TX HB853

Requires the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to conduct an analysis of alternative locations, sizes, production processes, and environmental control techniques for major stationary sources seeking air quality permits in federally designated nonattainment areas

Mandates that TCEQ demonstrate the facility's benefits significantly outweigh the environmental and social costs of its location, construction, or modification before issuing permits

Requires consideration of cumulative impacts that would result from permit issuance without changes to the proposed site location, size, production processes, or environmental controls

Defines "major stationary source" and "major modification" using federal Clean Air Act regulations at 40 C.F.R. Section 51.165 as of January 1, 2025

Applies to permit applications pending before TCEQ on or after September 1, 2025