89R2012 CS-F     By: Walle H.B. No. 537       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate noise   levels in residential areas; creating a criminal offense.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 240, Local Government Code, is amended   by adding Subchapter D to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER D. REGULATION OF NOISE LEVELS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES          Sec. 240.061.  AUTHORITY TO REGULATE. (a) To promote public   health, safety, and welfare, the commissioners court of a county   with a population of more than 3.3 million by order may regulate the   level of noise emanating from a residence located in a residential   area in the unincorporated area of the county.          (b)  This section does not authorize the commissioners court   of a county to regulate the use of fireworks.          Sec. 240.062.  CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an   offense if the person on three or more occasions violates an order   adopted under this subchapter.          (b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.