Quiet hours in Bell County, TX — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Texas counties can't set noise ordinances, so unincorporated Bell County has no quiet-hours rule. Inside Killeen, noise plainly audible to a neighbor during nighttime (11:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.) is unlawful; Temple bars disturbing radios/instruments 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.
Bell County (seat Belton; Killeen, Temple, Harker Heights) has no county zoning or noise authority, so 'quiet hours' come from each city code. Killeen defines 'nighttime' as 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. and forbids noise or music plainly audible to a nearby residence during that window. Temple prohibits playing radios or instruments so as to disturb ordinary sensibilities, particularly between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Countywide, Texas Penal Code Sec. 42.01(a)(5) makes 'unreasonable noise' near a residence a Class C misdemeanor. In unincorporated areas with no city rule, that state statute is the enforceable standard.
Killeen: misdemeanor, $100-$2,000 fine ($250-$2,000 for a repeat within 12 months). State disorderly-conduct noise (Penal Code 42.01) is a Class C misdemeanor, up to $500.
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