Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: February 20, 2019. Flood mitigation, Climate Action Plan, and ‘Match.com for chickens’: Houston Zoo’s secret weapon for saving a species
Legislators continued to file bills for the 86th Texas Legislative Session. Bills of note pertain to state park funding, public comment, greenhouse gas emissions, concrete batch plants, air quality permits, and single-use plastic bags.
Recently filed bills relate to local government prohibitions or restrictions on the sale or use of a container or package, legislation relating to water quality protection areas, and legislation relating to the regulation by certain municipalities of disposable plastic bag use.