Spread the Word
Best Management Practices
White Papers
- Rolling Hills, Rivers, and Lakes—Or a Moonscape?
- Airborne Particulate Matter (PM) Exposure and Health Risks Associated with APOs in Texas
- Air Quality and the Limestone Aggregate Industry in Comal County, Texas: A Call for Policy Change
- What We Have Learned About the Air We Breathe
- Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Reporting Procedure
- Evidence that Comal County Residents May Be at Risk for Exposure to Air Pollution from the Aggregate Industry
- Health Risks Associated with Exposure to Airborne Pollutants Arising From Quarrying and Aggregate Processing
- Texas Hill Country at Risk from Aggregate Mining
- Land Use Planning in Comal County
- Do Counties Need New Powers to Cope with Urban Sprawl?
Videos
- Water contamination concerns spark pushback against quarry construction above Edwards Aquifer
- Our Fight for Water
- Why We Fight to Preserve Our Texas Hill Country Environment
- Preserving Our Hill Country Water Resources, Caves, and Caverns
- Neighbors Fight Proposed Quarry North of San Antonio
- Managing the Massive Growth in Texas
- Growth Spurs Battle Over Resources in the Texas Hill Country
- Left in the Dust, Part 1
- Left in the Dust, Part 2
- Left in the Dust, Part 3
- Comal County Geologist Talks Caves, Quarries, TCEQ, and Aquifers
- Biomedicine Pathologist on Local Air Quality Issues, Threat to Human Health
- Mining Expert Discusses Importance of Air Quality Monitoring
- Comal County Residents Fight Proposed Rock-Crushing Quarry
- Love Your Honey, Love Your Hill Country Dinner & Auction Special Appeals
- Rep. Kyle Biedermann on Legislation re Quarries, MUDs, and WCIDs in the Texas Hill Country
- Family Blames Environmental Violations for Illness
- Gravel Truck Plows into Cars
- Teen Hit by 18-Wheeler
- Quarry Sounds
- Quarry Sights (Vulcan Materials in Columbus, Georgia)
Articles & Editorials
Presentations
- Community Education Meeting at GVTC (October 8, 2019)
- Summary re Proposed Comal County Vulcan Quarry (May 24, 2018)
- Path to Decision
- Local Control Options for Hill Country Counties
- SOAH Preliminary Hearing (January 30, 2019)
Water Pollution Abatement Plan (WPAP)
- PHCE Landowner’s Petition for Judicial Review of Vulcan WPAP (October 25, 2024)
- PHCE, PHCE Foundation Petition for Judicial Review of Vulcan WPAP (September 20, 2024)
- PHCE, PHCE Landowner's Response to ED, OPIC, Vulcan Reply Briefs (September 6, 2024)
- Guckian Response to ED, OPIC, Vulcan Reply Briefs (September 6, 2024)
- Olson Response to ED, OPIC, Vulcan Reply Briefs (September 6, 2024)
- Reply Brief - Vulcan Construction Materials Response to MTOs (August 27, 2024)
- Reply Brief - TCEQ OPIC Response to MTOs (August 27, 2024)
- Reply Brief - TCEQ ED Response to MTOs (August 27, 2024)
- Landowner Motion To Overturn with Attachments (July 31, 2024)
- PHCE MTO with Attachments (July 31, 2024)
- Open Letter to Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (June 21, 2024)
- Public Comments from PHCE (April 22, 2024)
- Public Comments from PHCE Attorneys (April 22, 2024)
- Public Comments from Texas Water Company (April 22, 2024)
- Public Comments from Jack Olivier (April 20, 2024)
- Hydrogeology of the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers in the Vicinity of the Proposed Quarry (April 2024)
- Water Pollution Abatement Plan (WPAP) (February 2024)
Third Court of Appeals, Air Permit
- Motion for Rehearing en Banc (Friends and Stop) (October 31, 2022)
- Motion for Rehearing en Banc (Reeh Group and Comal ISD) (October 31, 2022)
- Third Court of Appeals Panel Opinion (September 29, 2022)
- Third Court of Appeals Panel Judgment (September 29, 2022)
- Appellant Reply Brief (TCEQ) (October 29, 2021)
- Appellant Reply Brief (Vulcan) (October 29, 2021)
- Appellee Response Brief (Friends and Stop) (September 13, 2021)
- Appellee Response Brief (Reeh Group and Comal ISD) (September 13, 2021)
- Appellant Brief (TCEQ) (July 23, 2021)
- Appellant Brief (Vulcan) (July 23, 2021)
- Amicus Brief (TACA) (July 23, 2021)
- Notice of Appeal (TCEQ) (April 30, 2021)
- Notice of Appeal (Vulcan) (April 30, 2021)
District Court, Air Permit
- Final Judgment Order (April 1, 2021)
- Decision Letter (March 5, 2021)
- Initial Brief (August 17, 2020)
- Appendix to Initial Brief (August 17, 2020)
- District Court Judge Assignment (March 2, 2020)
- Original Petition (February 14, 2020)
Contested Case Hearing & Affected Parties
- Motion for Rehearing (December 16, 2019)
- Air Quality Permit (November 21, 2019)
- SOAH Proposal for Decision (September 3, 2019)
- Order No. 1: Preliminary Hearing, Affected Parties List, Case Schedule and Procedures (March 20, 2019)
- Easy Guide for Affected Person Request (February 20, 2019)
- Affected Person Request Sample (January 29, 2019)
- Affected Person Request Template (Word document; January 29, 2019)
- Wind Rose Data, New Braunfels
- Notice of March 6, 2019 SOAH Preliminary Hearing (January 29, 2019)
- Interim Order (December 13, 2018)
- Affected Person Reply Summary (November 28, 2018)
- Affected Person Reply Template (Word document; November 28, 2018)
- Executive Director’s Response to Hearing Requests (November 19, 2018)
- Executive Director’s Response to Hearing Requests (Backup Documents) (November 19, 2018)
- Office of Public Interest Council’s Response to Hearing Requests (November 19, 2018)
- Vulcan’s Response to Hearing Requests (November 19, 2018)
- Timeline for Responses to Hearing Requests (November 7, 2018)
- Executive Director Decision Letter (September 14, 2018)
- Response to Comments (September 14, 2018)
- Legal Process Flow Chart
- Uploading Documents to TCEQ
Public Meetings & Contested Case Hearing
Resolutions
Legislative
Other
Related News
Contested Case Hearing
May 6, 2019
June 10-11, 2019. Contested case hearing on the merits (i.e., courtroom trial) in Austin. All affected parties should be present at this multi-day SOAH hearing critical to the fight against the proposed Vulcan quarry.
Preparing for the Contested Case Hearing
October 2, 2018
Resources and tools to prepare your contested case hearing request, review your legal options, attend upcoming workshops, and continue the fight against the proposed Comal County Vulcan quarry.
Community Preparation for Contested Case Hearing
July 30, 2018
August 23, 2018: Public forum for Comal County and Hill Country residents to prepare for the upcoming Contested Case Hearing on the proposed Vulcan quarry.