Bell County cannot pass a general weed ordinance. In unincorporated areas the Texas public-nuisance statute lets a county abate weeds within 300 feet of another residence. Inside Killeen, weeds over 12 inches are a code violation.
Texas counties have no zoning power, so unincorporated Bell County has no blanket weed-height ordinance. The state gives counties a narrow nuisance tool instead: Health & Safety Code Chapter 343 defines certain weed growth near neighboring homes as a public nuisance the county may abate through the courts, and it applies only in the unincorporated area within 300 feet of another residence or commercial building. Cities set their own numeric limits: Killeen treats grass and weeds over 12 inches as a Chapter 18 nuisance, and Temple, Belton, and Harker Heights run comparable code-compliance programs.
Unincorporated: county may seek court abatement under Ch. 343. Cities: notice to mow, then abatement with costs assessed to the owner.
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