Texas Campaign for the Environment
Description
Texas Campaign for the Environment is a grassroots advocacy organization working on health and environmental issues across Texas.
The group began in 1991 when its founders parted ways with Texans United. Its staff are unionized and are employed through its sister organization, Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund, which focuses on research and education. The campaign’s primary tool is door-to-door canvassing, through which organizers educate residents, collect membership contributions and encourage letters to corporate and government officials.
The organization worked to close the grandfather loophole in the Texas Clean Air Act, requiring older industrial facilities to install modern pollution controls. It has a long-standing focus on electronic waste, helping win passage of Texas legislation requiring computer companies to offer free recycling programs, and pushing for similar rules for televisions. It is a member of the Electronics TakeBack Coalition and the Central Texas Zero Waste Alliance.
More recently the campaign has organized communities near landfills and trash facilities to oppose expansions and to push for increased recycling and zero-waste policies. It also helped shape Houston’s move to single-stream recycling. The organization has offices in Austin, Corpus Christi and Houston.
Latest news
Residents rally to block Texas GulfLink tank farm in Jones Creek
July 27, 2026 The Facts Residents of Jones Creek continue to oppose the Texas GulfLink Project, a proposed crude oil storage facility and export terminal. Concerns include flooding, drinking water, public health and property values.
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May 14, 2026 HeatMap Corpus Christi is on the verge of running out of water. Stopping it would take a disaster.
14 May 2026Opinion: TCEQ's mission is to protect Texans. Its own data shows it’s failing
April 19, 2026 Austin American-Statesman Brion Oaks and Kathryn Guerra write that TCEQ’s own performance data reveals a regulator that has abandoned half of its mission — the half that protects people.
19 Apr 2026The Texas AI boom is outpacing water regulations
February 4, 2026 Texas Observer Each AI data center can “drink” as much as an entire community, but Texas does not require these tech firms to disclose projected or actual water consumption.
4 Feb 2026U.S. oil and gas jobs plummet despite record production
January 15, 2025 OilPrice.com U.S. oil and gas companies are using automation and outsourcing to reduce their workforce, despite record production levels. The industry is not expected to see job growth, and wages are declining.
10 Feb 2025June 17, 2024 Slate Intensifying hurricanes, floods, and heat waves are wreaking havoc across the country—and on all of our bank accounts.
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