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Industry Pushing Bills & Amendments that Threaten Rights to Protect Property from Harmful Pollution This week, both chambers of the 82nd Legislature will consider legislation that will affect the future of environmental protection and regulation in our state. Frankly, most of this legislation would further limit TCEQ’s ability to keep our air, water and land [...]

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Weakening TCEQ

On April 25, 2011 By Lize Burr

The Texas House chooses to make protecting our health and our environment even more difficult Last Tuesday, when the Texas House of Representatives took up the TCEQ Sunset bill, our state representatives had the opportunity to show us where they stand. This legislation, which will “continue” TCEQ for the next twelve years, has been in [...]

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Who’s the toughest enforcer of clean-air laws in Texas? Oddly, the answer appears to be “nonprofit groups.” Houston Chronicle, May 5, 2009 Yesterday, The Houston Chronicle published “The Short Arm of the Law.” Normally, the ACT website does not comment on the articles listed in the left column of the homepage. However, this editorial describes [...]

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