As Texans grapple with an influx of concrete batch plants and the toxic dust they sometimes bring to nearby homes, schools and parks, new restrictions to regulate them appear to again be hitting a ...

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, facing pressure from local officials and a federal investigation into its permitting process, has proposed a series of regulatory changes that would ...

The federal agency launched the inquiry after complaints from the Harris County Attorney and Lone Star Legal Aid about how the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issues permits to plants that ...

Communities statewide have demanded that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality strengthen environmental regulations for concrete batch plants, which combine raw materials such as sand, water ...