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Tarrant County, Texas: TCEQ to weigh Burleson-area concrete plant permit (judges recommend dismissal) and FWSD No. 2 powers on Oct. 21, 2026
At its Oct. 21, 2026, meeting, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will consider a proposal for decision on J7 Ready Mix’s air permit for a concrete batch plant near Burleson, where administrative law judges recommend dismissing the application with prejudice. The agenda also lists Tarrant County Fresh Water Supply District No. 2’s request for added powers.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has posted its final agenda for its Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, commissioners’ meeting, and four items involve Tarrant County.
Concrete plant near Burleson. The commissioners will take up the administrative law judges’ proposal for decision on J7 Ready Mix, LLC’s application for a new air quality standard permit for a concrete batch plant (Permit No. 172856) on East FM 1187 in Burleson. The judges recommend that the commission dismiss the application with prejudice. The commission will also consider the application, timely public comments, the executive director’s response, the record and related filings (TCEQ Docket No. 2025-0905-AIR; SOAH Docket No. 582-26-15507).
Water district powers. Carried over from the Aug. 12, 2026, agenda, the commission will hold a hearing on a resolution from Tarrant County Fresh Water Supply District No. 2, which covers about 334.9 acres, asking for approval to provide added wastewater and drainage services (Docket No. 2026-0684-DIS).
Proposed enforcement orders. The agenda also lists agreed orders for water quality violations involving the City of Arlington (Docket No. 2025-0675-WQ-E) and The Springs of Grapevine, LLC (Docket No. 2026-0023-WQ-E). The agenda does not list penalty amounts.
When and how to take part. The commissioners meet Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. at TCEQ headquarters in Austin (Building E, Room 201S), with the meeting also streamed on the TCEQ YouTube channel and open by Zoom and phone; connection details are in the agenda. People who want to speak on an item that is open for comment must register through TCEQ's Public Participation Form, by calling 512-239-3300 or by emailing agenda@tceq.texas.gov, and registration closes at 9:30 a.m. that day. The commissioners may take items out of order.
Original source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), final Commissioners' Agenda for Oct. 21, 2026 (https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/agency/decisions/agendas/2026/261021.pdf), announced to the Notice Nearby publisher inbox on Oct. 13, 2026. Notice Nearby wrote this in its own words. Full agenda paper: https://noticenearby.com/papers/texas-tceq-commissioners-agenda-oct-21-2026-wastewater-permits-water-rights-enforcement-orders
What to read next: the Tarrant County hub (https://noticenearby.com/tx/tarrant), the Texas hub (https://noticenearby.com/tx), the full TCEQ Oct. 21 agenda paper (https://noticenearby.com/papers/texas-tceq-commissioners-agenda-oct-21-2026-wastewater-permits-water-rights-enforcement-orders) and all public papers (https://noticenearby.com/papers). Local businesses, parks and places nearby are on ZOST.app (https://zost.app).
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Source: the public notice on this register NN-GOVEMAIL-20261013-TCEQ-TARRAN · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
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