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Residents urge Ellis County to appeal TCEQ decision on proposed MUD and wastewater plant

Ellis County Commissioners Court · January 20, 2026
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Summary

A resident asked the court to fund a district-court appeal of a TCEQ ruling that favored an applicant seeking a municipal utility district and an open wastewater treatment plant; the court took the matter into executive session to consult with counsel.

A group of local residents opposed to a proposed municipal utility district (MUD) and adjacent open wastewater treatment plant urged the Ellis County Commissioners to consider filing a district-court appeal of a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) decision.

John Wesley Tryon, speaking on behalf of Texans for MUD Reform and area residents, described concerns about a proposed sewer treatment plant that he said would…

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