Biennial Report to the 82nd Legislature

• Download the full report
• Letter from the Commission
• Chapter 1: Accomplishments and Innovations
• Chapter 2: Agency Activities
• Chapter 3: Legislation from the 81st Session
• Chapter 4: Agency Resources
• Appendix A: Assessment of Complaints Received
• Appendix B: Permit Time-Frame Reduction and Tracking

Report Requirements

The TCEQ’s Biennial Report to the Legislature is published every December prior to a regular legislative session, as required by the Texas Water Code, Section 5.178. This submission to the 82nd Legislature contains other information and reports that are required by statute:

• Agency research efforts, page 31. This information was last published in December 2008 in the Biennial Report to the 81st Legislature (SFR-057/08).
• Waste exchange results (RENEW), page 50. This information was last published in the Biennial Report to the 81st Legislature.
• Alternative-Fuel Fueling Facility Study, page 54. This information is published for the first time.
• Assessment of complaints received, page 62. This report was last published in the Biennial Report to the 81st Legislature.
• Permit time-frame reduction process, page 70. This report was last published in the Biennial Report to the 81st Legislature.