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As Texas Grows, Communities Face An Unwelcome Neighbor: Concrete Companies. Homeowners Have Few Options

Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune

Posted on November 24, 2020 · Concrete companies say they’re just following the law. A handful of bills addressing the issue have been filed for the 2021 legislative session.

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Houston Lawmakers Support Slate of Affordable Housing Projects Amid Environmental Concerns

Jen Rice

Posted on February 19, 2020 · Lockwood South Apartments, a project that’s part of the Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s redevelopment master plan, would be located across the street from a concrete crushing facility. 

Tags affordable housing Buffalo Bayou Partnership concrete plant houston city council industrial facilities

Houston Matters

Concrete Plant Expansion, And The Nation’s Best Grocery Chain: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 10, 2020 · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

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Houston wanted to lead the nation in long-term affordable housing. Now it’s backpedaling.

Lucy Tompkins, Texas Tribune and The New York Times

Posted on February 20, 2023 · Houston’s community land trust was once touted as an innovative way to address its housing crisis. But city leaders slashed its funding by half as bureaucracy bogged down the program and enthusiasm dwindled.

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Houston PD provides meals, blankets, heaters to seniors ahead of chilly holiday weekend

Ashley Brown

Posted on December 22, 2022 · With freezing temperatures in Houston over the next few days, seniors were given blankets, space heaters, and other household essentials to help them get through the cold safely.

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Texans affected by pollution from concrete batch plants push state agency to tighten regulations

Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune

Posted on November 18, 2022 · As the state’s environmental agency weighs new pollution limits on the plants, several lawmakers have filed bills that would put new restrictions on the facilities, which spew pollutants into mostly low-income neighborhoods.

Tags Acres Homes air quality concrete batch plant Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Texas Legislature

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A proposed concrete batch plant in East Aldine has community members concerned about dangerous pollution

Katie Watkins

Posted on April 5, 2022 · The proposed plant is near residential homes and a recently-built public park that accommodates kids and adults with disabilities.

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