Quiet hours in Fort Bend County, TX — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Fort Bend County has NO quiet-hours ordinance in unincorporated areas — Texas counties lack the police power to enact one (Local Gov't Code Ch. 233). Enforcement falls back to Texas Penal Code §42.01(a)(5) disorderly conduct for unreasonable noise. Cities inside the county (Sugar Land, Missouri City) DO have their own rules.
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