TX TCEQ Enforcement

Enforcement Phases: Violations to Actions

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Enforcement Division published an informational overview of its enforcement process, describing how environmental violations are documented and resolved. The document explains that most violations are corrected through Notices of Violation, while serious or continuing violations may result in Notices of Enforcement, administrative orders, or referral to the Office of the Attorney General. TCEQ also describes its new Expedited Compliance Order process approved on February 11, 2026, for eligible cases meeting specific criteria.

Monthly and Annual Enforcement Reports, Open Orders

The TCEQ Enforcement Division publishes a web page linking to its pending enforcement orders tracker, annual enforcement reports, and monthly enforcement reports from 2016 to present. These reports provide key status and performance indicators about agency enforcement activities to the public.

TCEQ Enforcement Process, Initiation Criteria, and Field Citation Program

TX TCEQ publishes an overview of its enforcement process, describing the phases from violation discovery through enforcement actions including notices of violation, notices of enforcement, and agreed orders. The page links to related policies on enforcement initiation criteria for air, water, and waste violations; field citation procedures offering reduced penalties for eligible violations; evidence protocols for submitting information; and petroleum storage tank certificate revocation procedures.