Texas Environmental Violation Notices with Geographic and Entity Details

Approved regional investigations resulting in a Notice of Violation (NOV) from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The data includes violation citations, regulated entity details, and geographic information, documented in the Consolidated Compliance and Enforcement Data System (CCEDS). It was last updated on 2026-04-01 and is provided by data.texas.gov.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of violations using TCEQ Region, County, and Coordinates (County Centroid) columns.
• Profile regulated entities by Business Type and Regulated Entity Name to identify common violator categories.
• Track violation severity and counts over time using Investigation Approved Date, NOV Date, and Total Violation Count.
• Correlate enforcement actions with political districts using Texas State House Districts and Texas Senate Districts columns.

Strengths

• Includes detailed geographic columns for mapping, such as Texas Counties Cartographic Boundary Map and Coordinates (County Centroid).
• Distinguishes between three categories of violation citations (Cat. A, B, C) and their tracking numbers.
• Provides a direct link to official enforcement actions, as NOVs were sent as physical letters to business contacts.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• The dataset notes other agency databases may contain information on additional violations not included here.

Provenance

Source

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), via data.texas.gov.

Collection Method

Approved regional investigations documented in the Consolidated Compliance and Enforcement Data System (CCEDS).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-01 04:05:21; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Texas, United States, with columns for county, TCEQ region, and state/district boundaries.