Nearly two dozen Burnet County residents traveled to the Texas Capitol April 24 to offer insight to a committee about the impact of aggregate mining on their communities.
Texas Environmental Regulation Committee Chairman Brooke Landgraf welcomed State Rep. Terry Wilson (HD-20) to talk about his proposed legislation Texas House Bill 5151. If passed, the law would prohibit aggregate mining operations within four miles of two state parks and a camping venue in Burnet County.
Wilson revealed that deregulation in the early 2000s has resulted in a proliferation of mining operations throughout the state as closer to home.
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