El Paso County has no STR noise ordinance for unincorporated areas. Guest noise is governed by Texas's statewide unreasonable-noise law under Penal Code §42.01 (disorderly conduct), enforced by the sheriff; cities may add stricter noise limits within their limits.
El Paso County does not adopt a short-term-rental noise ordinance for unincorporated areas, and without zoning authority it cannot set STR-specific decibel limits there. Excessive guest noise instead falls under Texas Penal Code §42.01(a)(5), which makes it disorderly conduct to make 'unreasonable noise in a public place... or in or near a private residence that he has no right to occupy,' with §42.01(c) presuming noise above 85 decibels unreasonable after notice from a magistrate or peace officer. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office enforces this statute countywide. Incorporated cities (El Paso, Socorro, Horizon City) maintain their own noise ordinances with fixed quiet hours and decibel caps that apply to STRs inside city limits, generally stricter than the state disorderly-conduct standard.
Disorderly-conduct noise under Tex. Penal Code §42.01 is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $500. The sheriff may cite guests or the responsible party. Within a city, the municipal noise ordinance applies instead.
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