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

Houston led the U.S. in new home construction in 2023, and that expansion has driven a heavy demand for concrete. The spinning drums of racing ready-mix trucks are a common sight along city ...

Activists are trying to rally residents of the Northline neighborhood to call for greater environmental protections at a public hearing over the reapproval of an environmental permit of a longstanding ...

COURT NEXT WEEK. PLANS ARE IN PLACE TO BUILD A CONCRETE PLAN IN MIDDLETOWN ACROSS FROM THE LAKE FORCE NEIGHBORHOOD. FAMILIES IN THE AREA SAY THAT WEREN’T NOTIFIED AND ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON ...

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 ...

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With a procedure for her chronic liver condition scheduled at Medical City Fort Worth the next morning, Donna K. Phillips should have been resting and fasting to prepare for the operation. But ...

A batch concrete plant is waiting for permits to resume construction in Rendon. David Smith and his neighbors oppose the plant, which is about 200 yards from their backyards. Bob Booth Bob Booth ...

Around 500 residents crowded in to an events center in Mansfield Monday night, urging state officials to deny a permit for a concrete batch plant and telling the J7 Ready Mix company to withdraw its ...

Elderly man dies in southwest Houston house fire on Willow Lake Drive; HFD contained the blaze in about 20 minutes, and arson investigators are probing the cause. Read full article: Driver hits fire ...