Fort Worth Weekly Classifieds // February 18-24, 2026

with Count Basie at Uptown Theater (120 E Main St, Grand Prairie, 972-237-8786) at 7pm. For more information, visit GPBlackExperience.com.

Today is jam-packed. First, The Dock Bookshop (6637 Meadowbrook Dr, Fort Worth, 817-457-5700) is hosting its annual African American Read-In — part literary salon, part community reunion — in collaboration with the African American Museum of Dallas. Expect poetry, children reading aloud, and a vendor table or two featuring Black-owned brands from 11am to 3pm. There is no cost to attend.

Also, the Grand Prairie Black Film & Writers Festival is spotlighting powerful Black stories on screen and page at a showcase at Uptown Theater (120 E Main St, Grand Prairie, 972-237-8786) from 1pm to 9pm. This immersive festival, presented by the Denton Black Film Festival Institute, features films, writers, and conversations. Tickets are $5 per screening or $60 for an all-inclusive VIP ticket. For information on the exact titles being screened, visit GPBlackExperience. com in the days leading up to the event.

Finally, the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center (2901 Pennsylvania Av, Dallas, 214-670-8418) hosts a late-February celebration rooted in food, performance, and family. In honor of Black History Month, Taste of Soul 2026 will highlight some of North Texas’ best chefs and their creations. This free event will have free samples, live entertainment, and giveaways. The audience will determine the People’s Choice grand prize winner. Home cooks are also welcome to enter their best dishes for a chance to win a cash prize. For more information or to register to enter your dish, visit bit.ly/MLKTasteofSoul.

Every second Sunday at 4pm, including Mar 8, Apr 12, May 10, and Jun 14, the Denton Black Film Festival Institute keeps momentum alive with Soul Talk. This monthly virtual series offers intimate conversations with creatives and industry professionals who examine the motives, interpretations, and implementations of their work across art, film, music, and poetry. The initiative acts as a year-round bridge between annual festivals, sustaining local participation. To join the conversation, visit DentonBFF.com/dbff-presents-soul-talk/.

The Sixth Annual Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival (FWAAMFest) returns to Southside Preservation Hall (1519 Lipscomb St, Fort Worth, 817-926-2800), spotlighting the blues, gospel, and folk traditions that shaped American music. Presented by the local nonprofit Decolonizing the Music Room (DTMR), the event runs from noon to 10pm on Sat, Mar 21. But first, be sure and check out the free pre-fest community dance on Fri, Mar 20.

Among this year’s lineup is Grammy winner Justin Robinson, whose music with acclaimed collaborator and DTMR board member Rhiannon Giddens is featured in Ryan Coogler’s 2025 Oscarnominated film Sinners. And their most recent project, the live album What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow, was up for a Grammy this year. Additionally, this year’s FWAAMFest will feature musician and scholar Jake Blount, who, along with Giddens, served as a music consultant to Ludwig Göransson and Ryan Coogler for the film’s Golden Globe-winning score. Tickets are $50 at Prekindle.com.

Go, Miss Opal indeed! In January, Mattel released a collectible doll in the likeness of the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” as part of its Barbie Inspiring Women series.

In early April, the Money Moves Summit lands at the Astoria Event Venue (3216 Royalty Row, Irving, 469-351-6942). This gathering is for Black women entrepreneurs who are serious about scaling, acquiring funding, and building real community. There are two tracks to choose from: product-based or service-based business sessions. Panel discussions will offer workable strategies, and breakout rooms will help you look deeper into the conversations that matter most to your business. Breakfast, lunch, and all-day coffee/ tea service are provided. The cost is $300 per person at ManifestYourPurpose.co.

The coming of spring brings indie film season along for the ride, and in late April, the Dallas Film Society presents the Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF). Showcasing films by Black directors and panel discussions across the city, DIFF 2026 is happening Thu, Apr 23, thru Thu, Apr 30, and passes are already on sale at DIFFDallas.org.

Black cowboys ride again at the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo at Cowtown Coliseum (121 East Exchange Av, Fort Worth, 817-625-1025). They host several events each year, including this date in May during PBR. It’s culture, athleticism, and history wrapped into one dust-kicking spectacle that recognizes the legacy of Black cowboys and cowgirls through professional rodeo competitions. Showtimes are 1:30pm and 7:30pm. Tickets start at $26 at BillPickettRodeo.com.

Happy Juneteenth! I believe that history will show that we are all very privileged to be in Fort Worth during the lifetime of our beloved Dr. Opal Lee. The legend worked tirelessly to make Juneteenth an official national holiday, commemorating when enslaved Texans finally learned of their emancipation. President Joe Biden signed a bill into law in 2021 to make it so. For a list of Juneteenth events, pick up a copy of our Summertime 2026 special issue in late May.

Between now and then, we have some other holidays to get through. For those looking for Easter basket stuffers, Mattel released a collectible doll in the likeness of the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” as part of its Barbie Inspiring Women series. Designed by Carlyle Nuera, the Dr. Opal Lee doll commemorates her lifelong activism, replicating her signature look from the annual Opal’s Walk for Freedom: eyeglasses, a blue “Unity Unlimited: Opal’s Walk for Freedom” T-shirt, white sweatpants, and sneakers. Retail prices began at about $38 at major retailers like Target and Walmart, but you can also buy directly from Creations.Mattel.com.

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Whited Out

When it comes to banning books, Texas is second worst and decidedly anti-Black.

BY E.R. BILLS

“Whited out” used to describe using Liquid Paper to cover up or “white-out” a space on a story or piece you were writing on a typewriter.

The term predates computer/Word processing and/or writing and dot matrix or laser printing. Those were the days — but not really.

Liquid Paper went the way of the milkman, pagers, Rolodexes, and, still scary, maps. Heck, kids don’t even write anymore really. At least without AI.

But there was a time. And there was even a time when kids, students, and adults read. Actual books even.

It’s true.

It’s also true that white-out has come to mean something else. Like what many conservatives would like to have seen done to the recent Super Bowl halftime show.

BOOKS Look Again

It’s a bad look, flagrantly un-American, but the equivalent of the 1980s mullet. Conservatives just can’t quit it. They love whiting things out.

The most recent place I’ve noted it is in school libraries. This past October, PEN America, an esteemed nonprofit dedicated to protecting free speech, updated an index of banned books that suggests a dystopian fixation that has seized many school districts across America.

“Never before in the life of any living American,” the report states, “have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country. Never before have so many states passed laws or regulations to facilitate the banning of books, including bans on specific titles statewide. Never before have so many politicians sought to bully school leaders into censoring according to their ideological preferences, even threatening public funding to exact compliance. Never before has access to so many stories been stolen from so many children.”

Ouch. Unless you’re a conservative (and you want everyone else to be whether they agree with you or not).

Two observations about PEN’s index are hardly shocking. First, Texas ranks second nationally with 1,738 banned books in only seven large districts. A considerable number of smaller districts are worse, but out in the sticks, folks hardly read anyway. Their voting preferences confirm this. Book banning is now common in continued on page 15

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Texas, so much so that the banning crowds are undermining their own slogans. There’s hardly anything left to “come and take” in Texas, except stupid. Which brings me to the second hardly shocking observation about PEN’s index. A large percentage of the banned titles involve LBGTQ+ narratives.

Which begs a question. Texas men are usually considered “manly,” cocksure and comfortable in their heterosexuality. And usually confident in their seed. But an unruly herd of Texas men (and women) are terrified of little Johnny becoming a Joanie and vice-versa. I’m surprised no one’s banned Billy Lee Brammer’s A Gay Place, which, curiously, is about Texas politics — but not the homoerotic aspects.

It’d be nice to go back in a time machine just thirtysomething or so years back, when we weren’t ruled by conservative dullards.

You’ll also find Cesar Chavez: Fighting for Farmworkers and Diego Rivera: Art of the People on the list.

Oh, and back to the fragile Texas male ego, The Handmaid’s Tale by Maragaret Atwood is also frequently banned.

It’d be nice to go back in a time machine just thirtysomething or so years back, when we weren’t ruled by conservative dullards, but H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine also appears on PEN’s Texas index, as does Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange (repeatedly), which is silly anywhere that the clock isn’t white and the time begrudgingly signified with Black numerals. The PEN index doesn’t have to sum things up, especially during Black History Month. White Texans seem to be becoming very uncomfortable in their own skin. It’s very thin. l

Makes sense in conservative Texas, though.

The less obvious but really conspicuous point here, however, is the white-out, the flagrant banning of Black and brown titles. The Color Purple by Alice Walker is banned. Beloved and The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison are banned. Native Son by Richard Wright is banned. And I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou is also banned.

On the list of the African-American Literature Book Club’s 100 Favorite African-American Books of the 20th Century, The Color Purple is No. 1, Beloved is 3, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is 5, and Native Son is 10. Never before has access to so many stories been stolen from so many children.

This column reflects the opinions of the editorial board and not the Fort Worth Weekly. To submit a column, please email Editor Anthony Mariani at Anthony@FWWeekly.com. He will gently edit it for clarity and concision.

Books: Stop at The Dock

Let us count the ways the Meadowbrook bookstore is an ideal spot for celebrating Black History Month.

BY FORT WORTH WEEKLY

Last year was something else. At the end of a long, hot summer, sisters Donna and Donya Craddock were dealt quite a blow: The AC of their independent bookstore, The Dock Bookshop (6637 Meadowbrook Dr, Fort Worth, 817-457-5700), went out. Thankfully, it happened toward the end of the hot season. The Craddocks made their (quite expensive) repairs and stayed on course. None of their signature events were canceled in 2025.

Nice! Just based on The Dock’s author events and festivals from last year and the ones coming soon, you’ve got yourself a small list of books by Black authors to check out, plus the month isn’t over yet.

PAST TENSE

At An Evening with Jayne Kennedy in January, the award-winning actress and sports broadcaster chatted with moderator Dionne Anglin of FOX 4 about her new memoir. Plain Jayne chronicles her rise in Hollywood and beyond. Kennedy is best known for shattering racial and gender barriers in sports broadcasting during the late 1970s.

Alfonza Scott Jr. shared some of the stories he gathered from past and present HBCUs for his latest book. We’ve Got Something to Talk About vividly portrays life at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. As the protagonist’s identity is deliberately withheld, readers are taken on a journey of discovery, highlighting the experiences that shape many Black households.

Char Adams visited The Dock in November and signed copies of Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore. Adams is a former reporter for NBC News and People. Her writings on race and identity have appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, Oprah Daily, Teen Vogue, and Vice. She is from Philadelphia but now calls North Texas home. Published by Tiny Reparations Books, Black-Owned traces the history of these establishments from their abolitionist origins to modern-day movements such as Black Lives Matter, chronicling 200 years of Black bookselling in the United States and positioning these shops as vital centers of political activism and community.

UPCOMING

The Dock recently hosted a virtual evening with acclaimed actress and novelist Denise Nicholas,

who discussed her new memoir, Finding Home, in a conversation moderated by Dionne Anglin of FOX 4. Growing up in 1950s Detroit, Nicholas worked through the city’s culture and its tough segregation, which formed her early identity. The memoir follows her courageous journey as a young woman who dropped out of the University of Michigan to join the Free Southern Theater, touring the Deep South at the height of the civil rights movement. The book also covers her years in Hollywood and her personal evolution. Nicholas is best known for her trailblazing role as guidance counselor Liz McIntyre on the ABC comedy-drama series Room 222 (1969-1974). She is also recognized for her role as Councilwoman Harriet DeLong on the NBC/CBS drama In the Heat of the Night (1988-1995), for which she also wrote episodes. Ijeoma Oluo is scheduled for a book signing at Lit Night at The Dock on Sat, Feb 28, from 5pm to 7pm, in conjunction with the Bishop Arts Theatre Center Banned Books Festival. Each chapter title of her book So You Want to Talk About Race is a question about race in contemporary America. Oluo outlines her views on the topics and offers advice on how to discuss them. The Denton native has written for

The Guardian, Jezebel, The Stranger, Medium, and The Establishment, where she also served as an editor-at-large.

Authors Shelia Goss and Phyllis Dixon, who cowrote Worth the Risk, will also be at Lit Night from 5pm to 7pm. National bestselling author and screenwriter Goss is known for her emotionally rich storytelling in romance, women’s fiction, and young adult literature. Based in Shreveport, Louisiana, she has authored 21 novels and has also established herself in the film industry as a script doctor and producer. Worth the Risk is the first book in The Women in Hollywood Collection, a steamy contemporary romance. It follows Charlotte Richards, a polished, powerful brand manager, and Sean Maxwell, a magnetic R&B star, as their highstakes romance navigates scandals, secrets, and the intense glare of Hollywood fame.

Buried secrets, environmental disaster, and a legacy of corruption hit too close to home when a California native and her family make a fresh start in small-town Texas — and find trouble just beneath the promising surface in Dixon’s novel, Something in the Water. Before becoming a full-time author, Dixon worked as a bank regulator for the U.S. Treasury Department and also previously owned and operated Main Street Books, an independent bookstore she founded in Houston to highlight works by Black authors.

BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION

State Rep. Nicole Collier will be at The Dock 1pm3pm Sat for the Black History Celebration event. During family story time, Collier will read from the book Inventions to Count On by Dana Marie Miroballi as part of the Readers Are Leaders Series. There is no cost to attend, but RSVPs are requested at TheDockBookshop.com.

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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION AND INTENT TO OBTAIN AIR PERMIT (NORI) RENEWAL

PERMIT NUMBER 6832A

APPLICATION. Trinity Rail Group, LLC, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for renewal of Air Quality Permit Number 6832A, which would authorize continued operation of a Railcar Repair Facility located at 104 East Bailey Boswell Road, Saginaw, Tarrant County, Texas 76179. AVISO DE IDIOMA ALTERNATIVO. El aviso de idioma alternativo en español está disponible en https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/air/newsourcereview/airpermits-pendingpermitapps. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility’s general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, refer to application. https://gisweb.tceq.texas.gov/LocationMapper/?marker=97.37176,32.8823&level=13. The existing facility and/or related facilities are authorized to emit the following air contaminants: carbon monoxide, hazardous air pollutants, nitrogen oxides, organic compounds, particulate matter including particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less and sulfur dioxide.

This application was submitted to the TCEQ on January 28, 2026. The application will be available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office, TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth regional office, and the Saginaw Public Library, 304 West McLeroy Boulevard, Saginaw, Tarrant County, Texas beginning the first day of publication of this notice. The facility’s compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review in the Dallas/Fort Worth regional office of the TCEQ. The application, including any updates, is available electronically at the following webpage: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/air/airpermit-applications-notices

The executive director has determined the application is administratively complete and will conduct a technical review of the application. In addition to the renewal, this permitting action includes the incorporation of permits by rule related to this permit. The reasons for any changes or incorporations, to the extent they are included in the renewed permit, may include the enhancement of operational control at the plant or enforceability of the permit. The TCEQ may act on this application without seeking further public comment or providing an opportunity for a contested case hearing if certain criteria are met.

PUBLIC COMMENT. You may submit public comments to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. The TCEQ will consider all public comments in developing a final decision on the application and the executive director will prepare a response to those comments. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the TCEQ’s jurisdiction to address in the permit process.

OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING. You may request a contested case hearing if you are a person who may be affected by emissions of air contaminants from the facility. If requesting a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number; (2) applicant’s name and permit number; (3) the statement “[I/we] request a contested case hearing;” (4) a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the application and air emissions from the facility in a way not common to the general public; (5) the location and distance of your property relative to the facility; (6) a description of how you use the property which may be impacted by the facility; and (7) a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period. If the request is made by a group or association, one or more members who have standing to request a hearing must be identified by name and physical address. The interests the group or association seeks to protect must also be identified. You may also submit your proposed adjustments to the application/permit which would satisfy your concerns.

The deadline to submit a request for a contested case hearing is 15 days after newspaper notice is published. If a request is timely filed, the deadline for requesting a contested case hearing will be extended to 30 days after mailing of the response to comments.

If any requests for a contested case hearing are timely filed, the Executive Director will forward the application and any requests for a contested case hearing to the Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting. Unless the application is directly referred to a contested case hearing, the executive director will mail the response to comments along with notification of Commission meeting to everyone who submitted comments or is on the mailing list for this application. The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material air quality concerns submitted during the comment period. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the Commission’s jurisdiction to address in this proceeding.

MAILING LIST. In addition to submitting public comments, you may ask to be placed on a mailing list for this application by sending a request to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. Those on the mailing list will receive copies of future public notices (if any) mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk for this application.

AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION. All public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Please be aware that any contact information you provide, including your name, phone number, email address and physical address will become part of the agency’s public record. For more information about the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Public Education Program, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040 or visit their website at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040. You can also view our website for public participation opportunities at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/participation.

Further information may also be obtained from Trinity Rail Group, LLC, 14221 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100, Dallas, Texas 752542957 or by calling Mr. Dennis Lencioni, VP EHS at (214) 589-8141.

Notice Issuance Date: February 6, 2026

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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Consolidated Notice of Receipt of Application and Intent to Obtain Permit and Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision

Air Quality Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants Proposed Registration No. 161637L007 Application. Amrize South Central Inc., has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for an Air Quality Standard Permit, Registration No. 161637L007, which would authorize construction of a temporary concrete batch plant located using the following driving directions: from the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road 156 South and State Highway 114, travel west on State Highway 114 for approximately 3.2 miles, turn left onto Descent Drive and continue for approximately 0.3 miles to find the facility on the left, in Fort Worth, Denton County, Texas 76247. This application is being processed in an expedited manner, as allowed by the commission’s rules in 30 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 101, Subchapter J. AVISO DE IDIOMA ALTERNATIVO. El aviso de idioma alternativo en espanol está disponible en https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/air/newsourcereview/airpermits-pendingpermit-apps. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility’s general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, refer to application. https://gisweb.tceq.texas.gov/LocationMapper/?marker=-97.363633,33.030319&level=13. The proposed facility will emit the following air contaminants: particulate matter including (but not limited to) aggregate, cement, road dust, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, organic compounds, sulfur dioxide, and particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less.

This application was submitted to the TCEQ on February 3, 2026. The executive director has completed the administrative and technical reviews of the application and determined that the application meets all of the requirements of a standard permit authorized by 30 TAC § 116.611, which would establish the conditions under which the plant must operate. The executive director has made a preliminary decision to issue the registration because it meets all applicable rules. The application, executive director’s preliminary decision, and standard permit will be available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office, the TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth regional office, and at Justin Community Library, 408 Pafford Avenue, Justin, Denton County, Texas 76247, beginning the first day of publication of this notice. The facility’s compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review at the TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas. Visit www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cbp to review the standard permit. The application, including any updates, is available electronically at the following webpage: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/air/airpermit-applications-notices

Public Comment/Public Meeting. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting. See Contacts section. The TCEQ will consider all public comments in developing a final decision on the application. The deadline to submit public comments or meeting requests is 30 days after newspaper notice is published. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the TCEQ’s jurisdiction to consider in the permit process.

The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments or ask questions about the application. A public meeting about the application will be held if the executive director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing. If a public meeting is held, the deadline to submit public comments is extended to the end of the public meeting.

Contested Case Hearing. You may request a contested case hearing. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. Unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 30 days from this notice, the executive director may approve the application.

A person who may be affected by emissions of air contaminants from the facility is entitled to request a hearing. To request a hearing, a person must actually reside in a permanent residence within 440 yards of the proposed plant. If requesting a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number; (2) applicant’s name and registration number; (3) the statement “[I/we] request a contested case hearing;” (4) a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the application and air emissions from the facility in a way not common to the general public; (5) the location and distance of your property relative to the facility; (6) a description of how you use the property which may be impacted by the facility; and (7) a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period. If the request is made by a group or association, one or more members who have standing to request a hearing must be identified by name and physical address. The interests which the group or association seeks to protect must be identified. You may submit your proposed adjustments to the application which would satisfy your concerns. See Contacts section.

TCEQ Action. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. The executive director’s decision on the application, and any response to comments, will be mailed to all persons on the mailing list. If no timely contested case hearing requests are received, or if all hearing requests are withdrawn, the executive director may issue final approval of the application. If all timely hearing requests are not withdrawn, the executive director will not issue final approval of the permit and will forward the application and requests to the Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled commission meeting. The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material air quality concerns submitted during the comment period. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the Commission’s jurisdiction to address in this proceeding.

Mailing List. You may ask to be placed on a mailing list to receive additional information on this specific application. See Contacts section. Information Available Online. For details about the status of the application, visit the Commissioners’ Integrated Database (CID) at www. tceq.texas.gov/goto/cid. Once you have access to the CID using the link, enter the registration number at the top of this notice.

AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION. All public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www14.tceq. texas.gov/epic/eComment/, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Please be aware that any contact information you provide, including your name, phone number, email address and physical address will become part of the agency’s public record. For more information about the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Public Education Program, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040 or visit their website at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040. You can also view our website for public participation opportunities at www. tceq.texas.gov/goto/participation

Further information may also be obtained from Amrize South Central Inc., 2740 Dallas Parkway Suite 100, Plano, TX 75093-4809 or by calling Ms. Rebecca Finke, Senior Manager of Environment, Amrize South Central Inc. at (469) 657-8081.

Notice Issuance Date: February 11, 2026

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Consolidated Notice of Receipt of Application and Intent to Obtain Permit and Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision

Air Quality Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants Proposed Registration No. 182597L001

Application. TOR Texas, LLC, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for an Air Quality Standard Permit, Registration No. 182597L001, which would authorize construction of a concrete batch plant located at 5100 Glenn Court, Forest Hill, Tarrant County, Texas 76140. This application is being processed in an expedited manner, as allowed by the commission’s rules in 30 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 101, Subchapter J. AVISO DE IDIOMA ALTERNATIVO. El aviso de idioma alternativo en español está disponible en https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/air/newsourcereview/airpermits-pendingpermit-apps. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility’s general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, refer to application. https://gisweb.tceq.texas.gov/LocationMapper/?marker=-97.2464,32.6592&level=13. The proposed facility will emit the following air contaminants: particulate matter including (but not limited to) aggregate, cement, road dust, and particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less.

This application was submitted to the TCEQ on December 31, 2025. The executive director has completed the administrative and technical reviews of the application and determined that the application meets all of the requirements of a standard permit authorized by 30 TAC § 116.611, which would establish the conditions under which the plant must operate. The executive director has made a preliminary decision to issue the registration because it meets all applicable rules. The application, executive director’s preliminary decision, and standard permit will be available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office, the TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth regional office, and at Forest Hill Public Library located at 6962 Forest Hill Drive, Forest Hill, Tarrant County, Texas 76140, beginning the first day of publication of this notice. The facility’s compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review at the TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas. Visit www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cbp to review the standard permit. The application, including any updates, is available electronically at the following webpage: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/air/airpermit-applications-notices

Public Comment/Public Meeting. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting. See Contacts section. The TCEQ will consider all public comments in developing a final decision on the application. The deadline to submit public comments or meeting requests is 30 days after newspaper notice is published. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the TCEQ’s jurisdiction to consider in the permit process.

The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments or ask questions about the application. A public meeting about the application will be held if the executive director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing. If a public meeting is held, the deadline to submit public comments is extended to the end of the public meeting.

Contested Case Hearing. You may request a contested case hearing. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. Unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 30 days from this notice, the executive director may approve the application.

A person who may be affected by emissions of air contaminants from the facility is entitled to request a hearing. To request a hearing, a person must actually reside in a permanent residence within 440 yards of the proposed plant. If requesting a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number; (2) applicant’s name and registration number; (3) the statement “[I/we] request a contested case hearing;” (4) a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the application and air emissions from the facility in a way not common to the general public; (5) the location and distance of your property relative to the facility; (6) a description of how you use the property which may be impacted by the facility; and (7) a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period. If the request is made by a group or association, one or more members who have standing to request a hearing must be identified by name and physical address. The interests which the group or association seeks to protect must be identified. You may submit your proposed adjustments to the application which would satisfy your concerns. See Contacts section.

TCEQ Action. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. The executive director’s decision on the application, and any response to comments, will be mailed to all persons on the mailing list. If no timely contested case hearing requests are received, or if all hearing requests are withdrawn, the executive director may issue final approval of the application. If all timely hearing requests are not withdrawn, the executive director will not issue final approval of the permit and will forward the application and requests to the Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled commission meeting. The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material air quality concerns submitted during the comment period. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the Commission’s jurisdiction to address in this proceeding.

Mailing List. You may ask to be placed on a mailing list to receive additional information on this specific application. See Contacts section.

Information Available Online. For details about the status of the application, visit the Commissioners’ Integrated Database (CID) at www. tceq.texas.gov/goto/cid. Once you have access to the CID using the link, enter the registration number at the top of this notice.

AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION. All public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www14.tceq. texas.gov/epic/eComment/, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Please be aware that any contact information you provide, including your name, phone number, email address and physical address will become part of the agency’s public record. For more information about the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Public Education Program, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040 or visit their website at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040. You can also view our website for public participation opportunities at www. tceq.texas.gov/goto/participation

Further information may also be obtained from TOR Texas, LLC, 4825 Forest Hill Cir, Forest Hill, TX 76140-1501 or by calling Mrs. Melissa Fitts, Senior Vice President, Westward Environmental, Inc. at (830) 249-8284.

Notice Issuance Date: February 9, 2026

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