Construction hours in Cameron County, TX — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Cameron County sets no construction-hours ordinance for unincorporated areas — Texas counties can't zone or pass general noise rules. Cities do: Brownsville limits construction noise to 7 a.m.–5 p.m. (until 9 p.m. for light hand/power-tool work), and bars amplified sound as construction activity.
No county ordinance restricts construction start/stop times in unincorporated Cameron County; Texas counties have no general noise or zoning authority. The Brownsville city code (Sec. 46-78(c)(2)) is the enforceable local model: construction with a building permit is 'permitted in an industrial zoning district during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for work of any type, and until 9:00 p.m. for light construction work that uses only hand tools and power tools... with no more than five horsepower.' If your project is inside Brownsville, Harlingen, San Benito or another city, follow that city's code; outside all city limits, only the state disorderly-conduct statute applies.
No county penalty. City violations (e.g., Brownsville) are municipal-court fines; state disorderly conduct is a Class C misdemeanor up to $500.
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