Relating to who may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant.

HB 1726 changes who can request a public hearing about a concrete plant's construction under Texas environmental law. It limits eligibility to residents within 440 yards of the proposed site or representatives of schools, places of worship, day-care centers, hospitals, or medical facilities. The bill requires the environmental commission to define "representative" through rules and applies only to new permit applications filed after those rules take effect. This does not alter the hearing process itself, only who may initiate it.