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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas restricts concrete batch plant operations within 550 feet of similar facilities
Last action · March 12, 2025: Referred to Environmental RegulationSponsor: Armando Walle
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas requires the state environmental commission to ban certain concrete batch plants from operating within 550 feet of concrete crushing facilities, hot mix asphalt plants, or other standard-permit batch plants, starting September 1, 2025.
- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regulates air quality and permits for industrial facilities across the state under the Texas Health and Safety Code. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
concrete batch plant operators
Operators face location restrictions and simultaneous operation bans if located within 550 feet of similar facilities.
residents near industrial facilities
Residents experience changes in the proximity and concurrent operation of heavy industrial facilities near their properties.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 12, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Environmental Regulation
- Mar 12, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Dec 4, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
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Industrial Clustering Restriction
The bill introduces a clear statutory separation requirement of 550 feet between competing heavy industrial batch and crushing facilities.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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