Blatant Disregard by TCEQ for Our Water Supply and the Health and Welfare of Texas Hill Country Residents
July 11, 2024
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has approved the Water Pollution Abatement Plan (WPAP) for proposed Vulcan quarry. Why that’s a bad thing and what we can do about it.
Comal Quarry Opponents Request Hearing from Full Court of Appeals
November 7, 2022
Request for rehearing by full Third Court of Appeals filed in Vulcan Materials/TCEQ air permit case for proposed Comal County quarry.
Third Court of Appeals Rules Against Comal Citizens, for Quarry
October 3, 2022
Three-judge panel from Third Court of Appeals reverses district court decision, restores air quality permit to Vulcan Materials for Comal County quarry, rock crusher.
April Fundraiser for Legal Battle Against Vulcan Quarry, TCEQ
January 25, 2022
Third annual Bluebonnet Extravaganza Dinner & Auction fundraiser scheduled for Saturday, April 2, 2022 at historic Knibbe Ranch in Spring Branch, Texas.
District Court Issues Final Judgment Order Remanding Vulcan’s Air Permit
April 3, 2021
Travis County District Court Judge Maya Guerra Gamble issued her final judgment order remanding and vacating the air quality permit TCEQ granted to Vulcan Materials.
Comal Citizens Triumph Over TCEQ and Vulcan Quarry in District Court
March 5, 2021
Judge Maya Guerra Gamble, 459th District Court, Travis County, reverses and vacates quarry air permit granted by TCEQ to Vulcan Materials.
Tuesday Hearing Set for Comal Vulcan Quarry Air Permit Appeal
December 6, 2020
Legal hearing on Friends of Dry Comal Creek v. TCEQ (Vulcan air permit) will be held December 8, 2020, in 459th District Court, Travis County.
Apparent Breach in Tailing Pond Dam from Quarry in Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone
June 2, 2020
A resident near the Anderson Columbia quarry in New Braunfels observed a thick, chalky liquid flowing across his property and farm—apparently coming from a quarry tailing pond breach.
Vulcan Quarry Opponents Sue TCEQ, Appeal Air Permit Decision
February 17, 2020
Stop 3009 Vulcan Quarry filed a lawsuit against TCEQ appealing their November 2019 decision to grant an air pollution permit to Vulcan Materials.
Citizen Groups File Motion Against Comal Vulcan Quarry Air Permit
December 19, 2019
Stop 3009 Vulcan Quarry and Friends of Dry Comal Creek filed a motion for rehearing their case opposing permit requested by Vulcan Materials.
In Latest Development, SOAH Disagrees with Citizen Groups on Proposed Vulcan Quarry
September 3, 2019
SOAH recommends TCEQ issue draft air quality permit to Vulcan Construction Materials for Comal quarry. Citizen groups prepare for next steps.
Trial Portion of Hearing on Proposed Comal Quarry Concludes
June 13, 2019
The hearing on the merits against Vulcan Construction Materials has ended. SOAH judge plans to render decision in case by September 3, 2019.
Key Hearing on Proposed Comal Vulcan Quarry Starts June 10
June 5, 2019
Contested case hearing to determine TCEQ action on air quality permit application for Vulcan quarry between Bulverde and New Braunfels.
Vulcan Hiding Key Air Pollution Data from Comal County Citizens
May 7, 2019
Vulcan Materials refuses to disclose key data on contaminants and pollutants they will emit. Comal County citizens deserve to have all the facts.
Comal County Citizens and CISD Granted Affected Party Status
March 8, 2019
On March 6, nearly 200 Comal County citizens filled the courthouse in New Braunfels. The SOAH judge granted affected party status to citizens present living within five miles of the proposed crusher.
Comal County Commissioners Fail to Support Constituents in Quarry Fight
March 22, 2018
Commissioners Court once again let down citizens of Comal County by failing to pass a meaningful, effective resolution in response to the proposed Vulcan quarry. By passing a weak, ineffective resolution, commissioners continue to fail citizens they were elected to represent.