Texas House
Standing Committee
Oversees air, land, and water pollution, waste disposal, environmental regulation of industrial development, and oversight of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Committee Leadership
Committee Composition
Committee Size
9 Members
Republicans
5
Democrats
4
Committee Partisan Split
5R – 4D
Committee Membership
Most Recent Session Activity
Metrics reflect activity during the most recent legislative session.
Legislation Referred
114
Legislation Voted Out
37
Overall Efficiency
32.46%
Committee Meetings
14
Interim Charges
- Monitoring: Monitor the implementation and associated rulemaking of all legislation passed by the Committee and enacted by the 89th Legislature, including the following:
- HB 3866, relating to the installation and operation of intermediate bulk container recycling facilities;
- HB 4413, relating to mass balance attribution of renewable biomass feedstocks used to produce renewable chemicals;
- SB 763, relating to standard permits for certain concrete plants; and
- SB 2037, relating to permit application review and contested case procedures for environmental permits involving a project to construct or modify a liquefied natural gas export terminal.
- Improving the Regulatory Process: Study environmental regulations governing air, land, and water quality, waste disposal, and industrial development. Examine opportunities to streamline permitting processes, reduce unnecessary or duplicative regulatory requirements, and improve coordination among responsible agencies. Evaluate how current regulatory requirements affect economic development, infrastructure investment, and business operations across the state while ensuring environmental safeguards remain effective. Develop recommendations to improve regulatory processes, interagency coordination, and provide greater predictability for regulated entities.
- Agency Oversight: Monitor the agencies under the Committee’s jurisdiction, including for fraud, waste, and abuse, where applicable. The jurisdiction of the Environmental Regulation Committee includes the following agencies:
- Environmental matters that are regulated by the Department of State Health Services or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;
- Oversight of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as it relates to environmental regulation; and
- The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission.
Committee Jurisdiction
The committee shall have nine members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to:
- Air, land, and water pollution, including the environmental regulation of industrial development.
- The regulation of waste disposal.
- Environmental matters that are regulated by the Department of State Health Services or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
- Oversight of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as it relates to environmental regulation.
- The following state agency: the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission.
Committee Contact Information
Capitol Location
Capitol Extension, E2.154
Phone Number
(512) 463-0776
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