Environmental Issues in the U.S.-Mexico Border Area
In the border region, as in the rest of Texas, we work to improve the environment in a number of ways, including monitoring air and water quality and enforcing regulations and permits. Much of this is done through our regional offices in El Paso, Laredo, and Harlingen.
A summary of the special border activities of all our divisions is contained in the TCEQ Border Initiative.
Interacting with all the involved divisions, we have a dedicated Border Affairs team that supports TCEQ’s programs in the border region by working with multiple parties in Texas and Mexico. This team collaborates with local communities, environmental groups, industry, trade associations, and other agencies, and acts as Texas’ point group in the U.S.-Mexico Border 2012 Environmental Program, a partnership between federal, state, and local governments in the region.
The Border Affairs team oversees, or leads the TCEQ's involvement in, numerous activities as listed below.
U.S.-Mexico Border 2012 Environmental Program
- Border 2012 Introduction
- EPA’s Border 2012 Web site
- Texas-Tamaulipas-Nuevo León-Coahuila ("Four-State") Regional Workgroup
Other Activities
- Border Governors Conference
- Colonia Projects
- Special Projects
- Good Neighbor Environment Board
- Joint Advisory Committee
Additional Information about the Border Region
Organizations Created as a Result of the Environmental Side Agreement to NAFTA
- Border Environment Cooperation Commission
- North American Development Bank
- North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation (CEC)
◊ The National Advisory Committee
◊ The Governmental Advisory Committee
(TCEQ Commissioner Carlos Rubinstein is a member of this committee)
For more information, contact TCEQ Border Affairs.
