The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has approved fines totaling $710,923 against 23 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. The penalties were issued during a meeting held yesterday.
According to TCEQ, agreed orders were issued in several enforcement categories, including nine related to air quality, two involving industrial wastewater discharge, two multi-media cases, one municipal solid waste case, three municipal wastewater discharge cases, three petroleum storage tank cases, and one public water system case. Default orders were also issued for one municipal solid waste case and one municipal wastewater discharge case.
Additionally, the executive director approved further penalties amounting to $164,737 against 52 entities on October 28 and November 4.
“Agenda items from yesterday’s meeting can be viewed on the TCEQ website. TCEQ’s next agenda meeting is scheduled for Nov. 19, 2025. Meetings can be viewed live on the Agenda Meeting Webcasts webpage. Archived meetings can be viewed on the TCEQ YouTube channel. Follow us on Twitter: @TCEQ,” the agency stated.
More information about upcoming meetings is available through the TCEQ website. Live streams of future sessions are accessible via the Agenda Meeting Webcasts webpage, and previous meetings are archived on YouTube.
