Hidalgo County has no short-term rental noise ordinance, but Texas Penal Code disorderly conduct still bars unreasonable noise countywide. Detailed decibel and quiet-hour limits apply only inside cities such as McAllen, Edinburg, Mission, and Pharr.
There is no Hidalgo County STR-specific noise rule for unincorporated areas because the county cannot adopt general nuisance-zoning ordinances over private land. Guests and hosts remain subject to Texas Penal Code Section 42.01 (disorderly conduct), which criminalizes making unreasonable noise in a public place or near a private residence, enforceable by the sheriff. Firm quiet hours and decibel limits exist only where a city has adopted them: McAllen's noise ordinance and short-term rental ordinance (Code Chapter 46, Article VII) apply within the city, and Edinburg, Mission, and Pharr each set their own limits. Unincorporated hosts should set house rules for quiet hours to avoid disorderly-conduct complaints, since no county quiet-hours schedule applies.
Unreasonable noise is a Class C misdemeanor under Tex. Penal Code §42.01; city noise ordinances carry their own fines.
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