2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Travis County, Texas.
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Travis County adopted dark-sky lighting standards for the western Hill Country portion of the county in 2018 to protect rural night skies and the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge. Full-cutoff fixtures required for outdoor lighting on parcels over 5 acres in the designated zone. The City of Austin has separate lighting rules including shielding within 5 miles of McDonald Observatory collaboration zones.
Travis County has no specific light trespass ordinance for unincorporated areas. Nuisance light claims between neighbors proceed under Texas common-law nuisance doctrine. Subdivisions with dark-sky CCRs provide civil enforcement. City of Austin LDC 25-6 applies within city limits but not in unincorporated county.
1 cities in Travis County have their own outdoor lighting rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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