A review by the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission last year deemed the state's...
lawmakers increase fines on polluters, add time for the public to weigh in on proposed permits and improve online transparency, among other things.
"TCEQ is, we think, illegally preventing the public from participating in permit challenges and thereby just kind of rubber stamping permits to pollute by big industry," Metzger said. The TCEQ does this in three ways, the groups allege. For one, under Texas law, only “affected” people can get involved in contested cases, which the agency has defined as anyone who owns property or lives within a mile of a facility seeking an air permit.
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