TACA in the News - 2024 Archive
TACA Press Coverage
{As of 12.30.24)
Texas concrete plants remain controversial. Lawmakers will tackle how to regulate them
By Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Report | December 29, 2024
As Tarrant County lawmakers prepare to kick off the Texas legislative session Jan. 14, Fort Worth Report journalists are exploring the policies set to be reshaped in Austin. Click here for more legislative coverage.
Leadership named for Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association
By Staff, The Highlander | December 17, 2024
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) – the leading state trade association for the aggregate, concrete, cement and associated industries – Today announced that Zak Covar has joined the association as its new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
NMA Files Opening Brief Challenging MSHA’s Silica Rule
By Staff, Engineering and Mining Journal | December 5, 2024
The U.S. National Mining Association (NMA) said it has partnered with five allied trade associations in filing an opening brief challenging the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) final silica rule in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The association emphasized that it did not challenge the new 50 microgram per cubic meter (µg/m3) permissible exposure limit (PEL) and said it remains fully supportive of the new, lower limits contained in the rule. However, the NMA said MSHA unlawfully imposed significant restrictions on methods for achieving the PEL.
TACA Holds Annual Environmental, Sustainability & Safety Seminar in San Antonio, Texas
By Staff, Concrete Décor | November 10, 2024
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) – the leading state trade association for the aggregate, concrete, cement and associated industries – welcomed 120 attendees to its annual Environmental, Sustainability & Safety Seminar on Oct. 24-25 at the Plaza San Antonio Hotel & Spa in San Antonio, Texas.
TACA hosts annual Environmental, Sustainability & Safety Seminar
By Jack Kopanski, Pit & Quarry | October 30, 2024
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) hosted its annual Environmental, Sustainability & Safety Seminar Oct. 24-25 at the Plaza San Antonio Hotel & Spa, with 120 attendees taking part in the two-day event.
TACA Holds Annual Environmental, Sustainability & Safety Seminar
By Staff, ROCK Products | October 29, 2024
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) – the leading Texas trade association for the aggregate, concrete, cement and associated industries – welcomed 120 attendees to its annual Environmental, Sustainability & Safety Seminar on Oct. 24-25 at the Plaza San Antonio Hotel & Spa in San Antonio.
Zak Covar named president and CEO of the Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association
By Staff, Amarillo Globe-News | October 6, 2024
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) – the leading state trade association for the aggregate, concrete, cement and associated industries – on Oct. 1 announced that Zak Covar has joined the association as its new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Covar comes to TACA with more than 15 years of experience in both the legislative and executive branches of government, having served as an appointed commissioner to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) under two governors, Rick Perry and Greg Abbott.
Zak Covar Named President and CEO of the Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association
By Staff, The Gilmer Mirror | October 2, 2024
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) – the leading state trade association for the aggregate, concrete, cement and associated industries – today announced that Zak Covar has joined the association as its new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Covar comes to TACA with more than 15 years of experience in both the legislative and executive branches of government, having served as an appointed commissioner to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) under two governors, Rick Perry and Greg Abbott.
TACA appoints new president, CEO
By Kevin Yanik, Pit & Quarry | October 1, 2024
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) named Zak Covar president and CEO. Josh Leftwich, who joined TACA in 2020, previously served in this role.
Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association Names Zak Covar as President & CEO
By Jonathan Kozlowski, For Construction Pros | October 1, 2024
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association, the state's trade association for the aggregate, concrete, cement and associated industries, announced Zak Cover as its new president and chief executive officer. Covar comes to the association with more than 15 years of experience in both the legislative and executive branches of government, having served as an appointed commissioner to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under governors Rick Perry and Greg Abbott.
Quarry Faces: August 2024
By Staff, Pit & Quarry | August 5, 2024
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) Annual Meeting drew more than 600 attendees to San Antonio. Hosted at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, TACA’s 70th Annual Meeting featured a variety of speakers and networking opportunities. The meeting theme was “Preserving a Strong Foundation.” Among those that P&Q representatives bumped into were Syntron Material Handling’s Chad Greenfield (left) and Terry Spencer. Syntron offers solutions in conveying, feeding, screening, elevating, vibratory flow aids and mining controls of bulk product.
By Staff, Texas Contractor | July 3, 2024
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) welcomed more than 600 attendees to its 70th Annual Meeting at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa. The theme this year was “Preserving a Strong Foundation” to support an enduring commitment to the environment, as well as fostering a workforce that will carry the industry far into the future.
TACA Annual Meeting Highlights Workforce Development as the Cornerstone of a Robust Aggregates Industry
By Staff, Construction News (page 11) | July 3, 2024
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) welcomed more than 600 attendees to its 70th Annual Meeting at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa. The theme this year was “Preserving a Strong Foundation” to support an enduring commitment to the environment, as well as fostering a workforce that will carry the industry far into the future.
Workforce Development as the Cornerstone of a Robust Aggregates Industry
By Staff, Aggregates and Mining Today | June 27, 2024
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) welcomed more than 600 attendees to its 70th Annual Meeting at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa. The theme this year was “Preserving a Strong Foundation” to support an enduring commitment to the environment, as well as fostering a workforce that will carry the industry far into the future.
TACA: Workforce Development is Cornerstone of a Robust Aggregates Industry
By Staff, ROCK Products | June 18, 2024
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) welcomed more than 600 attendees to its 70th Annual Meeting June 12-14 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa. The theme this year was “Preserving a Strong Foundation” – to support an enduring commitment to the environment, as well as fostering a workforce that will carry the industry far into the future.
Texas producers gather for annual TACA meeting
By Kevin Yanik, Pit & Quarry | June 18, 2024
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) Annual Meeting last week drew more than 600 attendees to San Antonio. Hosted at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, TACA’s 70th Annual Meeting featured a variety of speakers and networking opportunities. The meeting theme was “Preserving a Strong Foundation.”
Workforce Development as the Cornerstone of a Robust Aggregates Industry
By Staff, American Concrete Pumping Association | June 18, 2024
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) welcomed more than 600 attendees to its 70th Annual Meeting at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa. The theme this year was “Preserving a Strong Foundation” to support an enduring commitment to the environment, as well as fostering a workforce that will carry the industry far into the future.
WilCo survey highlights concerns regarding rock quarries, push for new regulations
By Lauren Rangel, Fox 7 Austin | June 13, 2024
A Williamson County survey recently found nearly all of its respondents had some type of negative experience with nearby rock quarries. According to the group that held this survey, the Coalition for Responsible Environmental Aggregate Mining, Williamson County has more Aggregate Production Operations, or APOs, than anywhere else in the state.
Houston-area flooding could create sandbars that put more property at risk along San Jacinto River
By Rebekah F. Ward, Houston Chronicle | May 4, 2024
Some Kingwood-area residents are worried that sediment roiling in the flood-ravaged San Jacinto River will create blockages like those that sent floodwater into nearby homes during Hurricane Harvey.
Residents rally to oppose concrete batch plant near schools in far north Fort Worth
By Harrison Mantas, Fort Wort Star-Telegram | April 17, 2024
Roughly 100 people lobbied a state environmental agency Monday to kill a proposed concrete plant in far north Fort Worth. They were speaking at a meeting organized by the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality to get public feedback on an air quality permit application by compost and mulch company The Organic Recycler. The company needs the permit to operate the plant at 13001 Old Denton Road.
Texas has new rules for concrete batch plants. Tarrant residents want more action
By Kevin Vu, Fort Worth Report | March 11, 2024
Tarrant County residents who have fought against concrete batch plants say the state’s recent move to tighten air pollution standards is a positive step but not enough to relieve their concerns about placing plants near homes and schools.
Despite Community Concerns, Texas Aggregates Industry Drives Economic Growth
By Staff, ROCK Products | March 6, 2024
Williamson County, Texas, reportedly has the most quarries of any other county in the state. So it’s no surprise that community opposition to quarry operations there is higher than elsewhere. The Coalition for Responsible Aggregate Mining (CREAM) is spearheading that opposition.
Dallas-Fort Worth counties don’t meet Biden administration’s new soot pollution limits
By Haley Samsel, Fort Worth Report | February 8, 2024
If air quality doesn’t improve in North Texas over the next two years, Tarrant and Dallas counties will fail to meet the federal government’s new standards for harmful soot pollution.
TCEQ adopts new environmental rules for concrete batch plants following public outcry
By Rebekah F. Ward, Houston Chronicle | January 24, 2024
State environmental authorities adopted new rules Wednesday that will make Texas' concrete batch plants increase buffer zones, constrain stockpile sizes, restrict annual production limits and revisit their dust emission controls.