Burgess jumps on the Bandwagon

U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess is calling out TCEQ now too.  Where are the rest of our "leaders"?

Read about it in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

"The larger issue is why TCEQ officials waited weeks after finding out this data was suspect to come forward and correct their earlier statements," Burgess wrote in a letter to the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission.

"TCEQ's response to discovering that its equipment was not able to properly detect certain levels of toxins calls into question the agency's credibility," Burgess wrote. "Texans must be able to rely on their state agencies to fulfill their responsibilities, in this case, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the state's residents."

Air pollution has been an issue since natural gas drilling began to push into urban areas in the last few years. The gas industry has maintained that it causes only negligible amounts of pollution, but the agency didn't conduct any tests at natural gas sites until late in 2009.