The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has approved penalties totaling $2,360,925 against 25 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. The fines were announced following the commission’s meeting held on September 10.
The enforcement actions resulted in agreed orders covering several categories. These include nine cases related to air quality, one involving industrial hazardous waste, one for industrial wastewater discharge, two multi-media cases, one municipal solid waste case, one municipal wastewater discharge case, two petroleum storage tank cases, six public water systems cases, and two water quality cases.
Additionally, the TCEQ executive director approved penalties amounting to $448,340 against 118 entities on August 26 and September 9.
Information about agenda items from the recent meeting is available on the TCEQ website. The next agenda meeting is scheduled for September 24, 2025. Meetings are streamed live via the Agenda Meeting Webcasts webpage, and past meetings can be accessed through the TCEQ YouTube channel. Updates are also provided on Twitter: @TCEQ.
