As Texans grapple with an influx of concrete batch plants and the toxic dust they sometimes bring to nearby homes, schools and parks, new restrictions to regulate them appear to again be hitting a ...

State environmental regulators are seeking public comment for a proposed concrete batch plant in the Channelview area. If approved, the proposed plant would be located at 2715 Appelt Drive just west ...

The TCEQ is weighing how to implement two new state laws that could tighten oversight of concrete batch plants.

After nearly two years of trying to get a stringently opposed concrete batch plant up and running in south Tarrant County, Texas officials have granted J7 Ready Mix preliminary approval. But residents ...

Republican state leaders this year rejected major new restrictions on concrete batch plants and the pollutants they emit, leaving residents and environmental advocates to pin their hopes on a series ...

Scientists are increasingly alarmed by the airborne particles routinely released by power plants, petrochemical companies, motor vehicles, concrete plants and other sources. Their concerns are so ...

Communities statewide have demanded that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality strengthen environmental regulations for concrete batch plants, which combine raw materials such as sand, water ...

RIO MEDINA, Texas — Larry Stein enjoys the quiet lifestyle of living in Rio Medina while surrounded by the soundtrack of nature and farmland. But his tranquil sanctuary could be disrupted if a ...

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FORT WORTH, Texas — Dozens of people who live in northern Fort Worth told a state panel Monday they do not want a concrete batch plant constructed near their homes. The Organic Recycler, a landscaping ...

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