---
title: Environment--General - Texas Legislation
subject: Environment--General
total_bills: 9
unique_authors: 7
critical_bills: 2
high_cost_bills: 2
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment-general"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Environment--General

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 9
- **Unique Authors:** 7
- **Critical Compliance:** 2 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 2 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 6

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 5 bills
- **Senate:** 4 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 2 bills
- **Moderate:** 5 bills
- **Low:** 2 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Drew Darby** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Ryan Guillen** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Brian Birdwell** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Kevin Sparks** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Jose Menendez** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Dennis Paul** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Environment](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment) (9 shared bills)
- [ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environmental-quality-texas-commission-on) (5 shared bills)
- [Utilities](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/utilities) (3 shared bills)
- [Energy](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/energy) (3 shared bills)
- [State Agencies, Boards & Commissions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-agencies-boards-commissions) (2 shared bills)
- [Utilities--Water & Sewer](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/utilities-water-sewer) (2 shared bills)
- [Civil Remedies & Liabilities](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/civil-remedies-liabilities) (2 shared bills)
- [Fees & Other Nontax Revenue](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/fees-other-nontax-revenue) (2 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality) - 6 bills
- [Texas Department of Transportation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-transportation) - 1 bills
- [State Office of Administrative Hearings](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/state-office-of-administrative-hearings) - 1 bills
- [Texas Civil Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-civil-courts) - 1 bills
- [Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-higher-education-coordinating-board) - 1 bills
- [Department of State Health Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-state-health-services) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB3809](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3809-89th-regular) | Relating to the removal of battery energy ... | Critical | High |
| [SB1758](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1758-89th-regular) | Relating to the operation of a cement kiln... | Critical | High |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB1237](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1237-89th-regular) | Relating to the renewal by the Texas ... | Ryan Guillen (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1240](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1240-89th-regular) | Relating to certain governmental oper... | Ryan Guillen (R) | Low |
| [HB3809](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3809-89th-regular) | Relating to the removal of battery en... | Drew Darby (R) | Critical |
| [HB4413](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4413-89th-regular) | Relating to mass balance attribution ... | Dennis Paul (R) | Moderate |
| [HB49](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb49-89th-regular) | Relating to the treatment and benefic... | Drew Darby (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1758](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1758-89th-regular) | Relating to the operation of a cement... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Critical |
| [SB2037](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2037-89th-regular) | Relating to permit application review... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Moderate |
| [SB766](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb766-89th-regular) | Relating to the correction of referen... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Low |
| [SB783](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb783-89th-regular) | Relating to certain regulations adopt... | Jose Menendez (D) | Moderate |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment-general)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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