RRC Adopted Critical Infrastructure Designation Rule
At its open meeting on November 30, 2021, the Railroad Commission adopted new rule 16 TAC §3.65 and amendments to 16 TAC §3.107 regarding critical infrastructure designation pursuant to SB [...]
Railroad Commission – November 30, 2021
The Railroad Commission met on November 30 to discuss and adopt rules relating to the designation of critical natural gas infrastructure. A video archive of the meeting can be found [...]
Public Utility Commission Work Session – November 30, 2021
The PUC held a work session on November 30th to discuss alternative ratemaking mechanisms for water and sewer utilities, electric service emergency operations plans, administrative penalty authority, and critical natural [...]
Summary of FERC and NERC Report on the February 2021 Outages Report Dated November 16, 2021
Link to report: https://www.ferc.gov/media/february-2021-cold-weather-outages-texas-and-south-central-united-states-ferc-nerc-and From Appendix B: Summary: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) performed its own study of the [...]
PUC Commissioner McAdams Memo on Dispatchable Energy Credits
In a November 17th memo to Public Utility Commission (PUC), Commissioner Will McAdams has proposed that the PUC adopt a Dispatchable Portfolio Standard (DPS) to address reliability in ERCOT, as [...]
TCEQ Adds Continuous Air Monitoring Station near Houston Ship Channel
TCEQ has installed a new continuous air monitoring station in the Manchester community of Houston to provide more data on volatile organic compounds to those living near the Houston Ship [...]
EPA and Army Take Action on the Definition of WOTUS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army (the agencies) announced a proposed rule to re-establish the pre-2015 definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) [...]
Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee Meeting
The Tax Relief for Pollution Control Property Advisory Committee will meet November 12, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at TCEQ Austin Headquarters, 12100 Park 35 Circle (Directions), Building E, Room 201-S, [...]
EPA Proposes New Clean Air Act Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a new Clean Air Act rule that would expand and strengthen emissions reduction requirements that are currently on the books for new, [...]
TCEQ Draft 2022 Integrated Report Guidance Available
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has completed the draft 2022 Guidance for Assessing and Reporting Surface Water Quality in Texas as well as the response to comments from [...]