We, the undersigned parents and concerned citizens, urgently call for the immediate shutdown and relocation of the concrete batch plant located within the immediate vicinity (1111 W Loop N Fwy., Houston, TX 77055) of our community’s school and daycare.

This plant directly violates the spirit—and potentially the letter—of Texas environmental safety standards and directly contravenes public interest.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) generally does not permit concrete batch plants to operate next to schools, daycares, or other sensitive public areas without a protective buffer and special considerations. Yet, these considerations appear to be disregarded.

Children as young as infants are being exposed to airborne dust and particulate matter every day, and the exposure will increase tenfold when students return to school en masse in the coming days.

We cannot—and will not—accept this risk.

Concrete batch plants emit significant quantities of particulate pollution, including crystalline silica, which can cause or exacerbate conditions such as asthma, bronchitis, and other respiratory conditions, and lead to cardiovascular disease, cancer and neurodevelopmental issues, among others. Children are especially vulnerable due to their developing lungs and higher respiratory rates.

No child should have to play, learn, or breathe under a constant cloud of pollution. No parent should have to worry that a normal school day could mean toxic exposure. And no community should be forced to trade its health and safety for the convenience of a concrete operation that could easily be relocated to an industrial area where such activities belong.

We demand:

• That this concrete batch plant be permanently shut down at its current location.
• That it be relocated to an appropriate industrial area, far from schools, daycares, and residential neighborhoods.
• That local and state authorities enforce environmental safety standards designed to protect public health—especially that of our children.

This is not a matter of inconvenience. It is a matter of public health, environmental justice, and basic human decency.

We urge you to act now. The air our children breathe should never be tainted.