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Brownsville resident credits city action after Mill White operations ended; TCEQ complaint and local lawsuit cited
Summary
A Brownsville resident told the City Commission the company Mill White Incorporated ceased operations in late November 2024 after years of dust complaints, TCEQ findings and a city lawsuit; she thanked city officials and researchers who supported the neighborhood campaign.
A lifelong Brownsville resident told commissioners March 18 that years of dust pollution tied to Mill White Incorporated in her neighborhood had ended after regulatory and legal action.
At public comment Atlami Sanchez said Mill White officially shut down operations in late November 2024 and that the company removed rock piles; she described a multi‑year process of complaints, investigations and community organizing that led to the outcome.
Sanchez traced the timeline in public comment: she said neighborhood conditions prompted a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality complaint after dust was at its worst in February 2023; she said a TCEQ investigation in June 2023 confirmed violations. She said City of Brownsville staff, Commissioner Linda Macias and members of the city attorney’s office assisted…
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