Attempt to Derail TCEQ Appointment Fails

Senate confirms Shaw

"...which he said was approved against the recommendation of TCEQ staff. Shapleigh said the incident was evidence that the..."

May 5, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

TCEQ OKs Rock and Concrete Crushing Cluster in East Austin

Meanwhile, Lege may make it harder for residents with health concerns to weigh in

"...bill that looks to restrict the amount of investigation TCEQ must do on citizen complaints, passed the House Tuesday...."

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

TCEQ Paves the Way for Shit Creek(s)

State environmental agency rejects science in favor of allowing sewage in creeks

"...There are three TCEQ-related issues in play, which seem to blend into a..."

Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

Racism Alleged at TCEQ

Lawsuit filed by two former Texas Commission on Environmental Quality employees accuses agency of racial discrimination, contends agency denied them promotion because they are black.

"...Quality accuses the agency of racial discrimination, contending that TCEQ denied the plaintiffs a promotion in July 2004 because..."

May 18, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

FWS Punts Salamanders to TCEQ

Environmentalists decry shift in enforcement responsibility

"...work: When developers get their groundwater quality permits that TCEQ has long required of development, they can also agree..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Ex-TCEQ Employees Lose Discrimination Lawsuit

Two former state employees lose discrimination suit

"...In 2005, Adams and Moss filed separate lawsuits against TCEQ, charging racial discrimination as well as a hostile and..."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Austin and Others Convince TCEQ to Change Graywater Reuse Rules

New rulemaking creates system of credits for beneficial reuse, incentivizes sound environmental practices

"...on their books for land application – or get TCEQ approval to discharge into surface waters, over the strenuous..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

As Wastewater Plants Fail, TCEQ Fails to Regulate

Local conservationists seek to boost "beneficial reuse"

"...Lake. "We feel that the informal enforcement actions [from TCEQ] really aren't having an effect, because the exceedances are..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Anti-Choice Lawmakers Divert Millions From TCEQ To Crisis Pregnancy Centers

House swaps $20M from TCEQ to anti-choice crisis pregnancy centers

"...be contrary to “pro-life” values as the swapped out TCEQ funds would have gone toward improving air quality and..."

April 6, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

TCEQ, EPA Air Grievances

Austin could fail air-quality standards; TCEQ could fail EPA standards

"...it has been 75 parts per billion since 2008. TCEQ projected that Texas regions in nonattainment for air quality..."

June 18, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Dumped by County, BFI Takes Landfill Plan to TCEQ

County rejects BFI deal but isn't willing to fight landfill proposal at state level

"...In April, the TCEQ declared BFI's expansion application technically complete, which essentially means..."

Nov. 16, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

TCEQ Under Sunset Review

A push for change could come to a shove

"...groups) is organizing a campaign to demand changes at TCEQ, as part of the Sunset review process. According to..."

May 28, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

TCEQ: Get the Lead Out

Local landfill operator Bob Gregory wins a round in the TV-tubes case

"...In June, TCEQ executive director Glenn Shankle reclassified the waste from "hazardous"..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Refineries Ask TCEQ for School Funding

Energy giants have their hands out

"...Valero appealed, and the matter now sits before a TCEQ board composed of three commissioners appointed by Gov. Rick..."

Oct. 28, 2011 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

EPA to TCEQ: Too Much 'Flexibility'

How flexible permits weaken the Clean Air Act

"...is now reviewing a thick stack of complaints against TCEQ that piled up during the Bush administration. All industrial..."

May 28, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

TCEQ Doesn't Care

"...have grown into, trashing Riverside up. Go talk to TCEQ again, so they'll do something about those creeks and..."

April 20, 2010 Postmarks

Environmental Cage Match

After a history of pulling its punches, is EPA finally forcing TCEQ to clean up the Texas air?

"...surprise to me, when I got here, was that TCEQ doesn't do what the name says. It was a..."

May 28, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Eastside Residents Decry Cluster of Rock Crushers

TCEQ says it’s out of their hands

"...found in concrete dust that comes off crushers. At TCEQ's informational meeting on Tuesday, requested by Congressman Greg Casar..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Over Massive Opposition, State OKs Landfill

Travis County, nearby residents seek to overturn TCEQ decision to allow new ACL transfer station

"...residents and business owners, have filed motions asking the TCEQ to overturn its decision. They claim the transfer station..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Victoria Rossi

Naked City

The state auditor does its job, the state enviro agency doesn't. Guess who gets the governor's goat?

"...allows violations to continue and slows penalty collections. The TCEQ does not have an effective process for collecting delinquent..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

The state balks – at least temporarily – at the region's anti-smog strategy

"...lot of mixed messages after an April meeting with TCEQ commissioners, shortly after submitting the final CAAP, the product..."

July 2, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Untiring Efforts

The investigation has just begun, but already one city employee has been put on administrative leave

"...thousands of scrapped tires it generates each year, said TCEQ spokeswoman Andrea Morrow this week. Also this week, the..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Enviros and neighbors say the state's latest landfill rulings don't go far enough.

"...Road landfill in eastern Bexar Co. -- approved by TCEQ -- was ruled by a state judge and appellate..."

Aug. 1, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Coalition Fighting Another Proposed Amphitheater Near Dripping Springs

Environmental groups call on TCEQ to reject wastewater permit

"...The letter also points to TCEQ's failure to maintain detention ponds at this scale: "During..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Hill Top Cafe Under Siege?

The Fredericksburg hub is in embroiled in a battle with the TCEQ

"...they've never had any complaints or illnesses. But the TCEQ and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency classifies the restaurant..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Sunset Advisory Commission Takes Aim at Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

State commission looks into concerns of transparency

"...It's now the oft-reviled Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)'s turn to be "under sunset," and the Sunset Commission's..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Cast Away

Pure Castings, Zavala Elementary, pollution, jobs ... and the neighborhood

"...and low emissions. As such, it operates under a TCEQ permit by rules, rather than applying for the kind..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s Least-Loved Landfill May Be Poised to Grow Again

The other ACL: The Austin Community Landfill

"...Since 2000, TCEQ has received 324 "complaint incidences" concerning the ACL, from..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Biodiesel Industry Fumes Over State's Heavy Hand

Texas environmental regulators come down hard on fledgling biodiesel industry

"...They began feeling the heat Jan. 1, when the TCEQ imposed the most complex and specific emissions-related standards in..."

March 14, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Dumping on Del Valle

Residents wary of waste processing site

"...sewage sludge to grease trap waste. Residents say the TCEQ was unreceptive to their concerns and denied an appeal..."

June 10, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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