Texarkana, TX Noise Ordinances: Construction Hours (2026)
Construction hours in Texarkana, TX, sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances, set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
Key Facts
- Allowed hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Sundays
- No construction work permitted
- Exception
- City manager may grant safety permit
- Penalty
- Up to $500 per offense
- Citation
- City Code § 28-237
Summary
Texarkana prohibits erecting, excavating, demolishing, altering or repairing any building between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and all day Sunday, unless the city manager grants a conditional safety permit.
The erection, including excavation, demolition, alteration or repair of any building is hereby prohibited on Sundays and between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on any other day; provided, however, that, in cases of necessity in the interest of public safety and convenience, the city manager or designee, may authorize a conditional permit allowing activities otherwise prohibited under this section.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 28-237 sits inside Chapter 28's noise article and bars erecting, excavating, demolishing, altering or repairing any building on Sundays and between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on every other day, citywide. The city manager or a designee can issue a conditional permit letting work continue outside those hours, but only 'in cases of necessity in the interest of public safety and convenience', not for scheduling convenience or cost. The section sets no specific fine, so the Code's general misdemeanor penalty in § 1-5 applies: up to $500 per offense, with each day of violation counted as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Working construction, excavation, demolition, alteration or repair outside 7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. on weekdays, or at any time on Sunday, without a city manager safety permit, up to $500 per offense, each day separate.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I get a permit to work construction at night in Texarkana?
Does the Texarkana construction-hours rule apply only to residential areas?
Sources & Official References
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