In 1993, the state Legislature combined the Texas Water Commission and the Texas Air Control Board to create the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. In 2002, lawmakers changed the agency's name to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, shifting its focus to protecting the state’s natural resources.
The commission is in place until 2035 and is implementing items from its 2022 Sunset Report and resulting legislation.
That included mandates impacting web and data operations:
- To create a more user-friendly, accessible website (research stage)
- To post a Water Availability Model Status (complete)
- To post Texas Water Districts, now listed on the Texas Open Data Portal
Legislative appropriations for the agency’s website usability enhancements were $5 million during FY 2023-2024, according to budget documents, and the details of needed work are listed in a recent request for information.
BUDGET
The FY 2024-2025 overall budget appropriation is $361.2 million, according to state budget documents. The agency has 2,878 full-time equivalent employees.
The technology budget includes $28.9 million for information resources in FY 25. The capital budget includes $658,737 for personal computer replacement, $586,500 for technology and security, $255,000 for monitoring and analysis equipment, $12.4 million for data center services and $2.3 million for the CAPPS ERP.
LEADERSHIP
Greg Rogers is deputy director of the Information Resources Division, which includes division operations, enterprise support, customer support, the central file room, infrastructure management and business automation.
Kelly Keel is the executive director of TCEQ.
It has three commissioners: Chair Jon Niermann, Bobby Janecka and Catarina Gonzales.
