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      By: Bell of Montgomery, Walle, Cain, H.B. No. 3641       McLaughlin       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the authority of 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. COUNTY REGULATION OF NOISE LEVELS           Sec.   240.061.     AUTHORITY TO REGULATE. (a) To promote public   health, safety, and welfare, the commissioners court of a county by   order may regulate the level of noise emanating from a residence or   a tract of land 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:                 (1)  the use of fireworks; or                 (2)  noise emanating from a business activity.           Sec.   240.062.     CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an   offense if the person on two 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.