Relating to air quality permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain oil and gas facilities.

HB 2252 requires the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to follow specific steps before issuing new air quality permits or modifying existing permits for certain oil and gas facilities. It mandates that TCEQ conduct a regulatory analysis, base emissions limits on actual air quality monitoring data, and use credible modeling that avoids worst-case scenarios unless data confirms those scenarios reflect real conditions. The bill directly affects oil and gas facilities subject to these permits and TCEQ as the permitting agency. TCEQ must update relevant rules by September 1, 2026, to apply these requirements statewide, with the law taking effect September 1, 2025.