Now accepting
applications 
for the 2009 awards. Deadline to
submit has been extended to Oct. 31,
2008.
These Texas Environmental
Excellence Awards (TEEA)
celebrate the efforts of citizens,
communities, businesses, and organizations to preserve and protect
the Texas environment. The public may nominate an individual,
community, company, or organization for an award. They can also
nominate themselves.
Winners of the Texas Environmental Excellence Awards include an
impressive group of young leaders. Examples of past winners in the
Youth or Education categories include:
- two teenage brothers who have dedicated their lives to voicing
the plight of injured and endangered animals;
- a high school botanical garden that produces food for an area
food bank; and
- an after-school club that focuses on protecting the Gulf of
Mexico and bridges the students' language barriers.
And that’s not all. Other winners include:
- a coordinated effort involving 75 partners who restored more
than 10,000 acres of wetlands on the southern coastline in Cameron
County, and
- an initiative in the Rio Grande Basin that has saved an
estimated 4 million acre-feet of water in an area where water
demand is rapidly growing.
See video clips of last
year’s winners.
More about the Awards
Presented annually by the Governor of Texas and the TCEQ
Commissioners, the Texas Environmental Excellence Awards spotlight
the state’s highest achievements in environmental preservation
and protection. Selected by a Blue Ribbon Committee,
the awards recognize outstanding,
innovative, environmental programs in 11 diverse categories
including the newly created Water Conservation category:
- Agriculture
- Civic-Nonprofit
- Education
- Government
- Individual
- Innovative Technology
- Large Business-Nontechnical
- Large Business-Technical
- Small Business
Water Conservation- Youth
Presented every spring, the Texas Environmental Excellence
Awards have honored more than 160 successful environmental projects
and efforts since 1993.
Selection of Award Winners
In the spring, the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Committee works
with TCEQ staff and the Office of the Governor to recommend winners
based on a set of award criteria. The committee is composed of
leaders in public and private industry with expertise in
environmental policy and practices.
Recognition of Award Winners
The TCEQ will host a banquet on May 13, 2009, to honor award
winners. Held in Austin as part of the Environmental Trade Fair
and Conference, this celebration of environmental achievements
is hosted by the Commissioners of the TCEQ, with special
recognition from Governor Rick Perry.
