One of the clean air efforts of the Hood County Clean Air Coalition is to monitor new air permits in Hood County or nearby.  An air permit is required for an industrial or commercial facility to emit pollutants.  In Texas, the authorization for an air permit is done through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).  There are several types of air permits that TCEQ authorizes depending on the type of facility and the amount of pollutants that are emitted including De Minimis, Permit by Rule Authorizations, Standard Permit, New Source Review Permit, Flexible Permit, Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit, and Nonattainment Permit.  A Title V Federal Operating Permit is also required for major source facilities (TCEQ, 2026).    

TCEQ’s website homepage has a map-based search feature for regulated facilities and their permits, https://www.tceq.texas.gov/.  More information specifically pertaining to air permits is available on the air permitting webpage,  https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/air/air_permits.html.  Permits can be searched by looking for the status of air permits and permit applications at https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/air/air_status_permits.html or following the instructions on that page to search the TCEQ Central File Room Online.  Guides are available on that page for several different types of permit searches. 

The public can participate in the permitting process.  Information about how to participate in the TCEQ permitting process through public meetings and public hearings is available at https://www.tceq.texas.gov/agency/decisions/participation/permitting-participation. 

The HCCAC will continue to monitor air permits in and near Hood County and take opportunities to provide input, when possible, in the permitting process. 

TCEQ Air Permit Fact Sheet https://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/permitting/air/factsheets/permit-factsheet.pdf, Accessed 2/4/2026