The environmental justice group PODER, which stands for “People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources,” is urging ...

Smith County ESD2 Spokesperson Nikki Simmons said that residents in the area of County Road 1151 should evacuate the area ...

A Robstown couple says illegal dumping of used blasting sand next door has sickened animals, coated their property in dust, ...

A developer cannot build an affordable housing project right now because the county has been a polluter for decades. The ...

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A multi-year fight over a proposed 5,000-seat concert venue on the edge of Dripping Springs has come to an end after a Shield ...

Phillips 66's 293,532 b/d Sweeny refinery is undergoing a planned startup, and Marathon Petroleum's 665,000 b/d Galveston Bay refinery reported an emissions event on Tuesday, the companies told the ...

Travis County ruling exonerates Goldston Oil, affirms the petroleum exclusion and limits TCEQ Superfund designations using RRC records.

Texas Sen. Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels) sent a letter of opposition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regarding a recently approved controversial wastewater permit.