Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

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87th Legislature Civil Society Education Elections 2022 State Senate Taxes & SpendingEducation, Crime, Transportation Divide State Sen. John Whitmire, Primary Challenger Molly Cook

Isaiah MitchellFebruary 2, 2022

The incumbent Whitmire and his challenger Cook largely agreed on education. Crime and environmental issues split them more substantially.

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Energy Statewide NewsTexas Governmental Agency Launches ‘Environmental Justice’ Initiative

Brad JohnsonApril 30, 2021

The new project will be chiefly aimed at collecting public input from minority and low-income residents around the areas the TCEQ oversees.

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87th Legislature Energy Statewide NewsAbbott Asks Legislature to ‘Winterize’ Generators for Texas Power System

Isaiah MitchellFebruary 18, 2021

"Texans deserve answers about why these shortfalls occurred and how they’re going to be corrected, and Texans will get those answers.”

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Energy Statewide NewsEnvironmental Group Ramps Up Complaints Against TCEQ Despite Flaring Intensity Improvements in Permian Basin

Brad JohnsonMarch 10, 2020

Following a New York Times investigation on methane emissions in the Permian Basin, The Texan analyzed accusations from an environmental group against TCEQ. Here's what we found.

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Energy Issues Local News Statewide NewsPort Neches Plant Explosion That Caused Evacuation Now Under Control

Brad JohnsonDecember 2, 2019

The Port Neches facility had been dubbed a "high priority" emissions violator by the EPA since 2017.

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