Helpful resources for property and surveying needs

The state board that licenses land surveyors and survey firms in Texas. Its roster shows whether a surveyor or a firm holds a current registration, which is worth checking before any survey is ordered.

Search Registered Professional Land Surveyors by name or license number. Only a registration in Registered status is valid for active practice.

Search the surveying firms registered in Texas. Only a firm registration in Registered status is valid for surveying practice.

The Texas Society of Professional Surveyors' manual defines each survey category — Category 1A is the land title survey. Approved 27 July 2024 and effective 30 September 2024. This is the copy published by the Texas Land Title Association; TSPS distributes the manual to members.

The national standard an ALTA survey is performed to. The 2026 standards took effect 23 February 2026 and, as of that date, supersede all previous versions.

The American Land Title Association's own page on the standards, which is where revisions are announced. Useful for confirming which version is current before a commercial transaction.

FEMA's official source for flood maps. Searching an address returns the effective FIRM panel for that property, which can be downloaded in full or as a FIRMette for a permit submittal.

The same flood hazard data as an interactive map, useful for seeing how the mapped zones fall across a property. The effective FIRM panel governs, and an elevation certificate is what establishes a structure's elevations relative to the flood level.

PHMSA's public pipeline map, searched a county at a time. It carries hazardous liquid and gas transmission pipelines under federal jurisdiction, so anything outside that jurisdiction will not appear — it shows where a mapped transmission line runs, not that a tract is clear of pipelines.

The Commission's map of oil and gas infrastructure statewide, with layers for pipelines, wells and railroads. For survey work the layer worth knowing is Original Texas Land Surveys, which maps the original grants with their abstract labels and can be searched by survey name — a practical starting point when reading an older deed call or tracing an easement.