When Texans think basements, they don't often think they'll find them in Texas. Unlike many northern regions of the United States, homes in the Lone Star State don't typically have these underground-level floors.

Are basements illegal in Texas?

If Peewee had known just a little bit about Texas real estate, he would have known that most homes in Texas don't have basements. ... In other parts of the country, home builders must dig deep to make it below the frost line and since they are already down in the dirt, they may as well put in a basement.

Do any houses in Texas have basements?

In fact, almost all the big Texas buildings the Texanist can think of, both historic and new, have basements. But you are absolutely right that few houses in Texas are similarly equipped. ... In other areas the bedrock is too near the surface, making digging a basement difficult and costly.