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- The TCEQ takes additional action to satisfy senior water-right call while continuing to allow suspended junior water rights to temporarily divert during higher streamflow conditions
- Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 - Restrictions based upon new data collected
- The TCEQ temporarily eases restrictions on Brazos during higher streamflow conditions
- Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 - Executive director allows some additional diversions
- Texas files complaint against New Mexico with U.S. Supreme Court
- Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 - New Mexico illegally diverting water apportioned to Texas under 1938 Water Compact
- Statement from TCEQ Commissioner Toby Baker on today's DOJ partial settlement with Transocean
- Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 - Transocean Deepwater Inc. to pay record $1 billion in civil penalties and $400 million in criminal fines for 2010 Gulf Coast oil spill
- Business Pleads Guilty to Defrauding TCEQ Grant Program
- Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012-Champion Dirt Inc. ordered to pay $10,000 fine, Billy Ray Martinez ordered to pay $340,000 restitution
- TCEQ requires stricter conservation in Brazos River Basin
- Monday, Dec. 17, 2012
- TCEQ Approves Fines Totaling $611,335
- December 5, 2012 - Penalties against 66 regulated entities
- Gulf Coast Restoration Council Announces First Public Meeting
- Friday, Nov. 30, 2012
- TCEQ holds meeting on Austin water quality
- Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 - Four streams to be discussed
- TCEQ restricts junior water rights in Upper Brazos
- Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 - Below Possum Kingdom Lake
- TCEQ approves fines totaling $972,957
- Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 - Penalties assessed against 233 regulated entities
- TCEQ Approves Fines Totaling $227,878
- Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 - Penalties against 17 regulated entities
- TCEQ Approves Fines Totaling $917,547
- Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 - Penalties against 155 regulated entities
- TCEQ commissioners attend Laredo environmental summit
- Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 - Local Laredo issues on agenda
- Proposed changes to air quality standard permit announced
- Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012 - Concrete batch plants affected
- TCEQ hosts environmental summit
- Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 - Issues of interest to the Rio Grande Valley to be discussed
- TCEQ approves fines totaling $1,024,588
- Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 - Penalties assessed against 169 regulated entities
- TCEQ Announces Availability of Clean Air Grants
- Sept. 13, 2012 - Applications will be accepted until Nov. 30, 2012, at 5:00 p.m.
- State hosts meeting on water quality
- Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 - Atascosa River to be discussed
- TCEQ Approves Fines Totaling $436,234
- Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 - Penalties against 40 regulated entities
