Show your Texas pride with these Take Care of Texas coloring pages! These coloring pages highlight four different Texas state symbols and demonstrate…
Little steps, like using less plastic at the grocery store and picking up after your pets, can have big impacts on the Texas environment. When we all…,
All Printable Coloring Pages (4 pages)
Texas Blue Lacy Coloring Page
Grapefruit Coloring Page
Bluebonnet Coloring Page
Pecan Tree Coloring Page…, Texas State Dog: Texas Blue Lacy
Texas State Fruit: Grapefruit
Texas State Wildflower: Bluebonnet
Texas State Tree & Dessert:…
For Spring 2021, we’re highlighting Waste Management as our Proud Partner of the Quarter.
WM has been supporting the Take Care of Texas Video Contest for several years and Take Care of Texas appreciates their generous…, A: Our leadership serves with a focus on maximizing resource value while minimizing—or even eliminating—environmental impact so that both our economy…, A: Waste Management supports and participates in the annual TCEQ Conference. We also attend the annual Texas Environmental Excellence Awards …, A: We are responsible stewards of the environment and champions for sustainability. Our world is constantly changing. So, we're constantly seeking to…, A: At Waste Management we partner with organizations and communities that we work with, as our employees live and work in the very same…, A: Put your people (employees) first and get involved! Great things can happen when we pool our resources. Our employees are the most…, Check out Waste Management’s Recycle Right, a helpful resource to assist you in recycling at your home or business.
Have you ever encountered a used couch mysteriously discarded in a field, or had to roll away an old car tire that has become a mosquito haven? These…
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality defines illegal dumping as the disposal, transportation for disposal, or allowance of disposal of…,
TCEQ worked with stakeholders at a problematic tire disposal site to remove 1.4 million tires and recycle 24.6 tons of…, If you have an item that can’t easily be recycled or thrown in the trash, consider the following:
Contact your local waste…, TCEQ is available 24 hours a day to receive complaints under our authority. Texans can use our online complaint form, or call toll-free at 888-…
Rainwater harvesting is good for your wallet and the environment! Efficient use of water is critical in Texas because of its growing population and…
Texas has several laws that support rainwater harvesting.
Texas Property Code prevents a homeowner’s association from prohibiting the use of…, There are financial perks for purchasing and installing rainwater harvesting equipment. Before you buy, check with your local…, Check out the abbreviated Rainwater Harvesting with Rain Barrels chapter in the Take Care of Texas Guide to Yard Care.
Download a copy of our…
Never in my life did I—a born-and-raised Texan—think I would, on a Monday night in February, be pacing around my 50-degree-and-dropping home,…
The sustained loss of power caused by Winter Storm Uri thrust much of the the state into a water crisis. As our homes lost power, so did our local…