Resident asks Collin County to back state effort to lower nighttime noise threshold

Richard Hill, a property owner in Collin County, urged the Commissioner’s Court to back Representative Leach’s effort to reduce allowable nighttime noise levels and asked a member to place the matter on a future agenda. "I have asked him to present a bill before the Texas State Legislature in 2027, amending title 9, chapter 42, to lower the decibel level between 55 and 60 decibels," Hill told the court. He said many cities in Collin County already have noise ordinances and that county residents deserve similar protection.