"Don't Mess with Texas Water": A Way to Report Illegal Dumping
The Don't Mess with Texas® Water program can help prevent illegal dumping that affects surface waters of Texas.
The TCEQ helps implement the Don’t Mess with Texas Water program created by House Bill 451
- About the Don't Mess with Texas Water Program
- Get Involved
- Areas Participating in the Don't Mess with Texas Water Program
- Other Illegal-Dumping Reporting Programs
- Additional Information for Local Governments
The Don’t Mess with Texas Water program works to help prevent illegal dumping that could contaminate surface waters in Texas. We work with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and participating communities to place signs on major highway water crossings that notify drivers of a toll-free number to call to report illegal dumping.
We forward calls from the toll-free number to the appropriate local enforcement agency that handles complaints of illegal dumping for a participating area.
Cities and counties may choose to participate in this program. We will list participating communities on this page as they join the program. See below for areas participating in the program.
Are you a local government interested in participating? Call 512-239-0010 or e-mail us for more information.
If your local government is not listed, see below for other illegal-dumping reporting programs.
- City of Harlingen
- City of Brownsville
- City of Corpus Christi
- City of Cuero & DeWitt County Drainage District No. 1
- City of Laredo
- City of McAllen
- City of San Benito
Many other illegal-dumping reporting programs exist throughout Texas. These links take you off the TCEQ website
- Capital Area Council of Governments
(Counties Served: Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Llano, Travis, Williamson) - City of Arlington
- City of Bryan
- City of Del Rio
- City of DeSoto
- City of Fort Worth
- City of Lubbock
- Collin County
- East Texas Council of Governments
(Counties Served: Anderson, Camp, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Panola, Rains, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood) - El Paso County
- Fort Bend County
- Hidalgo County
- Lower Colorado River Authority
(Counties Served: Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Colorado, Fayette, Llano, Matagorda, San Saba, Travis, Wharton) - North Central Texas Council of Governments
(Counties Served: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell , Tarrant, Wise) - Texoma Council of Governments
(Counties Served: Cooke, Fannin, Grayson) - Walker County
- West Central Texas Council of Governments
(Counties Served: Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Kent, Knox, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor, Throckmorton)
Resources to manage municipal solid waste issues, including information on local government leaders, nonprofit organizations, and Texans that will help in the fight against litter and illegal dumping.
"Don't Mess with Texas®" is a registered trademark of the Texas Department of Transportation.