Posted on · A report released Tuesday by the Environmental Integrity Project found that five industrial facilities in Harris County accounted for 45 of the 119 "excessive" emissions events reported to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality between September 2016 and August 2022. None was deemed to be a "chronic" polluter by the state agency.
Posted on · The Sunset Commission outlined several recommendations regarding the TCEQ's public perception and its perceived lack of transparency.
Posted on · Every 12 years, state agencies undergo a performance evaluation to make them more efficient.
Posted on · Senate Bill 1166 calls for a mandatory review of the Harris County Department of Education. State Senator Paul Bettencourt says the agency should welcome a sunset review, but the department's superintendent thinks this is just a method for ending the agency.
Posted on · The Harris County Department of Education discussed an action that might dissolve their agency--- it’s in the form of a sunset review.