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  89R13467 CS-F     By: Gerdes H.B. No. 3906       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 250,000 or less by order may regulate the level   of noise emanating from a property at night 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:                 (1)  firearms; or                 (2)  fireworks.           Sec.   240.062.     CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an   offense if the person violates an order adopted under Section   240.061 and the order defines the violation as an offense.           (b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.