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County officials recount long hearing on PFAS bill as supporters travel to Austin
Summary
Johnson County officials said House Bill 1674 drew extensive testimony in Austin, with local judges, landowners and out‑of‑state experts traveling to support tighter controls on PFAS-containing waste applied to farmland.
A county commissioner recounted that House Bill 1674 drew an unusually long, engaged hearing in the Texas House environmental committee after a large group of affected landowners, scientists and county officials traveled to testify.
The commissioner said representatives from Johnson County, including Judge Beddeker, and landowners from Ellis, Hood and other nearby counties attended the hearing in Austin. "We had about 16 people that testified in support of that bill and only, maybe 4 or 5 testified in opposition," the commissioner said. He added that the…
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