Tree removal in Lubbock

Under Health and Safety Code Chapter 752, nobody may work, or bring a tool or piece of equipment, within six feet of a high-voltage overhead line without safety arrangements with the operator. Work closer than that needs at least 48 hours' notice to the operator, an agreed plan and payment of the operator's actual cost. LP&L owns the poles and wires inside the city limits; outside them, another utility does.

Build that 48-hour window into your schedule. If a crew plans to work within six feet of a line without contacting the operator, it is skipping the notice the law requires.

HomeGuide's national figures, from pages dated December 2025 to February 2026, are the guide. Removal averages $400 to $1,200, from about $200 for a small tree to $3,000 for a large or complex one. Trimming runs $400 to $900 a tree, and stump grinding $120 to $400 for the first stump plus $30 to $60 for each extra. Texas sales tax applies to removal, pruning and spraying.

Ask whether hauling is included; HomeGuide notes debris removal can add $75 to $250. Before you agree to leave a pile at the curb, ask the city how it collects brush. The Texas tree service guide has the full price picture.

Treating or spraying trees for pests for hire needs a TDA structural pest control license in the lawn and ornamental category, so ask a crew that sprays for that license. For cutting, ask what licenses or registrations the company holds. ISA Certified Arborist is a professional credential with a code of ethics, not a state license. Ask for proof of insurance, the arborist number if one is claimed, and a written scope that says what happens to the wood and the stump.

As of the city's April 2026 notice, Lubbock limits lawn irrigation to two assigned days a week by the last digit of your address, never on Sunday, but hand watering is allowed any time. That means a newly planted tree can get a hose at its roots on any day. Ask the crew or nursery how much water the species needs, and whether a drip line on your assigned irrigation days would do the job without daily hand watering.

If storm limbs hit the house, call Lubbock roofing companies after the tree is clear. See our Lubbock guide for other city rules, or tree service in Amarillo nearby.