The TCEQ provides technical support and criminal investigative
expertise in multi-agency investigations. We also serve as a
resource for and provide training to local, state, and federal law
enforcement officers on criminal environmental violations. Our
goals are to increase recognition of environmental crime as a
threat to public safety and to encourage and support enforcement of
environmental statutes at the local level.
The following resources are available in PDF (Portable Document
Format)
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Officer Training
If you are a Texas peace officer currently involved in the
investigation of environmental crimes or an officer who represents
a department that is interested in developing an environmental
crimes program, we periodically offer a four and a half-day
training course.
The goals of the Criminal Environmental Law Training Conference:
- increase your awareness of environmental crimes in Texas;
- strengthen your ability to interpret and apply environmental
statutes;
- enhance your skills in the use of safe, innovative enforcement
and investigative techniques; and
- establish partnerships between yourself and environmental
enforcement officers throughout Texas.
Seminars include explanations of environmental laws and
investigation techniques, plus re-enactments of significant Texas
environmental crimes.
For more information about training opportunities, please
contact:
Special Investigations MC 175
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, Texas 78711-3087
Telephone: 512/239-3405
Fax: 512/239-3434
Resources for Peace Officers
The following resources are available in PDF (Portable Document
Format)
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PDF)
