Monitoring the Session

SB 2913

bill banning cement kiln permits within 440 yards of schools

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Borris MilesDSenate 13

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to air quality permits for certain cement kilns.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Places of worship too. Applies to new and major kilns.

The bill bars the state environmental agency from issuing air permits for new cement kilns, and federal operating permits for major cement kilns, within 440 yards of a school or place of worship. It touches cement kiln operators and the people who use nearby schools and churches. Kilns that would sit that close to such a building, measured at the time the permit application is filed, cannot get the permit, starting with permits issued on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the Senate Natural Resources committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB2913 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Sen. Borris MilesDSenate 13

ITEM

relating to air quality permits for certain cement kilns.

WHAT IT DOES

Places of worship too. Applies to new and major kilns.

The bill bars the state environmental agency from issuing air permits for new cement kilns, and federal operating permits for major cement kilns, within 440 yards of a school or place of worship. It touches cement kiln operators and the people who use nearby schools and churches. Kilns that would sit that close to such a building, measured at the time the permit application is filed, cannot get the permit, starting with permits issued on or after September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Natural Resources
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Borris Miles

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15KHillCo PAC$10KActBlue Texas$9K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Sep 4, 2024 to Nov 30, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 25, 2024 to Nov 3, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100990780, 101043817.

HillCo PAC$10,000.00

HillCo PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 131 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 24, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101043817.

ActBlue Texas$8,833.00

ActBlue Texas

$8,833.00

Cash
$8,833.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,833.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 4, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 1, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100990780.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

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Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 25, 2024 to Nov 3, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100990780, 101043817.

×

HillCo PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 131 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 24, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101043817.

×

ActBlue Texas

$8,833.00

Cash
$8,833.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,833.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 4, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 1, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100990780.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Mar 14, 2025

04/07/2025 S Referred to Natural Resources

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Senate committee · Natural Resources · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities

Environment--Air

Religion

CEMENT & CONCRETE

PERMITS

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON

Text

The text as introduced · 255 words

89R4253 KRM-D

By: Miles
S.B. No. 2913

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to air quality permits for certain cement kilns.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 382, Health and Safety

Code, is amended by adding Section 382.0651 to read as follows:

Sec. 382.0651. CERTAIN LOCATIONS FOR OPERATING CERTAIN

CEMENT KILNS PROHIBITED. (a) The commission may not issue a permit

under Section 382.0518 to construct a facility that is a cement kiln

within 440 yards of a building in use as a school or place of worship

at the time the application for the permit is filed.

(b) The commission may not issue a federal operating permit

for a federal source that is a cement kiln classified as "major"

under any applicable permitting requirements of the federal Clean

Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.), or regulations adopted

under that Act, within 440 yards of a building in use as a school or

place of worship at the time the application for the permit is

filed.

(c) The measurement of distance for the purposes of this

section is the shortest distance between the facility or source and

the building in use as a school or place of worship.

SECTION 2. Section 382.0651, Health and Safety Code, as

added by this Act, applies only to a permit issued by the Texas

Commission on Environmental Quality on or after the effective date

of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.