500, according to city officials.<\/p>\n

The city says tall grass violations are identified in two main ways:<\/p>\n

To report tall grass in San Antonio, the fastest method is to contact 3-1-1 directly by dialing 3-1-1 or 210-207-6000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Start mowing your lawn, homeowners, or you could be fined. While Texas does not have a statewide “tall…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":265767,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[847,820,82,84,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-265766","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-mysanews","9":"tag-mysastaff","10":"tag-san-antonio","11":"tag-san-antonio-headlines","12":"tag-san-antonio-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}