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Harris County residents oppose permit for concrete batch plant near Jersey Village – Houston Public Media

Natalie Weber / Houston Public Media Jayne Larkin, a Harris County resident, poses near a notice about a…
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Parents of Awty International School students protested Thursday outside a Houston office for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, which approved a concrete batch plant that is operating near the campus.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/environmental-justice/2025/08/29/529731/parents-protest-concrete-plant-operating-near-spring-branch-school/

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More than 100 people attended a public hearing in east Fort Bend County this week to speak out against a proposed new concrete crushing facility.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/08/01/527735/fort-bend-county-residents-voice-opposition-to-previously-rejected-concrete-plant/

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has asked the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the state’s environmental agency, to halt approving permits for concrete production plants in Texas until the 2025 legislative session.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2024/04/17/483863/lt-gov-dan-patrick-asks-state-to-halt-new-concrete-plant-permits-until-2025/

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has asked the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the state’s environmental agency, to halt approving permits for concrete production plants in Texas until the 2025 legislative session.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2024/04/17/483863/lt-gov-dan-patrick-asks-state-to-halt-new-concrete-plant-permits-until-2025/

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Harris County and some Houston community groups are suing the TCEQ over its new pollution standards for concrete batch plants, because they won't take effect for up to 10 years in some cases.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/02/23/478616/harris-county-sues-tceq-over-grace-period-for-new-concrete-batch-plant-standards/

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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, after pushback and outcry from stakeholders in the Houston area, has updated its air quality standards permit for concrete batch plants. Do the new requirements go far enough?

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/01/25/475599/tceq-strengthens-pollution-limiting-requirements-for-concrete-batch-plants-particularly-in-greater-houston/

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Texcon Ready Mix in north Houston has repeatedly violated federal and state laws aimed at limiting pollution, according to Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee, whose office has sued the company.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/01/10/474152/harris-county-sues-concrete-batch-plant-alleging-multiple-environmental-violations-over-three-year-period/

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