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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Press Releases

258 Press Releases
  • Published on October 20, 2021 - 17:49 GMT

    TCEQ approves fines totaling $946,143

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $874,517 against 50 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: nine air quality, …

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  • Published on October 6, 2021 - 16:13 GMT

    TCEQ announces opening of statewide Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announces the opening of the Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program grant round for projects to purchase and install direct-current fast-charging (DCFC) or hydrogen dispensing equipment for light- …

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  • Published on September 24, 2021 - 16:23 GMT

    TCEQ Extends Application Deadline for Texas Environmental Excellence Awards

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has extended its application deadline for the 2022 Texas Environmental Excellence Awards to Friday, Oct. 8 to allow applicants more time to apply. The award is the state's most prestigious environmental …

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  • Published on September 22, 2021 - 21:03 GMT

    TCEQ approves fines totaling $295,729

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $276,438 against 31 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: two air quality, …

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  • Published on September 10, 2021 - 20:20 GMT

    TCEQ’s Take Care of Texas seeks entries for video contest

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is once again looking to see how the state’s students Take Care of Texas through its annual Take Care of Texas Video Contest.  The contest is open to public, private, or home-schooled students throughout Texas …

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  • Published on September 10, 2021 - 17:14 GMT

    Texas Environmental Excellence Awards honors Keep Texas Recycling for rural recycling program

    AUSTIN—The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is celebrating its 2020 Texas Environmental Excellence Awards Civic/Community Winner, Keep Texas Recycling (KTR), a Keep Texas Beautiful program, for its rural recycling cooperative and programming. The …

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  • Published on September 8, 2021 - 17:43 GMT

    TCEQ approves fines totaling $894,311

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $831,561 against 21 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: three air quality …

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  • Published on August 25, 2021 - 18:53 GMT

    TCEQ approves fines totaling $493,851

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $229,436 against 17 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: seven air quality …

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  • Published on August 11, 2021 - 19:53 GMT

    TCEQ approves fines totaling $415,753

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $370,932 against 28 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: three air quality …

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  • Published on July 28, 2021 - 19:05 GMT

    TCEQ approves fines totaling $512,644

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $473,811 against 13 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: three air quality …

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  • Published on July 14, 2021 - 19:23 GMT

    TCEQ approves fines totaling $664,920

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $586,893 against 26 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: nine air quality, …

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  • Published on June 30, 2021 - 19:15 GMT

    TCEQ approves fines totaling $756,276

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $686,684 against 27 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: seven air quality …

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  • Published on June 27, 2021 - 18:45 GMT

    City of Aransas Pass lifts Do Not Use Advisory June 27

    After TCEQ has confirmed water sampling results indicate chemical levels that are lower than detectable concentrations, the city of Aransas Pass has lifted its Do Not Use advisory. Additionally, the city of Aransas Pass has isolated the facility that is …

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  • Published on June 25, 2021 - 22:52 GMT

    TCEQ assisting Aransas Pass after City issues a Do Not Use Water Advisory

    TCEQ is working with Aransas Pass, which has issued a Do Not Use Water advisory for the city as of Friday at 5 p.m. Earlier today, TCEQ’s Corpus Christi Region Office was notified of a potential backflow incident. TCEQ is onsite investigating an unknown …

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  • Published on June 9, 2021 - 19:34 GMT

    TCEQ approves fines totaling $350,065

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $236,242‬ against 24 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations.‬‬‬ Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: one industrial …

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  • Published on June 8, 2021 - 18:19 GMT

    Applications sought for Texas Environmental Excellence Awards

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is now accepting applications for the 2022 Texas Environmental Excellence Awards, the state's most prestigious environmental prize. Founded in 1993, the TEEA is an annual awards program that honors …

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  • Published on May 28, 2021 - 16:45 GMT

    TCEQ opens comment period for air quality standard permit for concrete batch plants

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is providing an opportunity for the public to comment on a proposed amendment to the air quality standard permit for concrete batch plants. TCEQ originally issued the concrete batch plant standard permit in …

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  • Published on May 19, 2021 - 21:22 GMT

    TCEQ approves fines totaling $597,081

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $557,259 against 26 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations.‬‬‬ Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: one air quality …

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  • Published on May 13, 2021 - 21:29 GMT

    TCEQ Signs Agreement to Create Binational Fund for Continuous Monitoring in El Paso Air Basin

    AUSTIN – The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the North American Development Bank formally signed an agreement Thursday to establish a first-of-its-kind binational fund to finance continuous air monitoring throughout the El Paso Air Basin. …

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  • Published on April 28, 2021 - 21:40 GMT

    State to receive $79 million in RESTORE funding

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced today that an additional $79 million is being made available as part of the RESTORE Act, the law created to respond to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill. The amount, which accounts for …

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