Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

A latinx woman in a black t-shirt reading "Allergic to Pendebrajas" stands in her suburban neighborhjood in West Dallas.

How Texas Commission On Environmental Quality Helps Polluters Evade Federal Law

Environmental lawyers say the state watchdog agency lets polluters escape regulation through legal loopholes.

by Dylan Baddour, Martha Pskowski, and Alejandra Martinez

Texas Court Strikes Down Air Pollution Permit for Gulf Coast Oil Terminal

by Dylan Baddour

Texas Wants to Adopt Outdated Cancer Risk Standard Despite Concerns

by Dylan Baddour

How the ‘1-Mile Rule’ Protects Big Polluters from Citizen Complaints

by Dylan Baddour

Luis Martinez, a Maverick County resident who opposes the Dos Republicas mine, speaks out against the TCEQ's decision to grant the mine a wastewater permit Wednesday. Nearby Elm Creek runs through Martinez's property.

TCEQ: Contested Coal Mine Can Release Wastewater Into Drinking Supply

Locals called the environmental regulators' decision ‘unconscionable.’

by Naveena Sadasivam

Oil spill on the lower Trinity River

Senator Rodríguez Demands Answers on Flood-Related Oil Spills

by Naveena Sadasivam

Hillcrest, a neighborhood in Corpus Christi

Fifth Circuit Reverses Criminal Conviction of Citgo in Corpus Christi Pollution Case

by Priscila Mosqueda

Legislation Would Curtail Citizens’ Ability to Challenge Pollution Permits

by Forrest Wilder

Studies: Links Between Fracking and Smog Pollution Stronger Than State Claims

by Forrest Wilder

Investigation Reveals Scale of South Texas’ Toxic Air Pollution Problem

by Forrest Wilder

A Little-Noticed State Law Lets a Criminal Polluter Off Easy

by Forrest Wilder

UPDATED: Air Pollution from Fracking in Eagle Ford Shale Threatens Health, Report Claims

by Forrest Wilder

Containers of radioactive waste at the Waste Control Specialists' dump in Andrews, Texas.

UPDATED: Problems With a West Texas Radioactive Waste Dump Get Buried

by Forrest Wilder