Local businesses in Dripping Springs

The city's Building Permit Information page lists the permit types filed through MGO Connect. Construction sub-types include remodels, additions, electrical, fence, irrigation, plumbing, roofing and swimming pools. When a contractor gives you a start date, ask for the MGO permit number and check its status yourself.

Owners doing their own work sign a Home Owners Exemption Affidavit. That exemption doesn't apply to rental or commercial property, and the city's permit staff can say which work it covers. Ask the city whether it also requires contractor registration, and ask a contractor to show it if so.

Dripping Springs tree and lighting rules

The Landscape and Tree Preservation Ordinance prohibits removing Heritage Trees, 18 inches or larger of listed species, on residential and commercial property; commercial projects also face limits on Standard Trees of 8 to 18 inches. Dripping Springs adopted its Outdoor Lighting Ordinance in 2000 and in 2014 became the first International Dark Sky Community in Texas, the sixth in the world, so outdoor fixtures should be chosen with the ordinance in hand.

Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) serves Dripping Springs. Co-op areas have no retail electric choice, and PEC doesn't say it serves every address in the city, so confirm the provider on your bill.

The City of Dripping Springs provides water and wastewater service to its own customers and runs a reclaimed water program; other providers may serve nearby addresses. City water customers are in Stage 2 from October 15, 2026: outdoor watering once a week for up to seven hours, by the last digit of the address.

Watering hours are 6 to 10 a.m. and 7 to 10 p.m., commercial and HOA common areas water on Saturday, and nobody waters on Sunday. The city enforces the schedule with smart meter data.

Groundwater districts for Dripping Springs wells

The Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, which covers parts of Hays County, has been in Stage 3 Exceptional Drought since October 1, 2025, and the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District's site showed an Emergency stage on October 22, 2026, with 40% curtailment of permitted well pumping district-wide. Ask which district your well falls in before drilling or adding irrigation. Property is valued by the Hays Central Appraisal District, which takes protests online.

Dripping Springs had 4,650 residents in the 2020 Census, and the Census Bureau's estimate for July 2025 is 11,167. Each guide below pairs the state license check with the local rule for that trade.

Home systems in Dripping Springs

• Plumbers and pool service, under the Stage 2 schedule
• AC repair and electricians, with the lighting ordinance
• Pest control and maid service

Outdoor and moving work in Dripping Springs

• Roofers and tree service, where Heritage Trees are protected
• Movers

Professional services in Dripping Springs

• Dentists and gyms
• Real estate agents and attorneys

For neighboring towns, see Wimberley and Austin, or the full Austin area list.