People use sand because it's easier but when adding more than 1" native soil is best. If native is extremly sandy,sand will be fine. Its labor intensive but pay's off in the long haul to use native. I reccomend adding compost to native whether filling holes or before laying new sod. I only see the place near mail box that need's more than an inch so I'd definatly use native there. You might ask water company to extend meter box if required.

It's hard to tell by the pictures, but do you have more soil out toward the street and less in toward the house? I've seen a lot of houses recently (we're house hunting) where there is a bulge of soil out by the street. That creates a dam preventing drainage away from the house.

Yes it is very low up front and last year I added some to the parts by the road. We don’t have gutters on our house and when it rains in Texas it just creates a damn mess. It’s always a lot of rain too so I was curious what would help it build up the lower parts that hold water. There’s an area in my flower bed I can’t plant anything in because it hold so much water so I’m trying rocks and sand and mulch over it to cover. I’ll attach a picture of that and than I’ll attach a pic of my neighbors yard where they don’t do anything and I have a battle with their weeds every day. The pic with all the water is my neighbors yard. It’s so bad and nothing but weeds

It’s not level and never has been so I’ve been slowly working wiht it and fixing it I’m just curious if sand or top soil or something else would be the best and something that will allow the grass to grow through it

The most critical thing is water ponding near foundation. If you are on black clay,your foundation will be harmed. Putting rocks mulch and sand next to house is not a good idea. Slope ground away from foundation so no water stand's within 6 foot.

Agree with klem. The slope should go all the way to the road if possible. If you have too much soil out toward the road, then it needs to be removed to fix the drainage. The best person to fix it is a landscaper with a tractor and box blade...and a dump truck to haul off the excess soil. It will take them about an hour to fix it if there are not many obstacles in the way (trees, pavers, pipes, etc.). If the landscaper only has a skid steer or a bobcat, it might take a week to fix. Remember they get paid by the hour.

Sand is highly porous and holds the most water compared to silt and clay, so if you want it to run off, sand is probably not the best option. More water will sit there in the depressions full of sand. Use topsoil, or topsoil mixed with compost. This will also give the grass a boost in those areas, and it looks like it needs the help.